Hurricane Lee lashing Bermuda before striking coastal New England and Atlantic Canada
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Lee began to unleash strong winds on Bermuda Thursday morning, ahead of a track…
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Madras chase of Klamath Falls man suspected of energy drink theft from coffee stand ends in arrest at gunpoint
A Klamath Falls man suspected in the theft of an energy drink from a Madras coffee stand Wednesday afternoon fled pursuing officers who heard shots…
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C.O. First Interstate Bank employees make blankets for children on Volunteer Day
First Interstate Bank locations across 14 states closed at noon Wednesday so employees could help out in the community for their sixth annual…
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No arrests in the 2 months since Evelyn Weaver’s killing; DA Gunnels assures it’s ‘definitely not a cold case’
Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into…
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Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue sends 5-year local option levy to voters on Nov. 7 ballot
(Update: Adding video, comments from department) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — In less than two months, voters in Crooked River Ranch will…
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ODFW reports small increase in deaths of Madras-area deer, apparently from adenovirus disease
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday it has seen a small increase in mule deer in and around Madras that are dying from what…
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Sisters High’s school-based health center will expand days of operation next month, thanks to partnership
The Sisters School-Based Health Center, located adjacent to Sisters High School, will soon expand its operations from two days a week to four days a…
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OSU-Cascades attracts more than $2 million in annual research award, grant funding
Researchers at Oregon State University-Cascades brought in $2.3 million in funding during the recent fiscal year to address challenges as varied as…
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USFS: All resorts, recreation sites east of Cascade Lakes Highway remain open to the public amid fuel break work
Agency also warns that warmup brings potential for more fire activity BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All resorts and recreation sites on the east side of…
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Campbell River, B.C. man gets 4-year prison term in 2019 DUII crash that killed 2 Americans, one from Bend
A Campbell River, British Columbia man who killed two members of an American family, including a Bend architect and high school robotics coach, and…
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‘It will never look like that again’: Firefighters reflect, 20 years since the B&B, Central Oregon’s largest wildfire
– It’s now been 20 years since the B&B Complex Fire — two big fires that merged into a giant one — exploded in the Deschutes National Forest…
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Ask the Mayor: Viewers’ questions include unpaved roads, roundabout rules, roadkill and high rents
Thanks for the dozens of questions you sent in for our monthly Ask the Mayor segment with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, who stops by NewsChannel 21 at…
Continue Reading Fugitive sought in Madras domestic violence case that brought out SWAT is caught, arrested after being stabbed
A suspect sought in a domestic violence case at a Madras home last week that brought out the region’s SWAT team was stabbed in an assault case on…
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Central Oregonians are being offered solar rebate incentives through the Oregon Dept. of Energy
Central Oregonians served by Pacific Power, Central Electric Cooperative and Mid-State Electric Cooperative are now eligible for rebates for solar…
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One-word change sought to Bend homeless shelter’s contract aims to provide more housing flexibility
Coordinators of the Franklin Avenue Shelter in Bend say they found that many of their non-related residents are rooming together, in spaces…
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Central Oregon Trail Alliance using $50,000 grant to fine-tune trails used, enjoyed by adaptive riders
The Phil’s Trailhead skills area and pump track west of Bend is temporarily closed for two weeks for maintenances and upgrades by the Central…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum sues Fox Corporation board for ‘peddling known falsehoods,’ breach of fiduciary duty
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a stockholder derivative lawsuit Tuesday against the board of directors of Fox…
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Gov. Kotek announces new round of funding for rural counties in homelessness response
Governor Tina Kotek on Tuesday announced funding allocations to counties within Oregon’s Balance of State Continuum of Care as part of her…
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Madras receives $4.4 million federal grant for downtown stormwater, sewer infrastructure project, bio-retention pond
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday the department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $4.4 million grant to…
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Jefferson County School Board appoints Regina Mitchell to fill board vacancy
The board of Jefferson County School District 509J voted Monday evening to appoint Regina Mitchell to fill a vacancy on the school board. She is…
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