Nearly 11 months after Ian Cranston’s Nov. 1 murder trial was set in the September 2021 downtown Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.,…
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Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed official misconduct and other charges Monday against a former long-time sheriff’s deputy and…
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As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management are…
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After a sudden turn from fall warmth to more seasonable cool, wet (and snowy at higher elevations) weather in recent days, fire season for lands…
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Halloween is right around the corner, with Casper and many other friendly ghosts, goblins and others ready to scare you (or ask you for candy).…
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Welcome, widespread rain and snow fell Saturday on the 127,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake, cooling the blaze and reducing fire activity,…
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Economic Development for Central Oregon just wrapped up the 19th annual Bend Venture Conference at the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend, and half of…
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The first annual Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Walk-n-Wheel-athon is taking place on Saturday afternoon at Trinity Lutheran School in Bend.…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives began investigating a Redmond-area case of online child exploitation involving a minor female early this…
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The Deschutes National Forest on Friday reduced the forest closure for the Cedar Creek Fire, opening up a portion of the area around Cultus Lake and…
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A fire that caused $125,000 damage to a shed, deck and large travel trailer parked by a century-old northwest Bend home Friday afternoon was traced…
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Nine small businesses around Redmond have been burglarized over the past five days, usually after hours, with a target of stealing cash, police said…
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A 23-year-old California man driving to Bend was seriously injured in a rollover crash early Friday morning in La Pine, Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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Several major road projects are underway on the roads around Bend, and a major one is starting on highways 20 and 97 on the north end of town.…
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With a sunset like the one Central Oregonians enjoyed Thursday evening, how would we not receive plenty of wonderful photos from the Share tab at…
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Large mulch piles being turned into compost caught fire in stiff north winds late Thursday afternoon at Deschutes Recycling’s hard at Knott…
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Oregon’s Ballot Measure 113 looks to amend the state Constitution to say failure to attend 10 or more legislative floor sessions would be deemed…
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Following a highly competitive national recruitment, Deschutes County and partnering cities Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters recently hired…
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In the past week, police say a drugged driver crashed into the Tumalo Fire Station, causing significant damage, and a deadly crash on the parkway…
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he Oregon Department of Environmental Quality expanded an air quality advisory Thursday to include Polk, Yamhill and Deschutes counties due to smoke…
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