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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Fire 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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Rescued La Pine-area horse down again, euthanized
A 20-year-old La Pine-area draft horse that was rescued after falling in a hole on his owner’s property last week had to be euthanized after…
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Alarms help residents escape La Pine-area house fire
Smoke alarms awakened residents of a La Pine-area home early Sunday, allowing them to escape a fire spreading from the front porch to the outside…
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Opioid overdose leaves La Pine mom with memories, pain
An average of five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. But the impact of the drug epidemic reaches far beyond those lives lost, as the…
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La Pine-area horse rescued after falling in hole
One of two La Pine-area horses who wandered away from home fell into a hole while being returned to his pasture Monday evening and needed some help…
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Speeding driver, truck theft spur 2 S. County pursuits, arrest
(Update: DCSO identifies suspect, gives details of events; adding video) A reckless driver from Southern Oregon hit speeds of over 90 mph Thursday…
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C.O. warming shelters get ready for winter
With cold weather on the way, many warming shelters across the region are starting to get ready for winter. Warming shelter operators around the…
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Gone fishin’: La Pine man finds message – and more – in bottle
A La Pine man came across an unexpected find at the Wickiup Reservoir on Saturday. Not just a message in a bottle, which is unusual enough in itself.…
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