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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Mountain View girls face top-seed Springfield in 5A state quarterfinals
NewsChannel 21’s Noah Chast is in Corvallis Tuesday as the Mountain View girls give it all they’ve got in the 5A state tournament quarterfinals, but…
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Bend-La Pine students going green on the road: District’s first electric school bus is on the job
Riding on a school bus just became eco-friendly in Central Oregon. Students from Bend-La Pine Schools hopped on the district’s first electric…
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Year-round construction on High Desert road projects is here to stay due to milder winters, modern equipment
For many years, it seemed that the bigger Central Oregon road construction projects were done primarily in the summer, perhaps also starting or…
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Oregon and High Desert’s jobless rates don’t budge as 2023 begins
In a start-of-year rarity, the Oregon Employment Department released both state and Central Oregon January unemployment rates on Tuesday — and…
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Bend’s median home sales price slips in February, while Redmond’s rises, appraiser’s report says
Bend’s and Redmond’s median home sales prices went in opposite directions last month, with the Bend figure continuing its recent up-and-down…
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Bend’s Inovia brings awareness to DVT, considered a silent killer
This month doctors are increasing efforts to educate the community about a silent killer. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis…
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‘Long time waiting’: Randall Kilby’s 2 Bend murder trials delayed; victim’s daughters speak out
Trials in three high-profile Bend murders, all tied to the same man, have been delayed again, for the second time in a…
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‘Every area in Central Oregon is and can be risky’: Avalanche Center forecaster speaks after deadly slide
Last week’s tragic death of an experienced skier from Bend in an avalanche at Black Crater put a spotlight on efforts to monitor conditions and warn…
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Deschutes County Public Health issues measles advisory after Kentucky outbreak; no Oregon cases so far
Deschutes County Public Health issued an advisory Monday after an individual infectious with measles attended a large gathering Feb. 17–18 at…
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Deschutes County SO releases name of Bend backcountry skier killed in avalanche at Black Crater
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released the name of a 46-year-old Bend man who was struck and killed Thursday by an avalanche he…
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Judge agrees to defense motion, delays Randall Kilby’s 2 murder trials in killings of woman, 2 brothers
A judge has agreed to a defense attorney’s request and again pushed back by several months the two murder trials of Randall Kilby, a Bend man…
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Slightly Stoopid, Sublime With Rome announce Summertime 2023 Tour, July 7 stop in Bend
San Diego-based Slightly Stoopid and Sublime With Rome announced Monday the first round of dates for their Summertime 2023 concert tour,…
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