4 Peaks Music Festival wins Deschutes County OK for 2024 return
Deschutes County commissioners have given the green light for the 4 Peaks Music Festival in 2024. Some neighbors in that area southeast of Bend off…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announces Youth Academy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the 2023 Youth Academy, held on July 12th & 13th, between 8:00…
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Small prescribed burn planned Monday near Sunriver to train fire investigators; other fires found, stopped small
The Bend-Fort Ranger District plans to conduct a five-acre prescribed burn Monday morning near Sunriver to generate a training environment for…
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Update: DCSO says missing La Pine-area woman, 79, who left home in her SUV has been found
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies say a 79-year-old La Pine-area woman who left her home in her SUV early Sunday morning and was reported missing…
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Fire destroys motor home at Thousand Trails RV Resort near Sunriver, spreads to grass, trees before crews stop it
A fire destroyed a motor home at Thousand Trails RV Park south of Sunriver late Saturday afternoon and was spreading to grass and trees when the…
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Fire heavily damages home NE of Redmond; residents escape, 2 dogs rescued, given oxygen
Residents escaped a fire late Friday night that heavily damaged a home northeast of Redmond – caused by the heat of a butane lighter on a bed –…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of June 4-10
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of June 4-10. Chip Seal & Fog Seal (Terrebonne &…
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Deschutes County landfill fees may rise soon
Deschutes County Solid Waste officials are proposing an increase in franchise fees paid by trash haulers to help fund cleanup of properties around…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 for nearly $14K increase in their yearly salary
Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday approved a yearly increase for their positions of $13,727, raising their annual salary from $111,422 to…
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Five more campgrounds open for season on Deschutes National Forest; others still closed after late snowfall
The march from a snowy late winter to a warm, sunny summer for Central Oregon lovers of the outdoors hit another milestone Friday as five more…
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Deschutes Trails Coalition announces 2023 small projects grant awards
The Deschutes Trails Coalition has announced awards totaling $32,711 for their annual Small Projects Grant program. This program funds trail-related…
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Deschutes County tackles N. Juniper Ridge health, safety code violations; sheriff seeks camping ban on county land
Deschutes County code enforcement officers have begun a formal complaint process regarding homeless campsites on county-owned property at the north…
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Suspected human-caused brush fire west of Sisters stopped by agencies at quarter-acre
A suspected human-caused brush fire west of Sisters Wednesday afternoon was quickly put out by crews from several area agencies, stopping the blaze…
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Gull Point Campground closed for this year, Paulina Lake Campground opening delayed due to hazard trees
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â The Forest Service wats to remind people that Gull Point Campground and Boat Ramp will remain closed for the 2023 camping…
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115-acre prescribed burn planned NW of Sisters, near Highway 20, Cascade Meadow Ranch subdivision
The Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct a 115-acre prescribed burn on Wednesday four miles northwest of Sisters, near Highway 20 and…
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Passenger recovering from 10 broken ribs after motor boat hits submerged tree on Deschutes River near La Pine
A 50-year-old man was thrown from a jet boat and seriously injured Saturday afternoon when it struck a submerged tree on the Deschutes River near La…
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BLM campfire restrictions begin Thursday along Deschutes, Crooked rivers, Lake Billy Chinook, Simtustus
Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect Thursday along portions of the Crooked, Deschutes, John Day and White Rivers, as well as on…
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Several abandoned campfires found on C.O. public lands over holiday weekend; one brings out engine crew
Forest Service and BLM workers found and dealt with five abandoned campfires over the Memorial Day weekend, including one one on the Ochoco National…
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Prescribed burns east of Sunriver, SW of Crescent to resume after holiday weekend pause
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts plan to resume prescribed burning operations east of Sunriver and southwest of…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of May 28-June 3
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 28-June 3. Chip Seal (Terrebonne & Redmond…
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