Injured snowmobiler rescued after crash near Elk Lake
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers helped rescue a Bend man injured Saturday in a snowmobile crash near Elk Lake, west of…
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Third Deer Ridge inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday at an area hospital, the Oregon…
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Applicants sought for free girls’ summer wilderness science ed expeditions
Inspiring Girls Expeditions, which offers free, 12-day wilderness science leadership and learning adventures for high school girls, is seeking…
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Despite snag, Oregon to vaccinate educators starting Jan. 25, seniors over 80 Feb. 8
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials expressed frustration Friday over the news that Oregon’s share of federal COVID-19 vaccine shipments…
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Salvage logging, reforestation proposed for 2 La Pine-area wildfires
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on plans to salvage and reforest hundreds of acres in…
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Early-morning Redmond motel room fire prompts evacuations
A fire that broke out early Thursday morning in a room of the Redmond Super 8 Motel was stopped from spreading by an automated sprinkler, but not…
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DA: Madras police sergeant was justified in firing dozen shots as driver approached
A Madras police sergeant was justified in firing a dozen shots into the windshield of an oncoming driver, who received only minor injuries, because…
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Panel recommends steps by Oregon lawmakers to rein in rising health care costs
A committee led by policy experts, citizens and stakeholders took steps Tuesday that they say will help put Oregon on a path to keep health care…
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Testing homes for radon gas now more important than ever, OHA says
The Oregon Health Authority is recognizing National Radon Action Month during January by encouraging people in the state to test their homes for…
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Think Wild engages CO. with native wildlife through live, virtual programs
Think Wild, a wildlife hospital and conservation center in Bend, is engaging the Central Oregon community and beyond with native wildlife through a…
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Car theft suspect runs, eludes capture in NE Bend
Bend police said they pulled over a stolen SUV in northeast Bend Monday morning, but the driver got out, ran and eluded capture during a search of…
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State Parks seeks comment on plans to remove physical barriers over next 25 years
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is accepting public comments on a draft Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan that will guide…
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Anonymous donor hires private Bend chef to prepare dinner for 200 seniors
An anonymous donor has for a second time hired a private chef to prepare dinner for 200 residents at the Central Oregon Council on…
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Redmond man arrested after police chase that hit 100 mph on Hwy. 97
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to…
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Bend man running across Bend Parkway struck, killed by semi-truck
A 42-year-old Bend man trying to run across the Bend Parkway was struck and fatally injured Saturday night by a semi-truck whose driver hit the…
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Remains, cockpit voice recorder recovered at Warm Springs jet crash site
The remains of at least two people and the cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from the scene of a twin-engine business jet crash Saturday…
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Bend-area real estate inventory was at record low as 2020 ended
The Bend area’s red hot real estate market had some mixed signals as 2020 ended – a second straight decline from the fall’s record median sales…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office urges Oregonians to observe Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Every January, the U.S. Attorney’s Office joins communities around the state in observing Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to honor the…
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Gov. Brown: National Guard to support state efforts to ramp up vaccinations
The Oregon National Guard is joining Oregon’s effort to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations, along with numerous steps by the Oregon Health Authority…
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4 new Bend councilors sworn in on a ‘very dark day’ for America’s government
No one could have foreseen what a momentous, tumultuous day it would be for America and its government when Bend’s four new city councilors were…
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