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) — 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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DCSO SAR has busy start to weekend, rescuing injured motorcyclist SE of Bend, fallen hiker at Paulina Lake
Memorial Day weekend got off to a busy start for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, with two missions in 24 hours: an off-road…
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Tumalo Community School Principal Samuel Platt named OnPoint Credit Union’s first ‘Gold Star Educator of the Year’
OnPoint Community Credit Union announced Friday the four winners of the 2023 OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education Educator of the Year award,…
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Two Bend homeless camp residents accused of assaulting, threatening golf course workers over stray golf balls
Two residents of homeless camps on Bend’s south end were arrested and jailed on menacing and other charges, accused of confronting and assaulting two…
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Deschutes County Sheriff Nelson seeks to raise tax rate to maximum allowed, sparking some testy talk
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson asked the county Budget Committee to raise his office’s property tax rate to the maximum allowed level, citing…
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Prescribed burning continues Friday east of Sunriver on Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burning operations east of Sunriver on Friday, if conditions remain…
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