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‘We will not be turning people away’: Travelers without a REAL ID can still fly; we pay a visit to Redmond Airport

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(update: adding video, comments from Redmond Airport, TSA, travelers) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long-postponed REAL ID deadline has officially taken effect.  Travelers as of Wednesday are now required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, a valid passport, or another form of federally approved identification to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities.

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Redmond City Council awards Taylor Northwest LLC over $2 million to build affordable housing 

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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night, to vote on a contract for services totaling $4,262,715.46.  The Council approved that contract.  Taylor Northwest LLC has been authorized to construct the Northpoint Vista Phase I Infrastructure, which will occupy the northeast part of Redmond.  This is a project that will be a massive

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Problem Solvers: ‘It’s devastating. It’s awful’: Former Ridgeview track coach trespassed from school district properties

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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Jessie Gallaher-Trump, a longtime jump coach at Ridgeview High School, has been officially trespassed by the Redmond School District, barring her from attending school events for the remainder of this year and all of next. Gallaher-Trump, who also works as a social worker at Redmond Proficiency Academy and coaches the Cool

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Caught on video: Madras Police seek tips to find whoever threw concrete block through financial institution’s window

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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Madras Police released a security video Tuesday as they seek the public’s help in a vandalism investigation after someone hurled a concrete block through the window of a financial institution. The incident occurred around 12:13 a.m. last Friday, the department said in a Facebook posting. “Surveillance footage shows an individual throwing

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Problem Solvers: Judge issues ban on animals, weapons for La Pine-area man accused of animal abuse caught on camera

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Richardson respected the Judge’s ruling but stressed as a Vietnam Veteran with Traumatic Brain Injury, those dogs were his lifeline_________________________________________________________________________________________BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A judge ruled that a La Pine-area man whose three dogs were taken away after a widely seen video of him repeatedly hitting one with a shovel, was not allowed to own

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Sisters is taking the lead in protecting Central Oregon’s dark skies 

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert boasts some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States.    However, increasing light pollution emanating from developed areas, threatens the health of both nocturnal wildlife and humans.    One community is taking the lead in protecting Central Oregon’s dark skies – the City of Sisters.   Tuesday evening,

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Skyliners Lodge won’t be closing soon after all: NatureConnect Central Oregon set to assume operation

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NatureConnect Central Oregon, formerly known as Central Oregon’s Children’s Forest, announced Monday that it will assume operational and fiscal responsibility for the historic Skyliners Lodge, effective July 1. The High Desert Education Service District, which had announced earlier it would return the permit to the U.S. Forest Service, said it will

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