Ray Miao resigns from Deschutes Public Library Board; applicants sought to fill position
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library District is seeking applicants to fill a newly vacant board position after the resignation of…
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Sunriver assault suspect who fled into home, talked of guns, dead people arrested by SWAT after 7-hour standoff
A Salem man allegedly punched someone in the face in an unprovoked assault on a Sunriver street Thursday afternoon, threatening to kill the victim,…
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‘There’s a lot in that bill that matters to us’: Merkley speaks on funding, including $24 million for C. Oregon projects
Eight Central Oregon projects are receiving about $24 million in federal funds, and many more projects across the state are also included in spending…
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‘Determined to hurt me:’ Scary road rage incident begins on Crooked River Ranch, leads to Terrebonne man’s arrest
A mother and her teen daughter were traveling from Crooked River Ranch to Bend early last week when they say they became victims of a frightening…
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‘They got really competitive’: Realms HS students compete in Shark Tank-style fashion with their video game designs
Students at Realms High School have been working on creating their own video game concepts in their math and English classes. On Thursday, they faced…
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Two drivers injured, one critically, in three-vehicle head-on crash on Powell Butte Highway
Two drivers were injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle head-on crash Thursday morning on the Powell Butte Highway west of Powell Butte that…
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Knopp vows to protect kicker refunds from effort by ‘left-wing socialist-adjacent’ group to keep it for government use
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Reports from KATU News indicate the left-wing, socialist-adjacent Oregon Center for Public Policy is leading yet another…
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FS seeks public input on West Bend Trails project: Miles of trails to be added or rerouted, unauthorized ones removed
The Deschutes National Forest announced Thursday it’s seeking public input for the next 30 days on its draft environmental assessment for the West…
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‘Transformational:’ Drop Thesis, a new psilocybin center, opens in downtown Bend; we talk to staff and early patient
Drop Thesis, which says it’s a state-licensed, “pioneering wellness company,” recently opened a “state-of-the-art psilocybin service center” in…
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Deschutes County again paces Oregon growth, while state drops a bit — and now, all of C.O. lives in the ‘Bend Metro Area’
Deschutes County, which paced the state as one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. for quite a stretch 20 or 30 years ago, is back atop the…
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Ochoco National Forest seeks public comment on plans for improved equestrian trails in Corral Flat area NE of Prineville
The Ochoco National Forest has opened a 30-day public comment period on a draft environmental assessment to formalize an unofficial 51-mile…
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Semi carrying large wind turbine tower overturns, closing long stretch of I-84 in Eastern Oregon
BAKER CITY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A crash along Interstate 84 in Eastern Oregon closed the highway for a substantial stretch Wednesday as road crews…
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Candidates for Crook County commissioner weigh in after 2-1 vote to make major governance change
After more than a year of discussion – and just days before the May primary candidate filing deadline – the Crook County Court voted 2-1 Friday…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer vote for potential TikTok ban; C.O. users who profit from videos concerned about app’s future
(Update: adding video comments from local TikTokkers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted with the strong…
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City of La Pine will plan for improvements to sidewalks, streetscapes with $375,000 in ARPA funding
(Update: Adding video, comments from the city manager) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of La Pine has received more than $300,000 to plan a big…
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Donna Servignat chosen as new principal for Summit High School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of Donna Servignat as the next principal of…
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Ask the Mayor: March topics range from downtown parking to plowing, saving trees, Jackstraw tax break
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler was back in the NewsChannel 21 studio on Wednesday’s Sunrise show for her monthly responses to your questions. Topics this…
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Redmond woman injured when SUV leaves Negus Way, shears off CEC pole; 200 lose power
A Redmond woman was taken to the hospital with apparent non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday after her SUV left Negus Way east of Redmond and…
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Three dogs perish in fire that destroyed motor home in ‘Dirt World’ homeless area, found to be accidental
Several U.S. Highway 97 motorists north of Bend called to report a fire Tuesday evening that destroyed a motor home in the homeless camp area known…
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DCSO identifies Sisters man killed in pickup rollover crash on Wilt Road
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday released the name of a 65-year-old Sisters man who was killed Tuesday night in the rollover crash of…
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