Late-night fire destroys abandoned mobile home in Metolius
An abandoned mobile home was destroyed by a fire late Wednesday night in Metolius, officials…
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4,500-acre Priday Ranch north of Madras sold to Deschutes Land Trust
The Deschutes Land Trust announced Wednesday the acquisition of Priday Ranch, its newest conservation project, on 4,500 acres north of…
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Snake River inmate is 9th in Oregon to die after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution has become the ninth state prison inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19, the Oregon…
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Oregon DEQ issues new air quality advisory for Crook, Jefferson counties
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday for Southern Oregon and parts of…
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2 inmates evacuated to Deer Ridge prison near Madras test positive for COVID-19
Officials say two inmates who were evacuated by bus among others from the Coffee Creek Correctional Institution last week to the Deer Ridge…
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Plateau Travel Plaza joins in celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
The Plateau Travel Plaza is holding a week-long celebration of the 3.5 million professional truck drivers who deliver America’s freight safely and…
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Jefferson County school buildings closed Tuesday; Crook County K-3 students to return
With more hazardous air quality readings late Monday, Central Oregon school districts again weighed whether to open their school buildings, though…
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Family Access Network expands service to Jefferson County
The Family Access Network is excited to announce that we will be providing FAN advocate services at Madras High School, Bridges High School and…
Continue Reading 200 Deer Ridge inmates stage protest over smoke, other issues in temporary quarters
About 200 Deer Ridge state prison inmates near Madras refused to return to temporary quarters late Friday night due to thick smoke and other…
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Warm Springs man killed in Hwy. 26 rollover crash near Madras
A Warm Springs man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras, Oregon State Police reported…
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Jefferson, Jackson counties taken off state’s COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Jefferson and Jackson counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…
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Lionshead Fire nearly 15,000 acres; Level 2, 1 evacuation alerts in Camp Sherman area
The Lionshead Fire grew to nearly 15,000 acres Saturday as it kept spreading west, prompting Level 2 and 1 pre-evacuation alerts in the Camp Sherman…
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Lake Billy Chinook boaters hold rally on the water in support of President Trump
Dozens of boats and hundreds of boaters took part in a rally in support of President Trump Saturday on the waters of Lake Billy…
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Madras man sentenced to 25 years in prison for sex abuse, child pornography
A 41-year-old Madras man who pleaded no contest to eight abuse and child pornography charges was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison earlier…
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Fire spreads from camp trailer, destroys home at Crooked River Ranch
A fire that began in a camp trailer Friday on Crooked River Ranch spread to and heavily damaged a nearby home, officials…
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Two counties come off state’s COVID-19 ‘watch list’; Jefferson County remains
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that two counties—Hood River and Multnomah—have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough…
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Escaped field burn sparks 42-acre wildfire south of Madras
An escaped field burn raced across more than 40 acres south of Madras Thursday afternoon, threatening some homes and other structures before…
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Body found near Hwy. 26 NW of Madras identified as Redmond man; info sought
Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins late Friday identified the man whose body was found early Thursday morning near U.S. Highway 26 northwest of…
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C.O. fire officials give update on Green Ridge Fire status, weekend strategy
As the Green Ridge Fire grew to nearly 3,600 acres, with zero containment, fire officials from across Central Oregon gathered online Friday evening…
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Motorist finds man’s body along Hwy. 26 NW of Madras; investigation underway
A passing motorist found a man’s body lying along U.S. Highway 26 northwest of Madras on Thursday morning, prompting an investigation that…
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