Portland lawmaker proposes paying reparations to Black Oregonians
Oregon state Sen. Lew Frederick, D-Portland, grew up near civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Redmond man faces theft charges after 90 pieces of stolen mail found in car
A Redmond man faces mail and ID theft and other charges after a late-December traffic stop turned up 90 pieces of stolen mail in his vehicle,…
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Upset La Pine business owner has American flag vandalized, twice
Jeremy Solito of La Pine said that after he bought his pizza oven in March, he quickly had to change plans.…
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Your photos: C. Oregon’s fine sunrises, sunsets and views as we greeted 2021
NewsChannel 21 viewers and KTVZ.COM visitors never disappoint, year in and year out, when it comes to sharing special High Desert scenes –…
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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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Dozens of protesters rally in Prineville, call on governor to let businesses reopen
Dozens of protesters gathered Saturday in front of a closed gym in downtown Prineville, rallying to call for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to let all…
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Police: NE Bend driver flees traffic stop, crashes into two other cars
A Bend police officer tried to pull over a driver for not wearing his seat belt late Saturday afternoon, but he sped away, crashed into another car…
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Parade for Prineville Marine celebrates his 99th birthday
Prineville Marine Jack Becker, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 99th birthday in style on Saturday with a horn-honking…
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Long-time Central Oregon business owner Jerry Seed passes away at 88
Gerald (Jerry) Seed, founder and owner of The Mattress Factory, passed away Friday in Bend due to complications from a recent stroke. Jerry, who had…
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DA Hummel clears DCSO deputy in Alfalfa-area shooting of fugitive
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced his decision Friday on a fugitive’s shooting by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy last…
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St. Charles, Deschutes County moving vaccination clinics to fairgrounds
Starting next week, St. Charles Health System and Deschutes County plan to begin hosting vaccination clinics at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo…
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C. Oregon hunters boost reward to $3,500 in Sisters-area elk poaching case
The Oregon Hunters Association’s Bend and Redmond chapters said Friday they have each pledged $1,000 to boost the reward for information leading to…
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Valley lawmaker proposes OSU-Cascades become its own, separate university
A Willamette Valley lawmaker quietly introduced legislation this week to turn OSU-Cascades into a separate public university, but surprised school…
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Frustrated Bend auto shop owner says homeless man has threatened employees
A homeless man living behind Precision Body and Paint in Bend has caused the shop numerous…
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Veteran who lost home to wildfire finds love with fellow evacuee at Redmond motel
It’s been more than four months since wildfires ravaged wide areas of Oregon, but some evacuees who lost everything are still calling Redmond’s Super…
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New report shows Deschutes County’s crime rate on the decline in recent years
Deschutes County’s crime rate fell nearly 16% between 2014 and 2019, District Attorney John Hummel and area law enforcement agencies reported…
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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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Crook County middle, high schoolers returning to full-time in-person classes Jan. 26
The last time middle and high school students in the Crook County School District saw their peers and teachers on a daily basis was March of last…
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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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