Sen. Knopp sets three town halls next Monday
State Senator Tim Knopp, R-Bend, plans three in-district town halls around Senate District 27 next…
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Pile burning continues west of Bend, near Sisters
Beginning Monday and lasting through the week, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles outside of Sisters,…
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Redmond couple get life in Maliyha’s ‘monstrous’ killing
A Redmond couple was sentenced Monday to life in prison with a minimum of 25 years before parole in the December 2016 starvation death of their…
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OSU-Cascades professor gets grant to study relocation of ‘climate refugees’
An Oregon State University–Cascades anthropologist has been awarded $750,000 by the National Science Foundation to research issues facing coastal…
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Clouds return as cold front, showers approach
-GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The advance of a cold front will thicken our clouds and deliver a chance of showers by late afternoon. Ahead of the…
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Madras one of 10 communities to get generators
Ten Oregon communities, including Madras, received an early holiday gift recently when 30kW and 56kW generators were delivered to their county or…
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Facebook offering Crook County community grants
Facebook recently announced the new cycle of its Community Action Grants program.…
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Welcome to the new KTVZ.COM!
We have plenty of fine-tuning to do, but hope you like it! Welcome to NewsChannel 21’s new online home, the redesigned KTVZ.COM! We’re still busy…
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Woman: Sister injured in 2017 Las Vegas shooting has died
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The sister of a woman injured in the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas Strip hotel says the woman has died. KPTV that Kim…
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Fire tears through vacant mobile home NW of Madras
A vacant mobile home northwest of Madras was destroyed by a fire Sunday night and the cause is under investigation, officials…
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Area obstacle course simulates active shooter scenario
The first RISE Tactical Challenge, held east of Bend on Sunday, tested participants’ functional fitness, shooting skills and stress management.…
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Missing Sisters man shows up at woman’s motor home
When an unfamiliar man showed up at her motor home early Saturday morning, a worried Sisters woman immediately called 911, but soon learned he was a…
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Driver cited in Newport Avenue pedestrian crash
A Bend man was struck by a vehicle in the crosswalk at a northwest Bend intersection Sunday evening and was taken to the hospital with…
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Driver injured in O’Neil Highway crash
An injured driver was flown to the hospital Saturday after a pickup truck left the O’Neil Highway near Redmond and crashed into a tree, authorities…
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General Duffy’s Waterhole holds first Fall Festival
Saturday was General Duffy Waterhole’s first-ever Fall Festival in…
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15th annual Holiday Arts and Craft Bazaar in Bend
Nearly 75 vendors were in attendance for Saturday’s bazaar at the under-renovation Larkspur Community Center, selling handmade arts and…
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Broken H Rescue Ranch hosts first fundraiser
The Broken H Rescue Ranch, a new program which helps at-risk kids learn responsibility through farm work, held its first fundraiser…
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Missing Sisters resident, 89, found safe
The search for a missing 89-year-old Sisters man ended successfully early Saturday morning when he contacted an area resident, seeking shelter from…
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Sisters county’s fastest-growing city by far this year
Sisters by far had the fastest growth of any Central Oregon city in the past year, a 17.5 percent jump as it approaches the 3,000-residents mark,…
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Fallen, injured hiker rescued at Smith Rock
A southern Oregon woman slipped and fell Friday while hiking atop Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, prompting a rescue effort, officials…
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