Four sweet pigs wait at DCSO Rescue Ranch for a loving home
A quartet of pigs at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Rescue Ranch would love to find a new home. Here’s the details posted to Facebook on…
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8-hour standoff with barricaded man at La Pine home ends in his arrest on numerous charges
An eight-hour standoff at a La Pine home that involved the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team ended early Monday morning with the arrest…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of June 26-July 2
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of June 26 to July 2. Pedestrian Ramp Improvements (La Pine…
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Forest Service to close Tiddlywinks Trail weekdays for safety during thinning operations
Starting Monday, thinning operations will close Tiddlywinks Trail between Wanoga Sno-Park and the junction with Forest Service Road 4613 for public…
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Lava River Cave parking lot crunch prompts Forest Service to launch timed reservation system
Beginning August 1, the U.S. Forest Service will implement a timed reservation system for parking in the Lava River Cave parking lot, due to a rise…
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Deschutes County begins Skyliners Road chip-sealing, assures cyclists the bike lanes get smoother treatment
Deschutes County began a chip-sealing project on about eight miles of Skyliners Road west of Bend on Wednesday, and an official assured concerned…
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Job growth starts to slow on High Desert after recovery from ‘pandemic shock,’ state economist says
Employment growth is beginning to slow across Central Oregon, as all three counties have recovered from the pandemic shock, a state Employment…
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Bend-area man killed in single-vehicle crash on Ward Road; farmer leaves behind large family
A 39-year-old Bend-area man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night on Ward Road east of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said…
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South Sister climber injured in fall, hoisted aboard National Guard helicopter after overnight rescue effort
A climber from New York apparently triggered a small avalanche that sent him tumbling down the north side of South Sister on Saturday, prompting a…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of June 19-25
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of June 19-25. Pedestrian Ramp Improvements (La Pine…
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Most Deschutes County offices to close on Monday in observance of Juneteenth
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Most Deschutes County offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of…
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Campers in woods off China Hat Road south of Bend get notice to vacate; temporary campfire ban imposed
Faced with a rising tide of calls for action about campers off China Hat Road from southern Bend residents and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s…
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Person of interest interviewed in shooting on public land east of Redmond; DA’s office to decide on any charges
A person of interest in a shooting Monday morning on public land east of Redmond has been detained and interviewed, but not arrested, and it will be…
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With state rules too hazy so far, Deschutes County commissioners may send psilocybin ‘opt out’ to fall ballot
After years of legal and political wrangling over regulating marijuana production in rural areas of Deschutes County, commissioners frustrated by a…
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‘Our roads are dangerous’: Deschutes DA, Bend councilor urge traffic cameras to curb deadly crashes; Bend PD hesitant
There are 15 active homicide cases on Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel’s desk, dating back to 2019. Close to 10 of them, he said, are…
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More rain, snowmelt send Northwest rivers rising; Tumalo Creek, Deschutes River run high, fast and muddy
The latest round of wet storms in a cool, rainy late spring was sending rivers and creeks rising Saturday across the Northwest and on the High…
Continue Reading Deschutes County road construction update: Week of June 12-18
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of June 12-18. Chip Seal (Bend Area) – Deschutes County…
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As Knott Landfill nears capacity, Deschutes County considers criteria to evaluate potential new sites
On Monday, Deschutes County commissioners will review and discuss proposed criteria to help evaluate potential locations for the county’s new solid…
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Emaciated baby river otter found on Sunriver-area golf course; pup now recovering at High Desert Museum
A baby North American river otter, estimated to be about 8 weeks old, was found in bad shape at a south Deschutes County golf course and is now…
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Searchers recover body from Crooked River believed to be missing Bend-area man, DCSO says
Searchers recovered a man’s body from the Crooked River at the Ogden Wayside north of Terrebonne on Monday that matches the description of a…
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