New Redmond gym welcomed as a boon for climbing community
Central Oregon’s climbing community is embracing Redmond’s new indoor climbing gym this week.…
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Deschutes Public Library unveils Stevens Ranch library renderings, sets Monday evening public meeting
The Deschutes Public Library released two renderings Friday and invited the community to a public meeting on Monday evening to learn more about its…
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Some Central Oregon businesses see a boost from lingering late-winter snowfall
Snow has fallen in Bend at least 25 days since the start of 2023, according to the national monitoring service Certified Snow Totals. But for some…
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‘I’m really, really happy’: 35 businesses join effort to help employees with workforce housing pilot project
This week, nearly three-dozen businesses and organizations joined the effort to help employees find and be able to pay for housing. They joined an…
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Bend Chamber, Kôr Land Trust announce 35 employer partners for workforce housing pilot
The Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust announced Thursday the 35 employer partners who qualified to provide their employees with preference…
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Summit, Redmond boys face off in 5A semis; Crook County, Madras fall in 4A quarters
Day 3 of the state basketball tournament is another busy one for several Central Oregon teams — and for Noah Chast, with 4A boys and girls…
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Dog chases, kills up to six sheep in one day, leaving Redmond-area family devastated
Oregon State Police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are investigating livestock attacks in an area north of…
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Phil Chang, business owner sound off after county vote to not move forward with S. Bend managed camp
The Deschutes County commissioner who lost in a 2-1 vote to withdraw from a controversial southern Bend managed camp said Thursday he will press on…
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‘There’s not much choice here’: Homeless camps near Redmond Airport runway must move over FAA safety concerns
A homeless camp area near the Redmond Airport runway has to be cleared due to safety issues raised by the Federal Aviation Administration. Once the…
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Neighbors’ tips lead to drug raid on SW Redmond home; 2 arrests, fentanyl, meth seized
Wrapping up an investigation sparked by neighbors’ tips, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police street crimes units and…
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Bend man, 22, arrested on rape, other charges involving 18-year-old he met on dating app Tinder
A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Wednesday on rape and strangulation charges involving an 18-year-old he met on the online dating app Tinder,…
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K-9s, drone help Bend police hunt for fugitive who fled traffic stop, was found hiding in a shed
It took numerous officers, several K-9 teams, a drone and two hours of looking Wednesday evening, but police captured a Bend man wanted on two…
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PacificSource chooses Family Access Network as 2023 Charity of Choice
PacificSource Health Plans’ Central Oregon branch has named Family Access Network as their 2023 Charity of Choice.…
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Two recent, costly Bend car clout cases may be connected; police remind residents to not leave valuables in cars
Two women have been tracking down details, security photos and the whereabouts of a man they believe has been smashing car windows, stealing wallets…
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Noah Chast live in Corvallis: Summit boys top N. Eugene, Redmond downs Mtn. View to set up all-C.O. semifinal
Noah Chast reports live from the state 5A Basketball Tournament in Corvallis, where the Summit boys knocked off North Eugene 75-53 in their Wednesday…
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Deschutes County DA, lawyer react to Justin Link of ‘Redmond 5’ winning parole, imminent release from prison
The teen considered by some as the leader in one of the most notorious murder cases in Central Oregon history, the March 2001 beating and fatal…
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Transient accused of selling heroin from Mexico at China Hat homeless camps; nearly a lb. found in storage unit
A 61-year-old transient has been arrested on charges of distributing heroin from Mexico at several homeless camps in the China Hat area south of…
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Five gunshots fired into home under construction in Sisters; DCSO seeking video evidence from neighbors
Five apparent bullet holes were found Tuesday afternoon in a home under construction in Sisters, prompting the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to…
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Sisters Ranger District to close, rebuild FS Road 16 to Three Creek Lake this summer
The Sisters Ranger District and Deschutes National Forest road crew plan to reconstruct the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16 this spring…
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Your vote can help a Central Oregon dog in the running to be named ‘America’s Favorite Pet’
Tucker’s owner, Kari Jo Starr, describes him as gentle, loving and a friend to everyone he…
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