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Camp Fire offers early registration dates and fall program updates

Camp Fire Central Oregon is opening registration for school-year camps openings for grades 5 through 12 June 8…

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Updated: OSU-Cascades’ economic contribution to Central Oregon tops $89 million

Oregon State University-Cascades contributed $89 million to the Bend and Central Oregon communities in economic impact, according to…

Business

Bend’s EarthCruiser reopens, retools

It took about a year of retooling, but EarthCruiser, a high-end customizable outdoor recreational vehicle business in Bend,…

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Bend man who stabbed 12 people in Salem has a history of knife crimes, mental health issues

Bend man accused of stabbing twelve people while checking-in at a Salem homelessness shelter will not be allowed…

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Two arrested in Bend Holiday Motel murder plead not guilty

The two people accused of killing Robert Lewis Treher at the Holiday Motel earlier this year pleaded not…

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Tourist season brings a big increase in calls to local police

In 2024, nearly three million people visited Deschutes County. That same year tourists spent just around $3 billion…

Environment

Orphaned bobcat kittens get care at Think Wild

A pair of orphaned bobcat kittens have been admitted to a local wildlife hospital for care and rehabilitation.…

Public Safety

Bend man in critical condition after near drowning incident

A Bend man remained in critical condition on Monday at St. Charles Hospital after nearly drowning in the…

The six singers who are joining the All-American Choir in Normandy and Paris to commemorate D-Day this June: Cathy Hendricks, Laurie Henning, Brian Senner, Hank Zielinski, Dawn Cheney, Kelly Pence. (Submitted photo)

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Bend singers joining national choir to commemorate D-Day in France

Six Bend singers will be joining the All-American Choir this June to commemorate D-Day, the American invasion of…

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Sheriff drops dishonesty finding in deputy misconduct case

More than a year ago, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan McNee’s police dog bit a suspect during an…

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