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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La Pine Community Kitchen welcomes all to Thanksgiving meal
The La Pine Community Kitchen is open five days a week and typically serves traditional food. But on the day before Thanksgiving, the kitchen hosted…
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Several C.O. organizations hosting Thanksgiving meals
With snow falling and the temperatures in Central Oregon dropping below freezing, many homeless shelters in the region are expecting an influx of…
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La Pine man shot trying to aid assault victim; suspect jailed
A La Pine man heard a woman yelling for help outside a nearby bar late Saturday night, went to check on her and was shot by the woman’s alleged…
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La Pine resident, 20, arrested on mail theft charges
A La Pine citizen’s report of someone acting suspicious near some mailboxes and possibly stealing mail early Friday morning led to the arrest of a…
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La Pine family rebuilding after fire destroys home
After escaping an electrical fire that began in her roof and destroyed her La Pine home last week, Alice Silva and her family now face a new battle…
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Pair arrested in La Pine apartment drug raid
A two-month investigation into citizen complaints of drug deals at a La Pine apartment led to a SWAT team-led raid late Tuesday afternoon, the arrest…
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La Pine family narrowly escapes burning home
A La Pine family narrowly escaped a fire late Sunday night that destroyed their home, but one of their dogs perished in the blaze, officials…
Continue ReadingFormer La Pine-area man arrested on abuse charges
A 72-year-old man who moved from the La Pine area to Metolius about a year ago and frequently babysat for neighbors was arrested Wednesday on more…
Continue ReadingBend shelters at capacity; more room sought
An estimated 900 people reported they were homeless in Bend in January, according to the Homeless Leadership Coalition’s Point in Time count.…
Continue ReadingFire burns La Pine-area shop; crews save residence
A fire Tuesday evening destroyed part of a mixed-use building south of Sunriver that housed both a shop and a non-permitted residential unit, La Pine…
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