Bend daily brief

Bend is a mid-sized city of 101,472 in OR, where the typical household earns $88,792 a year, modestly above the statewide median.

On cost and commuting, the typical home is valued at $646,800, up 138% since 2015, median rent runs $1,767 and the average commute is 13 minutes.

Today's local headlines, community events, government updates and public-safety notices for Bend, OR, each linked back to the newsroom or office that published it.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

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