Jefferson County firefighters stopped the spread of three small wildfires along Highway 26 northwest of Madras Tuesday evening, protecting a…
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A fire destroyed a long-abandoned house northeast of Madras early Friday morning and spread to about a half-acre of grass before Jefferson County…
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Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue crews and other firefighters called in by the state on Saturday finished mopping up the 10 1/2 -acre Big Canyon Fire…
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The Culver Crawdad Festival returned on Saturday after a two-year hiatus. It’s a family-friendly event that is back and better than ever.…
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A four-acre brush fire that Jefferson County Fire District crews put out north of Madras Saturday apparently rekindled in windy conditions early…
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Jefferson County announced Monday it has awarded $750,000 of federal funding to three projects aimed at expanding the availability of industrial…
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Madras police and Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were justified in using deadly force to stop a Madras man who allegedly stole an AR-15 rifle…
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“We’re asking for $100,000 (bail) — that is still a significant amount,” Sergio Suarez-Sanchez’s defense lawyer said Wednesday in a Jefferson…
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A lightning-sparked fire that prompted campground evacuations and pre-evacuation alerts in the Three Rivers subdivision near Lake Billy Chinook has…
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A dangerous combination of extreme heat, strong thunderstorms and winds sparked several fires around Jefferson County late Saturday afternoon,…
Continue Reading A man who allegedly tried to shoot eight people with a stolen rifle – including Sheriff Jason Pollock — while on the run from the Jefferson County…
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A 29-year-old man who was shot and wounded by police after he allegedly stole a rifle at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and aimed it at several…
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A Tualatin man drowned in Lake Billy Chinook on Saturday after diving from the top of a houseboat, Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies…
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Voters across Deschutes County this fall will decide whether to “opt out” of psilocybin use and production in the unincorporated areas of the…
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Firefighters battling hot, windy conditions stopped a small brush fire on Crooked River Ranch Tuesday afternoon that threatened several homes,…
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Firefighters tackled a brush fire that broke out Sunday evening about seven miles north of Madras, burning about 25 acres and prompting closure of…
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A pickup fire on Highway 97 south of Juniper Butte sparked a half-acre brush fire Wednesday afternoon, while firefighters later were dispatched to a…
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A holdover fire believed to be from illegal aerial Fourth of July fireworks threatened residents in the Three Rivers subdivision by Lake Billy…
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What would Central Oregon do if a fire district dissolves? While unlikely, the fate of the Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue Protection District could be in…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of last Friday, Jefferson County Fire District #1 and Jefferson County Emergency Medical Service have officially…
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