Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office receives reaccreditation status
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Accreditation Alliance establishes professional standards of accountability, management, operations and best…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 again to approve Thornburgh Resort fish, wildlife mitigation plan
Deschutes County commissioners affirmed their 2-1 vote Monday to approve a revised fish and wildlife management plan for the long-debated Thornburgh…
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Bend Fire gives free ‘live fire’ training on fire extinguishers to Sundance residents
Bend Fire & Rescue offered a free, live-fire training on the use of fire extinguishers for residents of the Sundance neighborhood southeast of Bend…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 16-22
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April…
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House passes Levy’s bill to let Deschutes County use tax foreclosure revenue to target housing insecurity
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)Â — A bill called “Housing Deschutes Families” (HB 3440) passed the Oregon House unanimously on Wednesday. The bill allows smaller…
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DCSO Street Crimes unit seizes 13,000 fentanyl pills trafficked from Mexico; 3 suspects arrested
Three people were arrested and about 13,000 counterfeit Oxycodone fentanyl pills were seized in a series of recent raids around Deschutes County,…
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in rollover crash on snowy Highway 97 south of Sunriver
A 54-year-old Bend man was killed in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Highway 97 south of Sunriver as snow made for slick driving conditions,…
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30 tons of trash, 37 abandoned vehicles cleared off China Hat Road south of Bend
The China Hat Road area south of Bend has been an ersatz dump for years. Now the nonprofit Public Land Stewards has been cleaning the area. Thirty…
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Mid-April snow makes for slick mountain travel; spin-outs, jackknifed semi close Hwys. 58, 20 for a time
A few hours after Oregon Highway 58 over Willamette Pass was closed for a time Wednesday due to spun-out vehicles on the snowy roadway, a jackknifed…
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‘It’s been very fulfilling’: Judge swears in CASA volunteers to help foster children, but more are needed
Nineteen new Court Appointed Special Advocates were sworn in recently by Deschutes County Circuit Judge Bethany Flint. While the added volunteers…
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Cascades East Transit still needs bus drivers; Deschutes County explores options to expedite licensing process
Cascades East Transit is looking for more bus drivers, so it can return service back to pre-covid levels and offer new…
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Tumalo-area man seeks Deschutes County approval – again – for private airstrip for his 2 planes
A Deschutes County hearings officer takes testimony at 6 p.m. Tuesday on a request by a Redmond-area man to use a private airstrip for his own two…
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DCSO’s COPY training class prepares volunteers to mentor youth with incarcerated parents
Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to…
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Reserve free tickets for the Main Event, celebrating 20 years of A Novel Idea
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Twenty years ago, A Novel Idea began with Oregon roots, featuring David James Duncan’s The River Why. Since then, we’ve…
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Deschutes County, city seek to provide managed homeless encampments on rural lands
“We have a desperate need for outdoor shelter opportunities that can help people take the journey from homeless to housed and being reintegrated in…
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Redmond-area domestic violence suspect accused of fleeing traffic stop, dragging deputy
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy was dragged a short distance Saturday afternoon by a Redmond man accused of violating a restraining order and…
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Bend’s century-old AJ Tucker Building receives no bids to be deconstructed, moved for courthouse expansion
The century-old AJ Tucker Building in downtown Bend has to be taken apart, stone by stone and reassembled by whoever wants it. But no one made a bid…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 9-15
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April 9-15. Hunnell Road: Loco Road to Tumalo Road…
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Draft Smith Rock 20-year master plan out for public comment; two info meetings set Monday
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is accepting comments through May 15 on the Draft Smith Rock Master Plan, to guide 20…
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Deschutes County 2040 project plans open houses, pop-up events, survey
How should low-value farmland be used? What type of housing should be allowed in rural areas? What role should Deschutes County play in parks and…
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