Five artists’ sculpture designs chosen for public review for Colorado-Columbia roundabout
Art in Public Places announced Thursday the design renderings of the five proposed sculptures for Bend’s Colorado Avenue and Columbia Street…
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California fugitive arrested in La Pine guns-drawn traffic stop; several hundred pieces of stolen mail recovered
A Southern California fugitive visiting a relative in La Pine was arrested in a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday afternoon, and authorities said they…
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City of Redmond to add 100 new security cameras, upgrade 50 others to keep an eye out for crime
The city of Redmond is cracking down on graffiti, vandalism and other crimes with extra eyes on patrol. Close to 150 cameras, 2/3 of them new, will…
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Lighthouse Navigation Center in Bend adding behavioral health specialist to support houseless community
Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday approved use of a three-year, $405,000 grant from the city of Bend for the county to provide a behavioral…
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Bend man shot at least 6 times with BB gun; police use pepper spray, Taser to arrest suspect
It took pepper spray and a Taser for police to arrest a Bend man Wednesday afternoon. He’s accused of shooting another man at least six times with…
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City of Redmond upgrading security camera system amid rash of park vandalism, graffiti
A recent rash of vandalism and graffiti at Redmond city parks comes as the city is preparing to make a major upgrade and expansion to its system of…
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Not just ‘plows and cows’: Young Oregon leaders gather in Redmond for FFA State Convention
It’s a beautiful Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for the Oregon Future Farmers of America State Convention, attended by over 2,500…
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Fire destroys shop south of Sunriver; exploding ammunition, propane add to firefighter challenges
A fire heavily damaged a shop south of Sunriver Tuesday afternoon. Despite exploding ammunition and propane tanks, La Pine and Sunriver fire crews…
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Terrebonne sewer district measure was losing by single vote a week ago; later ballots bring 8-vote passage
The only measure on last week’s special election ballot, to create a Terrebonne sanitary (sewer) district, was losing by a single vote when ballots…
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Redmond couple say door-to-door solar panel co. scammed them; company responds, BBB has advice to avoid issues
NewsChannel 21 looked into complaints from a Redmond couple about solar panels installed by Horizon…
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Ideal Option opens Redmond addiction medicine clinic to help curb drug crisis fueled by fentanyl’s rise
Ideal Option opened a Redmond addiction medicine clinic on Monday, after establishing a Bend clinic several years ago. With the use of deadly…
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Courts strike down non-unanimous jury verdicts, bringing some high-profile cases back to Deschutes County
Rulings by the U.S. and Oregon supreme courts mean several Deschutes County criminal convictions are being struck down and those cases returned for…
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Madras mayor has formed a 10–member committee task force to tackle homelessness
Mayor Mike Lepin of Madras has formed a new 10–member committee task force to deal with the issue of homelessness. The idea is to connect agencies…
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Temporary La Pine Library space opens as major remodeling project begins
A temporary Deschutes Public Library location in La Pine opened Tuesday as a major remodeling project is underway at the…
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Knopp, Breese-Iverson, Boquist urge Gov. Kotek to launch independent investigations of OLCC
Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend), House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville), and Senate Independent Leader Brian…
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Bend coffee shop Spoken Moto has a new location
Saturday night, the Spoken Moto Pine Shed was transported two miles to its new home on Northeast 2ND Street. The process took about 4 hours.  Once…
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Redmond man pleads not guilty to murder in killing of Cloverdale woman; Sept. trial date set
A 22-year-old Redmond man pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder Monday in the killing of a Cloverdale woman last May, a few months after…
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Bend Cracker Barrel shuts suddenly, citing pandemic impact, staffing struggles; 29 lose jobs
The Cracker Barrel Restaurant in northern Bend, which has struggled since the pandemic hit a year after it opened, shut its doors suddenly Monday…
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Deschutes County commissioners extend lease on Redmond Safe Parking Program site, OK adding 2 spaces
Deschutes County commissioners agreed Monday to extend the lease on a recently location for Redmond’s Safe Parking Program for another year and…
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wraps up Oregon visit after stops in Bend, Medford, Klamath Basin, at Crater Lake
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has concluded a three-day visit to Oregon this weekend, including a stop in Bend, to highlight Biden-Harris…
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