Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are urging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to prioritize the Klamath, Deschutes and Rogue River Basins in…
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A string of recent break-ins, burglaries and vehicle thefts in Bend, Sunriver and La Pine led to a raid Wednesday night on a property in the Three…
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Natural disasters have battered the West this season, from hurricanes and tropical storms to large wildfires, even earthquakes. This month alone has…
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For a second year, Deschutes County invites communities to apply for grants that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of…
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An Army National Guard helicopter crew located the remains of a 66-year-old St. Helens man who was reported overdue while on an intended one-day…
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A Deschutes County woman has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl to…
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A 33-year-old Bend man was killed in the rollover crash of his pickup truck early Tuesday morning on the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway south of…
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Two Bend brothers arrested in Tennessee on nationwide felony warrants in the fatal shooting of Taylor Shane Wyss, 33, of Redmond, outside a downtown…
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A 26-year-old Sunriver man who fired a rifle shot across U.S. Highway 20 that hit the front of the Deschutes County Jail in early March, hours after…
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Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August…
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ODOT closed a 15-mile stretch of Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, west of Sisters late Friday afternoon due to fire activity and conditions…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Friday for Jackson, southern…
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At the peak of wildfire season, it’s more important than ever to stay informed. In the event of a fire or other emergency, there’s a way to be…
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Language is one of the most important parts of any culture, and this September the Deschutes Public Library is exploring a variety of ways in which…
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A smoky orange sun rose over much of the High Desert on Wednesday as very unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels lingered from wildfires to the…
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Control lines held and there was no growth overnight on the 12-acre Fuzztail Fire that broke out five miles south of Bend Tuesday afternoon, while…
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Shocked friends are mourning the death of Taylor Shane Wyss, a 33-year-old Redmond man who was shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of Duda’s…
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The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an excessive heat warning for much of Central Oregon and other areas of the state that began…
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Gov. Tina Kotek has told three Central Oregon elected officials at a meeting on homelessness issues that she is not willing to support managed camps…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August 13-19. Deschutes Market Road/Hamehook Road…
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