The firefighting force that once topped 2,000 has dropped to about 600 on the 121,529-acre Cedar Creek Fire, and above-average temperatures for…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of October 9-15. Old Bend Redmond Highway/S Canal Boulevard…
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Some campgrounds west of highway remain closed; 121,000-acre fire now 38% contained BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The forest closure for the Cedar Creek Fire…
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An 86-year-old Bend man was critically injured Thursday evening when his SUV crashed into the back of a combine on the Powell Butte Highway near the…
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Despite some above-average early-fall temperatures, all public use restrictions on the Deschutes National Forest were lifted Wednesday, officials…
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A group of property owners organized to fight the Arnold Irrigation District’s plans to pipe its 12-mile canal have filed suit in federal court…
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The long-time Dewey Decimal System method of organizing books soon won’t be the main organizing method at the Deschutes Public Library, to be…
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Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers sought the public’s help Monday to identify two people in a recent elk-poaching case on private…
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The Sisters Ranger District and Heart of Oregon Corps have teamed up for a wetland restoration project along trails in the Glaze Meadow Old-Growth…
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This week’s early-fall warmup may prompt more activity on the 2-month-old Cedar Creek Fire, but officials said Monday they have reached nearly…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer operations and facilities across the Deschutes National Forest have started to close for the 2022 season. Lava Lands…
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A Springfield woman who formerly lived in Bend and had summitted South Sister a dozen times lost the climbers trail on her descent Friday afternoon…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of October 2-8. Deschutes Market Rd/Yeoman Rd Intersection…
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Deschutes County commissioners hold a hearing next Wednesday to consider a petition to form a Terrebonne sewer district that supporters say is needed…
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For nearly a year, Mountain View Fellowship Church and its community development group in Redmond have successfully operated the Redmond Safe Parking…
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Beginning next week, the Rimrock Trailhead west of Bend and all trails leading east from the Meadow Day Use Area will be closed on weekdays for…
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More favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters reach 25% containment of the Cedar Creek Fire, as some crews have returned home or moved…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In advance of flu season, Deschutes County Health Services is encouraging residents to schedule annual flu vaccine appointments…
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ODOT is about to begin a major project to improve traffic and pedestrian safety on U.S. Highway 20 between Bend and Tumalo. On Wednesday evening, the…
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Wednesday was the last day of the COVID-19 booster vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, but it will return for two…
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