Dog chases, kills up to six sheep in one day, leaving Redmond-area family devastated
Oregon State Police and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are investigating livestock attacks in an area north of…
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Phil Chang, business owner sound off after county vote to not move forward with S. Bend managed camp
The Deschutes County commissioner who lost in a 2-1 vote to withdraw from a controversial southern Bend managed camp said Thursday he will press on…
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‘There’s not much choice here’: Homeless camps near Redmond Airport runway must move over FAA safety concerns
A homeless camp area near the Redmond Airport runway has to be cleared due to safety issues raised by the Federal Aviation Administration. Once the…
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As Oregon’s worst respiratory virus surge ever eases, state health officer paints optimistic picture for spring
Following the worst respiratory virus surge Oregon has ever seen, the state’s top health official on Thursday painted an optimistic picture for…
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Neighbors’ tips lead to drug raid on SW Redmond home; 2 arrests, fentanyl, meth seized
Wrapping up an investigation sparked by neighbors’ tips, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police street crimes units and…
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Bend man, 22, arrested on rape, other charges involving 18-year-old he met on dating app Tinder
A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Wednesday on rape and strangulation charges involving an 18-year-old he met on the online dating app Tinder,…
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FBI in Portland, Seattle offer $25K rewards to find vandals who hit Tumwater, Oregon City electrical substations
The FBI Portland and Seattle field offices offered rewards of up to $25,000 Thursday as the seek the public’s help to identify the individual(s)…
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K-9s, drone help Bend police hunt for fugitive who fled traffic stop, was found hiding in a shed
It took numerous officers, several K-9 teams, a drone and two hours of looking Wednesday evening, but police captured a Bend man wanted on two…
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‘Ask the Mayor’ debuts: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions
NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise featured the debut of our ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment, where Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions on issues ranging…
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Two recent, costly Bend car clout cases may be connected; police remind residents to not leave valuables in cars
Two women have been tracking down details, security photos and the whereabouts of a man they believe has been smashing car windows, stealing wallets…
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Deschutes County DA, lawyer react to Justin Link of ‘Redmond 5’ winning parole, imminent release from prison
The teen considered by some as the leader in one of the most notorious murder cases in Central Oregon history, the March 2001 beating and fatal…
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Transient accused of selling heroin from Mexico at China Hat homeless camps; nearly a lb. found in storage unit
A 61-year-old transient has been arrested on charges of distributing heroin from Mexico at several homeless camps in the China Hat area south of…
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Five gunshots fired into home under construction in Sisters; DCSO seeking video evidence from neighbors
Five apparent bullet holes were found Tuesday afternoon in a home under construction in Sisters, prompting the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to…
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Sisters Ranger District to close, rebuild FS Road 16 to Three Creek Lake this summer
The Sisters Ranger District and Deschutes National Forest road crew plan to reconstruct the non-paved portion of Forest Service Road 16 this spring…
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Mountain View girls face top-seed Springfield in 5A state quarterfinals
NewsChannel 21’s Noah Chast is in Corvallis Tuesday as the Mountain View girls give it all they’ve got in the 5A state tournament quarterfinals, but…
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High Desert Stampede is coming up; volunteers help make it happen
The High Desert Stampede is coming up April 5-8 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds! Volunteers are what makes this rodeo event so great! Patrick…
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Bend-La Pine students going green on the road: District’s first electric school bus is on the job
Riding on a school bus just became eco-friendly in Central Oregon. Students from Bend-La Pine Schools hopped on the district’s first electric…
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Year-round construction on High Desert road projects is here to stay due to milder winters, modern equipment
For many years, it seemed that the bigger Central Oregon road construction projects were done primarily in the summer, perhaps also starting or…
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Oregon and High Desert’s jobless rates don’t budge as 2023 begins
In a start-of-year rarity, the Oregon Employment Department released both state and Central Oregon January unemployment rates on Tuesday — and…
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Car sales and repairs, telecom, imposter scams again top Oregon DOJ consumer complaint list for 2022
To kick off National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11), Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released Tuesday the Oregon Department of Justice’s…
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