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The winter high school sports season is in full swing, and Bend Bulletin sports reporter Brian Rathbone is asking five questions for each sport to…

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President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Portland and cuts to food stamps and health insurance his party passed this summer could hamper the popularity of Republican…

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The outlook for 2026 in the Central Oregon single family housing market looks a lot like 2025, according to the Beacon Report, a Redmond-based real…

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The Annual End of the Year Review was held last week at Upper Metolius State College of Engineering and Poetry (UMSCEP). Festivities began with the…

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First marijuana dispensary opens in Redmond

Two Central Oregon coffee purveyors merge

Wyden, travel groups push back on national park fee changes

New brunch spot to open in former Christie’s Kitchen

Too many candles: Outreach leaders honor those who died homeless in 2025

$300K grant for Heart of Oregon corps Redmond youth campus

Home visits from nurses help new Central Oregon moms and dads

Warm Springs tribal radio station rebounds with new funding

Explore Fort Rock, a rare geological phenomenon, an hour south of Bend

Dinosaurs just got real: Experience Jurassic Quest in Redmond

Support available for students during the holidays

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Redmond, Summit basketball players voted Athletes of the Week

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Oregon saw 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025

Fire causes damage in Bend, all quiet in Redmond on Christmas

Redmond girls win preseason basketball tournament

No. 5 Oregon handles No. 12 JMU despite ‘unacceptable’ second-half

5 questions for the Central Oregon swimming season

Obsidian Middle closed Wednesday due to power outage

Mountain bikers divided on e-bikes decision

La Pine woman arrested after chase, hitting multiple police cars

Strong winds, snow expected in Central Oregon this week

Central Oregon scouts want to recycle your Christmas tree

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5 Central Oregon basketball questions heading into the season

5 Central Oregon wrestling questions heading into the season

Crook County, Summit boys basketball win tournaments

Streeter: New Oregon State HC JaMarcus Shephard revitalizing Beavers’ perception

6 options for mountain biking during late fall and winter in Central Oregon

Government

Response to Trump’s agenda key sticking point in Oregon 2026 governor’s race, poll says

Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders

Oregon appellate court showcases arguments for Ridgeview High students

Multipartisan effort aims to open Oregon’s primaries through ballot initiative in 2026

Oregon urges payment flexibility under government shutdown

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Central Oregon single family housing looks steady into 2026

Lexington Manufacturing taking over closed Prineville plant

Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from Democratic-led states

Breeze cancels flights between Redmond and Burbank months before they start

Third McDonald’s now open in Redmond

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End of year review from Upper Metolius State College

Opinion: This holiday season, I’m thankful for telehealth. Oregon must protect access.

A family confronts mental illness and suicide

Capital Chatter: New cafeteria feeds both sides of the aisle

Column: Great Night Wind blows thru engineering, poetry college

Education

COCC to start $8 million expansion of Redmond manufacturing center

Redmond school board re-establishes equity policy, despite some pushback

Ringers off: More talking, fewer ringtones in schools that have implemented cellphone bans

A bridge to opportunity: COCC expands adult basic skills program

Phones down: Redmond schools adopt bell-to-bell ban

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First Friday Art Walk continues in the new year

Heavy equipment rental company opens in Redmond

Pouring purpose: Metolius coffee stand empowers local teens

Lord’s Acre Day returns to Powell Butte Nov. 1

SNAP food and nutrition assistance to Oregonians runs out at the end of October

Arts & Entertainment

Cascade Equinox Festival brings Disclosure, more to Redmond

Actor Rainn Wilson evacuated amid Flat Fire near Sisters

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Brothers Osborne, AWOLNATION kick off 2025 Deschutes County Fair concerts

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