Driver cited in Crook County rear-end crash
A two-vehicle rear-end crash southeast of Prineville Thursday evening left one pickup atop another, sending one driver to the hospital for…
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FBI offers reward for shooters who damaged Midstate substation
The FBI offered a reward of up to $5,000 Friday for information leading to suspects in a shooting last year that caused more than $400,000 damage to…
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Bend council OKs resolution discouraging residents from feeding deer, wildlife
The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday evening discouraging residents from feeding deer and other wildlife within the city…
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Bend to test metered signals at Reed Market-Bond roundabout
The city of Bend announced Thursday it will test the use of metered signals at the Reed Market/Bond/Brookswood roundabout during the week of March…
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Special report: Overnight army preps Mt. Bachelor slopes
As the sun sets on Central Oregon, skiers and snowboarders get their last laps in at Mt. Bachelor. Then, an army of workers climb into giant machines…
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Rash of counterfeit bills passed in Bend, Sunriver
Central Oregon law enforcement agencies are investigating several recently passed counterfeit bills that could be…
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Chinese, sushi restaurant moving to former McGrath’s spot
A prominent dining spot on Bend’s North Highway that’s stood empty since McGrath’s Fish House closed over three years ago will soon come alive again,…
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I-5 reopens at Wilsonville after multi-vehicle crash injures 6
A multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning that included a jack-knifed tractor and trailer closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in the Wilsonville…
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DEQ: ‘Extremely low’ fuel levels in N. Santiam from tanker crash, spill
The Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality said in an update Thursday that only “extremely low levels” of fuel-related chemicals have been found in…
Continue ReadingDEA launches major meth crackdown as record amounts flood Northwest
The Drug Enforcement Administration is stepping up enforcement at methamphetamine ‘transportation hubs’ as seizures of the drug in the Northwest…
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Breese-Iverson, colleague vote against cap and trade bill
Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, and GOP colleague voted no Wednesday as a House subcommittee in a party-line vote advanced the controversial…
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Lacrosse is Bend Park & Rec’s fastest-growing youth sport
Lacrosse may not be the first sport you think of, when it comes to Central Oregon youth sports. But according to Bend Park and Recreation, it’s…
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Redmond Fire & Rescue to seek first local option levy in May
Redmond Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors said Wednesday they have unanimously agreed to place a five-year local option levy of 27¢ per…
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2 DCSO sergeants placed on paid leave amid inquiry
Two patrol sergeants with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office have been placed on paid administrative leave in recent days amid an inquiry into…
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Helt only Oregon House GOP member to appear for night session
Most Republican lawmakers refused to attend a Tuesday night session of the Oregon House of Representatives amid a slowdown over anger at a sweeping…
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Highway 97 traffic stop leads to meth, Calif. man’s arrest
A California man pulled over for speeding and failure to signal a lane change on U.S. Highway 97 north of La Pine was arrested on drug charges after…
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Deschutes deputy DA Kropf announces run for Helt’s House seat
A Deschutes County prosecutor announced Wednesday he will run as a Democratic candidate for the Oregon House seat in Bend currently held by…
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Seattle council OKs more tent cities, tiny houses
The Seattle City Council has voted to allow the creation of up to 40 tent cities, tiny house villages or parking lots where people living in their…
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FAA grants $3 million for new Redmond Airport operations building
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a $3 million grant toward a new operations and snow removal equipment building at…
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Sunriver Resort begins $40 million upgrade, new aquatic center
Sunriver Resort announced Tuesday that it has committed $40 million over the next five years to new and refreshed facilities and enhancements that…
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