REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — RootedHomes is excited to announce that the groundbreaking ceremony for their first community in Redmond, Rooted at 19th, will occur at 11:00 AM on Friday, Sept. 27. The media and general public are invited to attend the launch of 23 affordable homeownership units. Rooted at 19th is the first community in
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Quartz Park is a 6.5-acre park located at the corner of SW Quartz Avenue and SW 21st Street. It features a variety of amenities for visitors, including a playground, pavilion, trails, skate dots and horseshoe pits. Jillian Fortner takes us there – and takes a spin, literally in this week’s Park Pick.
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A Redmond native and Bend business owner, now retired and living “off the grid” just outside of Chiloquin, lost everything to the Copperfield Fire, one of eight homes and 22 other buildings destroyed by the blaze.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Redmond Fire & Rescue said Monday it would like to remind everyone that we are deep into the wildfire season and all burning is still closed. During this closure, all outdoor debris burning is prohibited in all areas served by Redmond Fire & Rescue in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. As a reminder,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific announced Thursday the finalists of its 2024 Torch Awards for Ethics. The Torch Awards for Ethics, presented by Bridge City Law, honors businesses of all sizes whose leaders demonstrate a superior level of personal character, ensure their organization’s practices meet the highest standards of
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Police went door-to-door in southwest Redmond Monday night and Tuesday, seeking witnesses or home-security videos after two citizens called to report hearing gunshots in the area and officers found a total of four shell casings in two locations.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to the electrical failure of an extension cord heavily damaged a manufactured home in southwest Redmond Tuesday morning, but the residents escaped safely, officials said. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched around 10:40 a.m. to the fire in the 6100 block of Southwest Mesa Way, Fire Marshal/Public
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond Senior Center is excited to announce a special series of wellness events taking place throughout September in recognition of Home Safety & Fall Prevention Month. These events are designed to provide seniors, caregivers, and community members with essential information and practical tips to enhance home safety and prevent falls,
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Redmond Police requested the public’s help Wednesday in finding a missing 23-year-old man who they said left his northeast Redmond home Sunday morning and “may be in crisis.” Bend Police located him a few hours later in good condition at a northeast Bend park.
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Thanks in part to cloud-based security video, Redmond Police detectives and officers arrested a 34-year-old Madras man on burglary, theft and criminal mischief charges, accused of breaking into Sora Sushi and Xtreme RC and Hobbies early last week, officers said Tuesday.
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Redmond High School students, parents and staff will notice cooler air and better ventilation as classes resume this fall as a result of work done over the summer through part of the school district’s bond passed by voters in 2020.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An RV was destroyed Thursday morning in a fire traced to a charging vape pen that spread to about a half-acre of brush and trees off Highway 126 on Redmond’s east side before crews were able to stop and contain it. The resident, who was not in the motor home at
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A village for the homeless in Redmond is adding more living space with the help of several area nonprofits. The nonprofit First Story hosted a Blitz Build Wednesday at the Heart of Oregon Corps Redmond Training Center.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the continued effort to build a safe network to encourage biking and walking in Redmond, the City of Redmond Bicycle and the Redmond Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers to help conduct the annual bicycle and pedestrian counts. This year’s counts will measure the progress of community marketing efforts and
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Williams family stopped by the Redmond Police Department on Monday with a box of challenge coins for every officer, to show appreciation for their help after a serious crime several years ago. About six years ago, the Williams family was victim of a serious crime, Lieutenant Eric Beckwith said. Captain
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A $1.25 million allocation by the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Board focusing on Redmond aims to expand and strengthen Central Oregon’s access to substance use disorder treatment and services through opioid treatment programs and jails.
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Axel and Harley are two of the many dogs (and cats) at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center, looking for their fur-ever home, so they are offering the 10% Clear the Shelters adoption-fee discount , as well as some special events and the ever-present need for donations and volunteers, Isabella Warren reports.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Redmond City Council members say they are committed to keeping the place where they live, up to date, to match the growth and expansion of its community. The City of Redmond held their city council workshop Monday evening, and on the agenda was an update on the Eastside Arterial Project. “This project’s
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 18-year-old Redmond resident crashed a stolen SUV through two fences and a carport, then into a detached tool shed in southwest Redmond early Sunday morning and was arrested on DUII and other charges, police said. Officers responded shortly before 5 a.m. to the reported crash involving a 2017 Chevy Suburban
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The Autocross Club of Central Oregon took to the Redmond High School parking lot pavement Sunday, to see who was the fastest driver this day.
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