Bend woman gears up to hike Continental Divide Trail, fundraising for a cause
Blisters, exhaustion and sore muscles will soon be a reality for Britney Ingram. In two weeks, the Bend woman will begin a five-month trek on the…
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Deschutes County to receive nearly 7,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses for next week
The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 7,780 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for next week, officials said Friday. Vaccine…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 4-10
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction report for the week of April…
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C.O. Irrigation District removes SE Bend homeless encampment
Crews with the Central Oregon Irrigation District removed and cleaned up the site of a homeless encampment along a canal in southeast Bend Wednesday…
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C.O. counties among 20 expanding vaccine eligibility to frontline workers, others
The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that 20 Oregon counties (including all three in Central Oregon) have submitted attestation letters…
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Bull Springs Fire 95% contained; Level 1 evacuation notice dropped
The Bull Springs Fire that broke out Sunday northwest of Bend near Tumalo was 95% contained as of Wednesday, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s…
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Deschutes National Forest finalizes cave protection order
The Deschutes National Forest finalized a new cave management forest order Wednesday that prohibits certain activities in and around caves where they…
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‘New to humanity’: Never-mapped glacier discovered on South Sister
There’s been a new discovery on South Sister: A glacier, never before mapped, near the summit of the…
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Central Oregon recovery continues; 7 out of 10 lost jobs have returned
After moving out of the Extreme Risk category of COVID-19 public health restrictions, Central Oregon began to see more sustained job gains in…
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1,000-acre prescribed burn planned this week west of Pine Mountain
Beginning Wednesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations about five miles west of Pine…
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Official: DRW resident burned stump that rekindled, sparked fire
Strong winds buffeted much of Central Oregon Sunday afternoon, leading to major damage, trees falling on houses, and a burn pile rekindling. and…
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Bend-area homeowners assess damage from trees toppled by fierce windstorm
Several Bend-area homeowners were cleaning up and assessing the damage to their homes and property after large trees were toppled during Sunday’s…
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Randall Kilby trial date set; family of killed Bend brothers speak out
Randall Kilby was arraigned Monday on three murder charges in the deaths of Daphne Banks, Benjamin Taylor and Jeffrey…
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Deschutes, Willamette wilderness permit reservation system to begin
The Deschutes and the Willamette national forests reminded the public on Monday that reservations for the new Central Cascade Wilderness Permit…
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Lines hold on 211-acre Bull Springs Fire, one of two that prompted evacuations
High winds eased and lines held overnight and Monday morning on the Bull Springs Fire northwest of Bend, which officials now say burned 211 acres and…
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Wyden sets April 5 online town halls for Jefferson, Deschutes county residents
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will have live online town halls, hosted by People’s Town Hall, early next month for residents of…
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Mt. Bachelor drops parking reservation system for rest of season
Mt. Bachelor said Monday the resort has dropped its reserved parking system, used this year in an effort to limit the number of mountain visitors at…
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Injured hiker rescued at Smith Rock State Park
A Portland-area woman was rescued Saturday afternoon after she became injured while hiking on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, Deschutes…
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Escaped field burn blackens 15 acres east of Bend
Embers from a planned small burn by a property owner east of Bend were picked up by the wind late Friday afternoon and blackened about 15 acres of…
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Deschutes County COVID-19 vaccine first doses double, to nearly 8,200 next week
The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 8,190 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for next week, more than double the number seen in…
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