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Bend Elks split final road trip, play rest of regular season at home starting Tuesday
Starting Tuesday, the final seven games of the Bend Elks’ regular season will be played at Vince Genna ...
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Volunteer-run Tumalo Day Camp teaches wilderness skills
Tumalo Day Camp, organized by Camp Fire Central Oregon, has been going strong for more than 30 years. ...
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Bend swimmer McKean fails to qualify for finals of 50 and 100 breaststroke at worlds
Bend’s Campbell McKean did not advance out of the preliminary heats of the 50-meter breaststroke on Tuesday at ...
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Rodeo and rides: Deschutes County Fair kicks off Wednesday
An annual tradition that began back in 1920 will return to Redmond for its 105th year. The Deschutes ...
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USDA to reorganize, send employees in D.C. to other cities
The USDA will reduce the number of employees working in Washington, D.C., vacate three buildings and consolidate regional ...
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Bend’s biggest construction projects are taking shape — what’s next?
From Bend High’s full renovation to a new county courthouse and central library, here’s where each stands and ...
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Rule-making halted over Oregon farm stand regulations
Public acrimony over proposed changes to Oregon’s farm stand regulations has convinced Gov. Tina Kotek to halt the ...
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Pacific Power explains longer Bend-area outages
New wildfire safety settings mean longer outages as crews inspect power lines manually Pacific Power experienced 14 outages ...
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Police standoff in Prineville involving potentially armed suspect end peacefully without injuries
Local man Jacob Todd Boyum, believed to be armed, had barricaded himself inside his residence
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Commute Options to hold e-bike safety class
Commute Options is holding a e-bike safety class and information session from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July ...
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Warm Springs radio station loses key funding under Trump-era cuts
Tribal station KWSO faces program reductions after losing 40% of its funding The community radio station that serves ...
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‘Do good things’: Bend man gives back after living through loss and homelessness
Once unhoused, J.R. Montgomery now volunteers, donates and urges others toward sobriety J.R. Montgomery took a break from ...
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For mountain bikers, the Ochocos east of Prineville have it all
Lookout Mountain is one of those trails in which a little pain and suffering is rewarded with loads ...
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Lighthouse Navigation Center celebrates its third anniversary
Lighthouse Navigation Center, a low-barrier care and support facility for people currently experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon, celebrated ...
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Former Summit High baseball players sign with MLB teams
Two former Summit High School baseball stars signed with MLB teams on Thursday. Outfielder Slater de Brun, the ...
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Government
Director of Oregon Human Services Department to retire this fall
Gov. Tina Kotek plans to appoint Deputy Director Liesl Wendt to succeed Fariborz Pakseresht The longtime director of ...
Wildfires
Oregon wildfire survivors to pay federal taxes on settlements next year after state bill failed
A proposal to require utilities cover federal income taxes on settlements paid to powerline-ignited wildfire survivors died and ...
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Appeals court maintains nationwide block of birthright citizenship order
Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Illinois and two pregnant women sued the federal government A federal appeals court on Wednesday ...
Bend
The sign nobody owns, but everyone loves: Roadside relic gets a revival on Century Drive
Former Bend mayor has quietly cared for the Century Drive landmark for nearly 30 years For anyone heading ...
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Transportation leaders caution Oregon officials on impending layoffs, highway funding loss
Transportation Commission aproves initial phase of the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project despite concerns Leaders of Oregon’s Department ...
Wildfires
Crews gain quick control of fire on BLM land near La Pine
A brush fire that broke on Wednesday near a homeless camp in La Pine was quickly contained and ...
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Two-story commercial building planned for Boss Rambler lot in Bend’s Galveston corridor
New owners of the property where Boss Rambler sits on Galveston Avenue on Bend’s west side have plans ...
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Oregon parks department seeks public input as budget shortfall looms
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has launched a statewide survey to gather public feedback on how to ...
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Bend nonprofit calls for water donations amid heat wave
As temperatures continue to rise well into the 90s, Shepard’s House Ministries, a local nonprofit, is requesting bottled ...
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Bend Science Station campers study minerals in Central Oregon landscape
Campers at the Bend Science Station dropped pieces of iron oxide into the compound known as water glass ...