DCSO seeks public’s help in finding missing Bend-area man
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies requested the public’s help Wednesday night in finding a missing Bend-area man…
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Bend city councilors get another earful, OK Phase 1 planning contract for SE Bend temporary homeless shelter
The Bend City Council met Wednesday night for the first time without former Mayor Sally Russell and former council member Rita Schenkelberg, who…
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Federal court orders opening of gates on Teaters Road as access legal dispute continues
A federal district court issued an order on May 17 requiring Waibel Ranches to allow the public and the government the use of Teaters Road, the…
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Record-high hay prices add to struggles for C.O. businesses, with impacts on Sisters ranch and stable owners
Eagle Bear Ranch owner T.K. Nobear buys mixed orchard grass hay, along with other types, to care for her alpacas and up to 24 horses. But with the…
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Bend police seek suspect SUV in hit-and-run crash that injured 15-year-old riding e-bike
Bend police sought information from the public Wednesday to help find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in northeast Bend late Tuesday afternoon that…
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COCC launching new visual arts certificate programs in graphic design, illustration
Central Oregon Community College’s art department will begin offering two unique visual art certificate programs this fall, specializing in…
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Deschutes County directs $700K in American Rescue Plan funds to Saving Grace, Redmond Senior Center
The Deschutes County Commission has approved $700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support Saving Grace and the Redmond Senior…
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Endicott won’t seek eighth term as Redmond mayor, endorses Ben Schimmoller for seat
Redmond Mayor George Endicott announced Tuesday afternoon that he won’t seek an eighth two-year term as mayor in this fall’s elections. On Wednesday…
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Sunriver Stars Community Theatre donating play proceeds to World Central Kitchen for Ukraine
The Sunriver Stars Community Theater and its patrons will be helping feed the Ukrainian people in performances later this week, as it showcases a…
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Three St. Charles Urgent Care clinics now federally designated COVID-19 ‘Test to Treat’ sites
St. Charles Urgent Care clinics are now federally designated Test to Treat (T2T) sites where people at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness can get…
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Missing Bend foster teen located after second disappearance
The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said Tuesday that a 16-year-old who went missing from foster care in Bend on Friday,…
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Memorial Day ceremony at Bend’s Deschutes Memorial Gardens honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice
The Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend has hosted a Memorial Day service for more than 30 years. NewsChannel 21 photojournalist Tyson Beauchemin…
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Memorial Day honor and remembrance ceremony held at Village Green Park in Sisters
A Memorial Day honor and remembrance service was held Monday at Village Green Park in…
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La Pine contractor arranges Memorial Day cleanup effort, also dousing campfires
A La Pine contractor, Focused Service Industries, arranged a Memorial Day cleanup of trash left behind by campers, also putting out some lingering…
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Memorial Day 2022: Names of the fallen read, US flags flown in Bend
NewsChannel 21 began its team coverage of Memorial Day ceremonies with the “We Are Remembering” event volunteers, reading the names of all who died…
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‘Honor, duty, country’: Redmond American Legion remembers fallen American patriots in Memorial Day ceremonies
Memorial Day, as most Americans know, honors the sacrifices of the men and women who have laid down their lives for this…
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Portland couple gets lost on Mt. Jefferson Wilderness camping trip; Jefferson Co. SAR comes to rescue
A Portland couple who camped south of Three-Fingered Jack in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area Friday night lost the trail as heavy snowfall moved…
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SW Redmond theft suspect flees police, barricades in apartment; 5-hour standoff ends in surrender
Security video helped Redmond police find a suspect in Sunday’s theft of items from a pickup truck parked at Wilco Farm Stores, who minutes later…
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La Pine man, 21, faces DUII, other charges in Bend Parkway rear-end crash that seriously injured 2
A 21-year-old La Pine man faces drunken driving, assault and reckless endangering charges in a four-vehicle rear-end crash Friday afternoon on the…
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Wyden seeks ‘common-sense’ gun measures; gun rights lawyer says no laws can legislate morality
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in Portland on Friday he will continue to press for “common-sense gun legislation” to keep children safe and reduce the…
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