Smith Rock climbers, hikers and sightseers rejoice: The new, wider footbridge, in the works for nearly two months, is ready to welcome you, with the project complete a few weeks late due to damage to a wooden beam in transport.
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A La Pine man reported missing on Sunday, prompting a search and request for the public’s assistance, was found Monday morning and taken by ambulance to St. Charles Bend for evaluation, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Decorate a giant gourd or pint-sized pumpkin. Dress it up whimsical or spooky-scary. You’re the artist for Deschutes Public Library’s Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest. Bring your favorite storybook character to life to fill our patch on display at participating Library locations*. All entrants and grand prize winners will receive a library
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — There were thousands of mushrooms and fungi at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory on Saturday. Hundreds of people lined up ready for the seventh annual Sunriver Fungi Fest and Mushroom Show. Since it was the seventh year of the event, there were of
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Firefighters completed a three-day, 984-acre prescribed burn Saturday about 11 miles southeast of Bend, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of October 8-14. Hunnell Road: Loco Road to Tumalo Road Improvement (Bend Area) – Excavation work will be occurring on Hunnell Road between Rogers Road and Pohaku Road. Utility work will also be occurring between Rogers Road and Tumalo Road. Traffic Information –
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(Update: Adding contest details) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office invites local students to enter the Deschutes County “I Voted” Sticker Contest. K-12 students are encouraged to design an “I Voted” sticker that will be used during the 2024 Presidential Primary and General elections, and featured in each election’s Voters’ Pamphlet. Elementary
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A Boise man was killed a week ago in an early-morning single-vehicle crash when his car left U.S. Highway 20 near Black Butte Ranch and crashed into a tree, Oregon State Police said Friday.
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A Central Oregon insurance agent was the target of scammers seeking $2,700, but it wasn’t just a phone or email scam. Instead, someone claiming to be with Pacific Power’s billing department walked into a tenant’s office, demanding immediate payment of a “past due bill” or the power would be turned off.
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A 43-year-old Bend man entered not-guilty pleas Thursday to second-degree murder and other charges in the fatal shooting last May of a Powell Butte man whose car he allegedly stole, later engaging in a police chase on Highway 97 north of Bend and shooting himself several times.
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The Deschutes County Courthouse currently sits at 50,000 sq ft. With the planned addition, the courthouse on Northwest Bond Street will expand, adding an additional 50,000 sq ft. According to Deschutes County’s Facilities Director Lee Randall, the basement will include secure staff parking and a sally port for secure transfers of those in custody. The 1st
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In an era where information is readily available at our fingertips, libraries stand as guardians of intellectual freedom. Banned Books Week (October 1–7) celebrates the value of free and open access to information and brings people together in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas.
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The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway 20 has been canceled due to heavy rainfall over the prescribed burn area, Forest Service officials said late Monday.
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A 25-year-old Terrebonne man pleaded not guilty Monday to 10 charges of kidnap, assault and sexual abuse involving two women who were at a downtown Bend bar in August of last year and said they blacked out and later awakened in a motel room with a male stranger.
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A two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and car on U.S. Highway 20 by Suttle Lake, west of Sisters, Saturday afternoon sent two people to the hospital, one by Life Flight helicopter, and closed the highway for a time, initial reports indicated.
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The Lookout Fire closure area was reduced Friday due to cooler, wetter weather and successful firefighting and suppression repair efforts, reopening access to some popular recreation sites in the McKenzie corridor. But the rain also brings slick, muddy forest roads, prompting limits and caution.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of October 1-7. Hunnell Road: Loco Road to Tumalo Road Improvement (Bend Area) – Utility work will be occurring between Rogers Road and Tumalo Road. Traffic Information – Hunnell Road is closed to through traffic between Loco Road and Tumalo Road. Local residents
Continue Reading A 77-year-old La Pine man was reported missing from his home late Friday night, prompting a search by several agencies and the use of Deschutes County’s Emergency Preparedness Network to notify more than 150 area residents, one of whom found him on a nearby street.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications from interested community members with real estate experience to serve on the Facility Project Review Committee. The committee provides recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on County building and facility projects, as requested by the Board. The committee provides recommendations in the following areas: development
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The Sunriver Police Department warned citizens Thursday about a rise in fraudulent / scam reports of vacation rentals in the area.
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