Bend-La Pine Schools taking steps to curb risk of COVID-19
Bend-La Pine Schools have begun taking preventative measures to fight off the potentially deadly novel coronavirus.…
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Escaped La Pine debris burn threatens homes, prompts alerts
An escaped debris burn, fanned by gusty winds, jumped the Little Deschutes River late Saturday afternoon, got to within about 20 yards of two La…
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La Pine home’s wood shake roof fire stopped fast — again
La Pine firefighters quickly doused a fire on a wood shake roof on Wednesday, at the same home where they stopped a similar roof fire nearly eight…
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School district holds La Pine session on added funds
Bend-La Pine Schools officials held a meeting Tuesday evening at La Pine High School to tell parents and others the plans for use of $18 million in…
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Montgomery named new La Pine Middle School principal
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson announced Tuesday that Matt Montgomery has been selected to serve as the new principal at La Pine…
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Coach’s Drive-In brings classic burgers to La Pine
Michael Mathias, the owner of La Pine’s newest restaurant, Coach’s Drive In, also coaches the La Pine High junior varsity basketball team and says a…
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DCSO: La Pine woman charged with setting RV fire, blaming it on ex
A La Pine woman who called dispatchers to say her ex-boyfriend set a fire that destroyed her fifth-wheel travel trailer early Monday morning was…
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As Bend home prices surge, more C.O. homebuyers look elsewhere in region
According to the Central Oregon Association of Realtors, Bend home sales prices averaged about $450,000 at the end of 2019.…
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Four La Pine men charged in Hwy. 97 road rage, fight
Four La Pine men — two drivers and two passengers — were arrested by citation Thursday evening after a Highway 97 road rage incident led to a brief…
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La Pine pair suffer smoke inhalation in detached garage fire
Two family members suffered smoke inhalation Tuesday evening when fire broke out in a La Pine detached garage and they tried to find the source and…
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Oregon DEQ fines La Pine councilor Shields $18K for illegal disposal site
La Pine City Councilor Mike Shields has appealed an $18,000 fine by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for having an unpermitted solid…
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Lucy, stuck in icy Little Deschutes, got tail-wagging rescue
Lucy, a 5-year-old golden retriever, had better days than Friday, when she ended up clinging to the icy banks of the Little Deschutes River in La…
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Hummel: Deputy justified in returning fire at DUII driver
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel ruled Friday a sheriff’s deputy was legally justified in returning gunfire at a drunken driving…
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DMV secures 2-year extension of La Pine office lease
The La Pine DMV office lease has been extended for two more years as the state continues to search for a new location in the area, the Oregon DMV…
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Teen fugitive pair arrested south of La Pine after crash, chase
Two juveniles on the run after escaping from a Woodburn youth detention facility were arrested by pursuing law enforcement south of La Pine Friday…
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La Pine, Smith Rock state parks host free First Day Hikes on New Year’s
More than 30 Oregon state parks were free to the public Wednesday on the annual New Year’s First Day Hikes. Participating parks included the La Pine…
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La Pine-area man arrested after shots fired into home’s floor
A 22-year-old La Pine-area man was arrested early New Year’s Day after a SWAT team call-out, accused of firing several gunshots into the floor of his…
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DUII suspect held after La Pine exchange of gunfire with DCSO deputies
Authorities on Thursday identified a Bend man arrested Christmas night after allegedly exchanging gunfire with Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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La Pine home burglar found in child’s room, chased out, arrested
A barking dog Thursday afternoon alerted a La Pine family to a burglar in their child’s room, who they chased out of the house and was caught while…
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Bend man drives on wheel without tire, crashes into La Pine storage units
A Bend man hired to drive a new pickup truck from Grants Pass to Bend for sale tried to reach a La Pine repair shop after a tire separated from its…
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