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Knowing how to quickly and effectively administer Narcan has become a must-know life-saving technique, right up there with the Heimlich Maneuver and CPR. Most people know that naloxone, a medication commonly called Narcan, reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. But where do you get Narcan and how do you use it? Deschutes County Health […]

The City of Bend and Deschutes County will spend an extra $550,000 to keep a designated homeless camp north of the City open for an extra six months, through June 2027.   The two governments had already agreed back in January to delay the expected closing date for the camp. A resolution approved by the Deschutes […]

Deschutes County Board of Commissioners finalized its top choice for a new landfill site: a partial gravel mine at the base of Horse Ridge, adjacent to a federal recreation area and trail system about 16 miles east of Bend along U.S. Highway 20. That gives County staff the go-ahead to negotiate a purchase of the property — a […]

Despite the vote by Deschutes Democrats’ rank-and-file membership to endorse James “Mac” McLaughlin for sheriff in late August, the party’s top brass later revoked that endorsement.  On Aug. 24, members of the executive committee wrote in a letter to party members that the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing internal investigation into McLaughlin for alleged harassment […]

Home builders have been pushing back against Bend’s regulations protecting trees from development since they were adopted two years ago. Despite continued calls to relax the so-called “tree code,” the Bend City Council isn’t budging.  At a Sept. 9 meeting, the City Council opted not to go along with requests from the development community that […]

The City of Bend is preparing to buy one of the largest office buildings in town from a downsizing health insurance provider to serve as a new administrative headquarters — a sudden pivot in long-term plans to accommodate a growing number of staff.   At an upcoming meeting on Sept. 16, the Bend City Council could […]