Heater for goat’s manger sparks fire that heavily damages home south of Sunriver
A fire that heavily damaged a home south of Sunriver early Saturday morning was caused by an electrical heater in a plywood-and-straw manger housing…
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La Pine firefighters douse detached garage fire in Ponderosa Pines; home, vehicles spared damage
Firefighters tackled and knocked down a fire in a detached garage in La Pine’s Ponderosa Pines neighborhood early Wednesday morning, preventing any…
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C.O. drug agents arrest alleged Bend cocaine trafficker in La Pine Hwy. 97 traffic stop
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon drug agents pulled over and arrested a Bend man on Highway 97 in La Pine early Monday morning, accused of…
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‘Drive With a Deputy’: La Pine HS students learn lessons, tips on road safety, preparedness from DCSO
La Pine High School students learned tips and tricks about vehicle safety at La Pine’s first Drive With a Deputy” event on Tuesday.…
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BLM set to burn 13 logging slash piles SE of La Pine, in the area burned by the Darlene Fire
 If weather conditions are favorable, the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District plans to burn 13 piles of logging slash in the Outback…
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La Pine active shooter report brings many police; suspect arrested for firing shots in air after pool-game dispute
A report of an active shooter near a La Pine bowling alley brought numerous police from several agencies rushing to the scene Friday evening, but it…
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Three La Pine teens escape serious injury in rollover crash; driver, 16, charged with DUII
Three La Pine teens escaped serious injury in a rollover crash on Huntington Road Thursday night that led to drunken driving and other charges…
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‘La Pine has grown so much recently’: New businesses are in town, with more on the way
La Pine is growing at a fairly rapid rate, with new businesses frequently springing up or arriving in town.…
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La Pine’s first BottleDrop Express bag drop opens at Ray’s Food Place
Recycling Oregon’s 10-cent redeemable beverage containers just got much easier for La Pine-area residents and nonprofits, thanks to the arrival of…
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La Pine mother, son arrested in raid on illegal marijuana grow along Day Road
A La Pine mother and son were arrested by drug agents Wednesday in a raid on their property, where they’re accused of growing and processing…
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California man seriously injured in early-morning Highway 97 rollover crash in La Pine
A 23-year-old California man driving to Bend was seriously injured in a rollover crash early Friday morning in La Pine, Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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BLM to close area of public lands near La Pine for city water line maintenance
The Deschutes Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District will implement a temporary closure of public lands near La Pine…
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‘Get Out and Give Back’: A call for volunteers in La Pine
“Get Out and Give Back” is a group in La Pine working to get more people in the volunteering spirit. The group has a volunteer day coming up on…
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Fire destroys La Pine home, threatens neighbors, prompting evacuations; cause under investigation
A fire that destroyed a manufactured home in La Pine Tuesday afternoon was spreading toward nearby homes and the forest when the first crews…
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Gunshots, standoff lead to man’s surrender, arrest in N. Klamath County near La Pine
A neighborhood argument near La Pine in northern Klamath County led to gunshots, a 12-hour standoff, surrender and arrest early Wednesday morning,…
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Fake ‘DCSO flier’ distributed to La Pine residents falsely warns of ‘convicted pedophile’ living in area
Last week, La Pine residents in the Day Road area say they received a flier that claimed to be from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in their…
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One Class at a Time: La Pine High science teacher receives $500 for key new equipment, supplies
Long-time science and math teacher Joe Padilla is excited to start the school year at La Pine High School with a $500 donation from Mid Oregon…
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Lightning strike sparks fire in La Pine detached workshop, neighborhood power outage
An apparent lightning strike to the roof ignited a fire in a large detached shop in La Pine late Monday afternoon, also blowing out a nearby…
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Mt. Bachelor command center crews working to keep Cedar Creek Fire from moving farther east
Fire crews staying and working at Mt. Bachelor have a common mission, outside of putting out the Cedar Creek Fire entirely. It’s to stop the fire…
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‘He’s going to be hard to replace’: Community offering support for family of Bend’s Safeway shooting hero
Sunday night’s Safeway shooting on Bend’s Eastside was a tragedy in which three people died, including the gunman. But the killing of a store…
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