Deschutes County Health Services announces 2022 Health Heroes
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board is pleased to announce its 2022 Health Hero award recipients. The awards,…
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Redmond motorcyclist killed in crash on Old Bend-Redmond Highway
A motorcyclist who witnesses said had been speeding and passing in no-passing zones on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway was killed Wednesday night when…
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COIC, Heart of Oregon Corps receive nearly $1 million to launch C. Oregon Wildfire Workforce Partnership
In a joint application, the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and the Heart of Oregon Corps recently were awarded $995,000 in Oregon…
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Lessons on bias, kindness coming to Bend-La Pine classrooms this fall
With growing concern about incidents of racism in Bend-La Pine Schools, the district’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kinsey Martin led…
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‘Really lucky to be out here’: Diggins, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team training at snowy Mt. Bachelor this week
For the next two weeks, members of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will be calling Mt. Bachelor…
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Prescribed burning set to continue Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning across the Bend-Fort Rock,…
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Paulina Lake Road opens on Thursday, Cascade Lakes Highway next Monday
The Deschutes County Road Department will open Paulina Lake Road on Thursday at 8 a.m. Cascade Lakes Highway will open next Monday at 8…
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Prineville fugitive runs from Sunriver traffic stop, caught by DCSO K-9, jailed
A Sunriver police officer pulled over an SUV for several traffic violations early Thursday, but the Prineville man at the wheel ran, prompting a…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of May 8-14
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 8-14. 2022 Guardrail Improvements (Sunriver…
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Central Oregon’s ‘significant wildfire potential’ this summer prompts USFS call for preparation
During the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part…
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Newberry National Volcanic Monument set to begin visitor services at Lava River Cave, Lava Lands
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Newberry National Volcanic Monument will open key sites to visitors beginning Friday, the Deschutes National Forest said.…
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Deschutes County planners to tackle defensible space requirements, new deer habitat inventory
Deschutes County residents are invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s draft Work Plan for Fiscal Year…
Continue Reading Several prescribed burns planned Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to conduct multiple prescribed burns across…
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Central Oregon Wildfire School returns, but 2 days of live fire exercises canceled due to forecast rain
The Central Oregon Fire Management Service is partnering with local structural firefighting departments around Central Oregon to provide an…
Continue Reading Deschutes County names two new Budget Committee members
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners have appointed Judy Trego and Jim Fister to serve on the Deschutes County Budget Committee. Trego…
Continue Reading Deschutes County road construction update: Week of May 1-7
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 1-7. US 20: Ward-Hamby Road Intersection Project (Bend…
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Got a spare $127 million? 33,000-acre Skyline Forest – bigger than Bend – still on the market
Nearly three years after the daunting $127 million asking price was set for a vast 33,000-acre forest west of Bend – bigger than the city itself –…
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Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill moving to expanded summer hours
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Sunday, Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill is moving to its expanded summer hours of operation. The landfill will be open…
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Free gas: Sunriver Resort’s latest incentive in bid to fill about 200 open summer jobs
With summer just around the corner and hundreds of job openings still to fill, Sunriver Resort is on the hunt for willing workers, with a new perk in…
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Bend Fire & Rescue now aims to add firefighters to new Pilot Butte substation by end of the year
Two of the engine bays at Bend Fire and Rescue Station No. 306 are actually a classroom right now for Bend…
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