Newest version of Bend-made AdvenChair conquers Grand Canyon trail challenge
NewsChannel 21 has followed the progress of Bend inventor Geoff Babb’s AdvenChair, an all-terrain wheelchair, over the years. Recently, on a second…
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Hwy. 20E reopens east of Bend after closure due to law enforcement activity
Law enforcement activity Sunday night closed a five-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 20E, starting about a dozen miles east of Bend, for about two hours,…
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Pilot project will add electric vehicle chargers at 8 state parks, including Cove Palisades, Prineville Reservoir
Electric vehicle charging is coming to the Oregon State Park system. Starting this summer and over the next year, Level 2 EV chargers will be…
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Warm Springs man pleads guilty to federal charge in 2020 assault of woman on reservation
A Warm Springs man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to the 2020 sexual assault of a woman on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, federal…
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Transient accused of making 911 call threatening Sisters school arrested in Beaverton
A transient sought in connection with a Deschutes County 911 call threatening an unnamed Sisters school earlier this month has been arrested at a…
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Pacific Power asks Oregon PUC for 4% rate hike to cover last year’s volatile energy costs
Pacific Power said Tuesday it is requesting an average 4% rate increase for its Oregon customers from state regulators, to cover the true costs of…
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State grants $587K for Jefferson County Soil- Water Conservation District habitat, water quality projects
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board has awarded $587,919 to the Jefferson County Soil and Waters Conservation District for two projects aimed at…
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Deschutes National Forest continues prescribed burning projects; some trail detours planned
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning Tuesday across the Bend-Fort…
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Much of C.O. in ‘exceptional drought’; experts warn of danger of more severe wildfire season
Kate Brown held a media event today with several wildfire experts, to go over the outlook for the 2022 fire…
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Unattended candle sparks fire that destroys NW Prineville home
An unattended candle sparked a fire that destroyed a northwest Prineville home while the family was away Monday morning, but a cat perished in the…
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Deschutes County Clerk’s Office ramping up for first election under new Clerk Steve Dennison
With just one day until the primary election, things are starting to ramp up at the Deschutes County Clerk’s…
Continue ReadingOregon’s Kurt Schrader, after backlash over breaking with House Democrats, faces primary challenge in redrawn district
By Gregory Krieg, CNN A contentious House primary in Oregon is dividing national and local Democrats as Rep. Kurt Schrader, running now in a district…
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Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods…
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OSU-led study offers long-term look at methods to control wildfire in sagebrush steppe ecosystem
New research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue comes to aid of family whose UTV became stuck in snow west of Bend
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team came to the aid of five members of a Bend family whose side-by-side UTV became stuck in the…
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Community-serving Bendites clean up trash along China Hat Road area south of Bend, find a surprise
Joseph Myers says he and his wife, Jackie Smit, have been serving the Central Oregon community in various ways over the past seven…
Continue ReadingBiden’s leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries
By STEVE PEOPLES, MARC LEVY and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In his telling, President Joe Biden’s political philosophy…
Continue Reading2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 5 states
By MARC LEVY and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate…
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Prineville woman, alleged meth and fentanyl trafficker, stopped and arrested at Madras truck stop
A Prineville woman accused of importing fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Portland area and distributing it in Crook County was stopped and…
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Prescribed burns totaling about 500 acres planned near Sunriver early next week
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan about 500 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban interface adjacent to Sunriver…
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