Significant pay raise approved for Deschutes Public Library Director Todd Dunkelberg
In a unanimous decision earlier this year, the Deschutes Public Library Board approved a nearly 20% pay increase for library Director Todd…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue comes to aid of injured hiker on Paulina Lake Falls Trail
A report of an injured hiker with a possibly broken ankle brought the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit to her aid Saturday…
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‘He was a magical man’: Family honors dad, killed in Juniper Ridge dog attack, with memories, memorial service
Just over a week after after 56-year-old Joseph Taylor Keeton was fatally mauled by three dogs at an encampment in Juniper Ridge north of Bend, an…
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Deschutes commissioners vote 3-0 to adopt county land camping restrictions, but much work remains
Deschutes County commissioners, in a somewhat surprising unanimous vote, agreed Wednesday to proceed with new limits and restrictions for camping on…
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Deschutes County names members of new Wolf Depredation Compensation Committee; first meeting is on Monday
Deschutes County’s newly established Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday, June 26,…
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ODFW confirms Metolius wolves killed 2-week-old calf in Jefferson County; second recent kill in Lower Bridge area
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday confirmed five more livestock kills by wolves across the state, including the second in the…
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Officials: Purrington’s departure could spur homelessness progress in Deschutes County
Cheyenne Purrington submitted her resignation Tuesday as director of Deschutes County’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office at the close of a…
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Wet conditions again delay planned 173-acre prescribed burn near Cascade Lakes Welcome Station SW of Bend
Weekend rainfall has prompted firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District to delay prescribed burn operations planned for Monday a half-mile…
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Oregon’s birthday falls during Black History Month, spotlighting a part of state’s history many unaware of
February is Black History Month, and it’s also the month (Feb. 14 to be exact) that Oregon officially became a state, back in 1859. Two Central…
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Cedar Creek Fire holds at 127,000 acres, now 68% contained as 3-month mark approaches
The nearly 3-month-old lightning-sparked Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake and east of Oakridge has reached 68% containment as the number of personnel…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies make 5 arrests for domestic violence during nationwide sweep
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies recently took part in a nationwide sweep, looking for people who had outstanding arrest warrants related to…
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Variable speed limit signs set to debut on Hwy. 97 south of Bend, with a goal of reducing crashes
Beginning next Monday, drivers will see new variable speed limit signs throughout a 10-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 south of Bend, ODOT said…
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Drugged driver cited after slamming SUV into Tumalo Fire Station, causing substantial damage
An alleged drugged driver slammed into the Tumalo Fire Station on Cook Avenue late Wednesday night, causing substantial damage, and was cited for DUI…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory as smoke worsens, much of C.O. at ‘hazardous’ levels; impacts being felt
Much of Central Oregon was cloaked in a murk of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire on Monday morning, sending air quality readings soaring into the…
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Sunriver police report boy’s near-drowning at Sunriver’s SHARC pool; lifeguards perform lifesaving efforts
– Lifeguards performed life-saving efforts on a young boy who nearly drowned at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center (SHARC) pool…
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Deschutes County commissioners take up disputed Redmond-area zone change request
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A zoning dispute near Redmond is pitting farmers against…
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DCSO detectives following up on new leads in apparent accidental shooting near Mayfield Pond
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday detectoves are following up on new leads in their investigation of a Bend man’s fatal shooting near…
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Drug agents raid 2 Bend-area illegal marijuana grows, find 6,800 plants, arrest 4; K-9 hurt in fight with suspect
An 18-month investigation of a Bend-area drug ring allegedly growing illegal marijuana to deliver around the Northwest ended in a pair of raids…
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Oregon to end bail-based pretrial release system Friday, focus instead on arrestee’s danger to community
A new state law that takes effect Friday makes major changes in Oregon’s process for determining whether and how arrested individuals can be released…
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CODE Team arrests Portland-area fentanyl trafficking suspects in Hwy. 97 traffic stop south of Redmond
A Clackamas County couple were arrested by Central Oregon drug agents late Tuesday night in a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Redmond, accused of…
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