St. Charles CEO: C.O. stats show COVID-19 remains ‘a real and very serious threat’
Over the past seven months, 22 people have died in Central Oregon because of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles President and CEO Joe Sluka said in…
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Umatilla County put back on Oregon’s COVID-19 ‘county watch list’
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Umatilla County has again been added to the state’s COVID-19 County Watch List, the fourth county…
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Lacrosse returns to High Desert with coronavirus restrictions
Lacrosse players took the field in Bend Thursday night for the first time since mid-March. Thanks to the pandemic, their spring and summer seasons…
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2nd District candidates Bentz, Spenser share views with NewsChannel 21
As the election season heats up, NewsChannel 21 spoke this week with the two major-party nominees seeking to succeed retiring Rep. Greg Walden –…
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Prescribed burn planned Friday near Big Summit Prairie
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters plan a 28-acre “jackpot” prescribed burn about a mile south of Big Summit Prairie, near Big Springs…
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Crook County fire museum doubles as new CPR training space, with donation’s help
Crook County Fire and Rescue has opened up a new CPR training space for community classes, which also houses the agency’s new fire…
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Bend restaurants’ outdoor seating heaters checked to meet fire safety codes
Bend restaurants taking advantage of outdoor seating to handle social distancing now have to pass inspection by the fire department if they wish to…
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Raids on 3 Bend massage businesses put spotlight on issue of sex trafficking
Bend police and FBI raids this week at three massage businesses amid complaints of possible sex trafficking have brought renewed attention to an…
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Bend PD release videos, deny any officers’ wrongdoing in wake of Pilot Butte melee
With an investigation still underway, the Bend Police Department shared four social media videos and issued a statement Thursday defending officers’…
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Oregon Health Authority reports record 484 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 594, along with a record 484 cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Bend’s median home sales price jumps $17K to record $547,000 in September
The Bend area’s median home sales price soared $17,000 to a record $547,000 last month as high-end sales grew to be a larger part of the region’s hot…
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ODF reminder: Fire season still in effect on state-protected lands in C.O.
Fire season in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District remains in effect across private ownership, as well as state and…
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Surveys: Most Oregonians wearing masks in public, but social gatherings continue
Two new statewide surveys of Oregonians find a large majority of residents are taking steps to limit their exposure to the COVID-19 virus — but many…
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DEQ issues air quality advisory for Central Oregon through noon Saturday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality expanded and extended an air quality advisory Thursday to Central Oregon and other areas due to smoke…
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Bend police, FBI raid 3 Bend massage businesses in sex acts investigation
Bend police, assisted by the FBI, have raided three Bend massage businesses, part of a 2-year investigation of community complaints that sex acts…
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Bend man killed in Hwy. 97 Wasco County crash
A Bend man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 97 south of Shaniko in Wasco County, Oregon State Police…
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Two injured in three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 126 in Redmond
A three-vehicle crash on state Highway 126 East in Redmond Wednesday evening sent two people to the hospital, one with likely serious injuries,…
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Krantz talks with Bend councilors about melee, need for more training
Days after two groups’ gathering by Pilot Butte turned into a disturbing melee, Police Chief Mike Krantz talked with city councilors Wednesday…
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More C.O. businesses added to list of closures amid COVID-19 impacts
Central Oregon businesses have seen a dramatic loss of business during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new challenge is right around the corner.…
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SE Bend business has COVID-19 outbreak among 5 workers
The Oregon Health Authority says five employees at Flex Pak Corporation in Bend have tested positive for…
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