Deschutes County Jail staff took quick, crucial steps Sunday night to save the life of an inmate who suffered a suspected drug overdose while being…
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A proposed footbridge over the Deschutes River in southern Bend has created quite a lot of controversy since it was first suggested back in 2012. A…
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday, firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct prescribed burn operations on up to 269…
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The office of Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison did Tuesday what it does before each election: hold a public certification test of its ballot…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, May 6-12, is designated as National Nurses Week, and Deschutes County has produced a special video to help recognize…
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Last week, NewsChannel 21 reported on Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels’ alarm over the growing public defender shortage and how that…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, during the Deschutes Board of County Commissioners meeting, the Board will hear a presentation about heavy…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct prescribed burn operations about 10 miles south…
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(Update: Precipitation prompts cancellation of prescribed burn) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Overnight precipitation has prompted the Sisters Ranger…
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A Deschutes County jury has ruled in a $34 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Bend teen killed in June 2021 crash at Wickiup…
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The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office said Friday it has learned that a small number of ballot packets for the May 21 Primary Election were inserted…
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The numbers are concerning: Suicide rates by firearms in Central Oregon are higher than state and national averages. The Central Oregon Suicide…
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Primary election ballots have begun hitting mailboxes across the High Desert, and one of the most closely watched races is on the Democratic ticket.…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Forest Service Road 9702600 and Deschutes River access off FSR 9702621 will be closed starting Monday, May 6 through at least…
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The Eagle Crest area west of Redmond is home to seven neighborhoods’ homeowners associations, one of which recently sparked debate by moving to ban…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former Bend resident and Portland State University football player who was arrested in southern Deschutes County on a…
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Trends in Deschutes County indicate people aged 55 and older have the highest voter participation, while young adults aged 18 to 24 years old are the…
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We talked last fall with Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels about the local impacts of a statewide shortage of enough public…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Members of the public are invited to observe as the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office conducts the public certification test for…
Continue Reading A 30-acre prescribed burn planned Friday on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District six miles southwest of Bend near Aspen Day Use Area as part of a…
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