St. Charles begins posting daily COVID-19 hospitalization data online
In an effort to promote transparency as we continue to navigate rising cases of COVID-19 here in Deschutes County, St. Charles will now release…
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OLCC inspectors: Most bars, restaurants complying, but downtown Bend trouble spot
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Tuesday it found most bars and restaurants were operating according to OLCC rules, following social…
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Bend police: Suspect in Calif. shooting, fatal hit-and-run may be in C.O.
Bend police said Tuesday they received information that a suspect in a shooting and a fatal hit-and-run crash in Yuba County, California last week…
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Salem woman dies after crash on Hwy. 20 at Santiam Junction
A Salem woman died after her car and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 20 at Santiam Junction, west of Santiam Pass Monday evening, Oregon…
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Bend teen on life support after Alfalfa ATV crash; family to donate organs
A 14-year-old Bend High School freshman badly injured in an ATV rollover crash on the Fourth of July was on life support at St. Charles Bend Monday…
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C.O. police receive 100s of illegal fireworks complaints over the Fourth weekend
With many illegal fireworks taking flight or sending loud booms across Central Oregon neighborhoods over the past weekend, some enjoyed the show…
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Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire danger
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…
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US Forest Services urges self-policing of campgrounds to help catch, prevent wildfires
Just a few weeks into summer, Central Oregon has already seen a more aggressive fire season than in some past years. The U.S. Forest Service is…
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Cigarette butts spark 2-acre wildfire east of Bend, investigators say
A wind-fanned brush fire off Highway 20 east of Bend late Sunday afternoon, stopped at about two acres by firefighters from several agencies, was…
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Good Samaritans rescue Bend man from Deschutes River
Good Samaritans, assisted by police and fire crews, rescued a Bend man who tried to swim across the Deschutes River near the Bill Healy Bridge on…
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BPRD summer camp leader tests positive for COVID-19; 7 youth self-quarantine
The leader of a small summer camp at Bend Park & Recreation District’s Juniper Swim and Fitness Center tested positive for COVID-19 late last month,…
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C.O. fires on the Fourth stopped small; one burns 94 acres in N. Central Oregon
Central Oregon firefighters spent much of the holiday checking on and putting out abandoned campfires or other small blazes, while one to the north…
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St. Charles Bend update: Hospital has 9 COVID-19 patients, 3 in ICU
St. Charles Bend had nine patients Saturday with COVID-19, including three in intensive care and on ventilators, a drop from the record 11-patient…
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St. Charles ER doctor talks of ‘desperation’ amid record COVID-19 admissions
A St. Charles Bend emergency physician shared what he called a “somewhat grim” message in a video he took outside the hospital’s ER on Friday, amid a…
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C.O. veteran reflects on first cross-state motorcycle ride honoring POWs, MIAs
There are 999 veterans across the state of Oregon who are still considered missing in action from WWII until today. Several others were prisoners of…
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Bend taco shop robbery suspect arrested after return holdup 3 nights later
The suspect in an armed robbery of a Third Street taco shop was chased by workers and caught by police late Wednesday night after officers said she…
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As C.O. drought emergency declared, Jefferson County farmers may be hit hardest
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday issued an executive order declaring drought emergencies for seven Oregon counties, including the three in Central…
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C.O. schools, parents preparing for students to return to classrooms this fall
More bus routes, flexible learning options and alternative classrooms could be some of the changes families and students can expect this fall as part…
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Portland Asst. Police Chief Michael Krantz named Bend’s new police chief
The city of Bend announced Thursday it has selected Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Michael Krantz as Bend’s next police chief.…
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Truck driver sentenced to 13 months in Madras fatal hit-and-run crash
A truck driver from Mexico who authorities said struck and killed a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 97 in Madras in January and failed to stop entered a…
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