Snow woes update: Hwy. 20 reopens over Santiam Pass; I-84 open again in NE Oregon
As much of Oregon digs out from this week’s wet, heavy snowfall, some roads have reopened, including U.S. Highway 20 over Santiam Pass, which…
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C. Oregon local responder urges public to join in Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Local responder At:project and partners are using this opportunity to remind the Central Oregon…
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C.O. residents share dog safety concerns near hiking trails
The shooting death of a dog in the Cline Butte Recreation Area New Year’s Eve sparked many concerns about dog safety when the Richardson family’s …
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Two snowmobile trails closed west of Sunriver for logging, restoration work
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it is temporarily closing portions of two snowmobile trails west of Sunriver to allow logging and…
Continue ReadingHere’s the list of Central Oregon school closures and delays
Most Central Oregon schools are on delayed schedules and some are closed Tuesday due to several inches of heavy, wet snow and the resulting road…
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Amid cold, snowy winter, C.O. shelters see growing need for resources to help care for homeless
With homelessness on the rise in Central Oregon and the intensely snowy conditions of late, a growing network of shelters have a lot on their…
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Two Bend men arrested in unrelated burglaries at car dealer, C.O. Veterans Outreach
Two Bend men have been arrested in a pair of unrelated burglaries over the past few days, one at a car dealer and the other at Central Oregon…
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Redmond man killed in Highway 126 head-on crash east of Powell Butte
A Redmond man was killed Monday morning when his pickup truck went into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with a semi-truck on state Highway 126…
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Hummel vows to fight Cranston lawyer’s bid for murder defendant’s release on bail
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Monday his office will “vigorously oppose” a motion filed by the attorney for Ian Cranston that…
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Family of 5 escapes as fire destroys home south of La Pine; cause traced to space heater
A family of five and their two dogs were awakened by heavy smoke early Monday morning and escaped a fire that destroyed their manufactured home south…
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DCSO speaks with SUV driver who damaged gate while leaving Pine Nursery Park
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said early Monday they have found and are no longer seeking information from the public to find the driver of…
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120 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers mobilized to support NATO partners in Poland
Oregon Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment were formally mobilized for deployment to a…
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Dog shot 4 times, killed on walk near Cline Butte; owner devastated, DCSO seeks tips
Savanna Richardson has gone for walks with her two dogs, Mateo and Maverick, off-leash dozens of times in the area near Cline Butte, without any real…
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St. Charles welcomes Central Oregon’s first baby of 2022
Central Oregon’s first baby of the new year is 6-pound, 9-ounce Natasha Roshau, St. Charles Health System…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR assists injured skier off Tumalo Mountain
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue assisted an injured skier who sought help Saturday in getting down the east slope of Tumalo…
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Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose
A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…
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SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out
A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…
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Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission
A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…
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2021 ended very cold — but December overall was warmer than average in Bend, Prineville
Bend and much of the High Desert ended 2021 with a bone-chilling cold night, but the last month of the year overall was warmer than normal, the…
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Early-morning fire destroys large shop in Camp Sherman; crews protect nearby barn
A fire engulfed a large shop building in Camp Sherman early Friday morning, but Sisters-Camp Sherman fire crews prevented major damage to a nearby…
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