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The new seasonal shelter offers 70 beds inside a former thrift store, and is located near public transit and stores. On its first night of operation, 56 people showed up.

A homeless man and double leg amputee has died in Bend, Oregon, after temperatures dipped below freezing this week. Bend, which often sees heavy snow in the winter, doesn’t have a permanent warming shelter and lacks a year-round low-barrier homeless shelter.

In what could be a key victory for statehouse Democrats, early returns show Deschutes County Deputy District Attorney Jason Kropf beating Rep. Cheri Helt by a wide margin in the race for Oregon House District 54.

Seven people face criminal charges after a confrontation between supporters of President Trump, racial justice demonstrators and Bend police officers at Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park on Oct. 3, 2020.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is being sued by a man deputies shot in October 2018 at the Fun Farm north of Bend.

An attempt by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to detain two men in Bend did not go as planned Wednesday afternoon, after hundreds of protesters stalled the action for more than 10 hours, leading to a standoff with Border Patrol agents later that night.

Oregon House candidate Nathan Boddie was accused of sexually harassing a woman at a bar and responded to the allegations by attacking the woman’s character.

At its peak, Blockbuster Video had more than 9,000 stores. But starting next week, there will be only one left in America — and it's in Bend.

Voters approved Measure 9-118 Tuesday to amend the city charter and shift Bend away from mayors appointed by city council to directly elected ones.

The Bend Police Department's approach to the wellness of its officers makes it a stand out among the 18,000 law enforcement departments nationwide.