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BEND, OR -- Shepherd’s House Ministries is temporarily moving its low-barrier shelter to a space on Franklin Avenue in Bend, just in time to host Thanksgiving dinner next Wednesday.  &l...

A crowd of housing officials, elected leaders, social service providers, architects and general contractors paused for a moment Monday afternoon to take in chirping birds, the quiet hum of a

New contract allows friends to room together, housing more individuals

Bend Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found injured on a road in Bend on Monday morning and later died.

When Brenda Jackson, administrator of Bend’s Lighthouse Navigation Center, first started planning the center’s one-year anniversary celebration, she had no budget.

Shepherd's House Ministries and over 30 other organizations are noting the first year of service for The Lighthouse (formerly 2nd Street Shelter). A

Central Oregon homeless shelters are trying to figure out a way to ease the stress placed on service providers now that summer temperatures are rising and homeless sweeps continue.

State transportation workers began removing homeless encampments from five locations along U.S. Highway 97 in Bend this week. It’s the beginning of a summer of sweeps that will displace hundreds

In other news, cattle ranchers express concerns with the state's water quality plan; industrial hemp makes the list of Oregon's top commodities for the first time; and more.

Gov. Kotek's new housing package will only apply to new shelter spaces. Cities say they can't singlehandedly foot the bill.