As Bend La-Pine Schools eye in-person return, parents, teachers are divided
According to Bend La-Pine Schools’ return to in-person instruction plan, students could make their way back to the classrooms by Jan. 25th for…
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Vulgar messages scrawled on car during family’s Mt. Bachelor visit
On Saturday, 11-year Bend resident Natalie Raymond took her children, ages 5 and 12, up to Mt. Bachelor for a fun day on the slopes. It was a special…
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Deschutes County first responders wrap up COVID-19 vaccinations
Deschutes County first responders wrap up COVID-19…
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CRR saloon owner recovering after battle with COVID-19, brain aneurysm
Nearly two months after being hospitalized with a brain aneurysm and COVID-19, the Big Dog Saloon’s “Big Dog,” Randy Knight, is back at his namesake…
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Deschutes County seeks residents to serve on Public Safety Coordinating Council
Deschutes County is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council…
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Deschutes County SO warns of aggressive ‘jury duty’ scam caller seeking money
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warned the public Tuesday of the latest rash of a familiar phone scam in which an aggressive caller claims to…
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Bend Christmas Day assault victim dies; family awaits autopsy for answers
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Daphne Banks took her last breath.…
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Deschutes County offering free COVID-19 testing event Wednesday at Fairgrounds
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2…
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Redmond man arrested after police chase that hit 100 mph on Hwy. 97
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to…
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Bend man seriously injured in crash into irrigation ditch east of Terrebonne
A 29-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Friday night when he lost control of his car on an icy road east of Terrebonne and it rolled several…
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DCSO SAR, others help injured motorcycle rider near Sisters
A Salem man injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday in an off-road area between Sisters and Redmond got help from Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office…
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Oregon reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, including 3 in Deschutes County
COVID-19 has claimed 28 more lives in Oregon, including three Deschutes County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,603 and the county’s…
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Boyd Cave vandalized; law enforcement asking for community’s help
Central Oregon is known for its outdoors and recreation, but now one of its most beloved caves, Boyd Cave southeast of Bend, has been vandalized.…
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Old Bend neighborhood’s pilot parking permit program begins
On Jan. 1, the city of Bend implemented a new parking permit pilot program in the Old Bend neighborhood, near Delaware and Florida avenues.…
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Deschutes National Forest plans pile burning west of Sunriver, La Pine
Beginning Wednesday and continuing over the next several weeks, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles west…
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Deschutes, Crook counties have used all of the vaccine doses received so far
According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been…
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Crook County, Deschutes 911 agreement allows for radio traffic across county lines
Crook County law enforcement agencies and the Deschutes County 911 Service District have reached an agreement that officials say should make for…
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Deschutes County commissioner, sheriff, treasurer sworn in
New Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang was sworn into office Monday, as was re-elected Sheriff Shane Nelson and Treasurer Greg Munn, at a…
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DCSO seeks tips, security video after La Pine-area string of thefts from vehicles
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information and surveillance video after several overnight thefts from vehicles a few days ago in…
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Regional police training facility proposed at former Redmond Rod & Gun Club site
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are working to create a long-discussed regional training facility a reality.…
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