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Five companies have been selected to compete during the Launch Stage of the 10th annual Bend Venture Conference on Oct. 18, organizers announced Wednesday.Investors have narrowed down the finalists from 37 companies over the past two months and made their final decision on the top five Tuesday night, said Ruth Lindley, marketing manager of Economic Development for Central Oregon.

Bend Police arrested three people Tuesday as part of an investigation into the creation of fraudulent credit cards that were traded for methamphetamine.In a news release, police stated an investigation of Stevan Lyle Hemingway, 29, of Bend, began about a month ago.

Police LogThe Bulletin will update items in the Police Log when such a request is received. Any new information, such as the dismissal of charges or acquittal, must be verifiable. For more information, call 541-383-0358.Bend Police DepartmentDUII — Hannah Joyce Selb, 22, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants at 2:05 a.m. Sept.

SALEM — After three long days at the state Capitol, Gov.

Two Baker County men were shot to death at a cabin near Granite late Wednesday night.Grant County District Attorney Ryan Joslin declined to release the victims' names this morning pending notification of family members.

WASHINGTON -- The U. S. Capitol was put on lockdown Thursday after a car chase that started at the White House ended in shots fired on Capitol Hill.Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said he was crossing the Capitol grounds with Sens.

ON DECKThursdayBoys soccer: Bend at Mountain View, 3 p. m.; Ridgeview at Redmond, 3 p. m.; Sisters at Sweet Home, 4:30 p. m.; Madras at Molalla, 6 p. m.; La Pine at Cottage Grove, 4:30 p. m.; Crook County at Summit, 3 p. m.Girls soccer: Ridgeview at Redmond, 4:30 p.

Bulletin staff reportSALEM - Oregon’s special legislative session nearly imploded before it officially started, but by Wednesday lawmakers recovered and passed a package of five bills that trim public retirees’ benefits, raise taxes and becomes known within the Capitol as the “grand bargain."

The parish pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Bend has been removed from his leadership position. According to a release by Bishop Liam Cary, Father James Radloff is no longer the pastor of Bend’s Catholic church.

Capsugel, the New Jersey medication capsule maker, has completed its acquisition of Bend Research, Capsugel announced Tuesday.Bend Research, which helps companies develop new drug formulation and delivery products, has become part of Capsugel’s dosage forms solutions business, according to a news release.