Deschutes National Forest modifies trail closures west of Bend
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has modified temporary closures on portions of trails within the greater West Bend trails…
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Oregon lifts outdoor mask mandate, adopts ‘test to stay’ protocol to ease school quarantines
With promising recent signs in declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday lifted the requirement for…
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Central Oregon sees strong October hiring; Deschutes County workforce tops pre-pandemic levels
Recent revisions to the employment situation using payroll records through June revealed a much stronger job market for most of Central Oregon than…
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Young Bend golfer excited he’ll get to compete in ‘Drive Chip Putt’ finals at Augusta National
Bend 12-year-old Owen Greenough is working on his game at Awbrey Glen Golf Club, because in April, he’ll be heading to Augusta National for the…
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Deschutes County plans expanded public safety campus, jail, sheriff’s office upgrades
Deschutes County is currently in the process of accepting bids from architects and engineers to continue work on its master plan to upgrade the…
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Bend man jailed on bias crime, disorderly conduct charges, accused of shouting slurs at juvenile
A 42-year-old Bend man has been jailed on bias crime and disorderly conduct charges, accused of walking toward a Bend juvenile male and his family…
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Downtown Bend ATM theft attempt fails; machine, stolen pickup left behind
At least three people used a stolen pickup truck to try to steal a downtown Bend bank’s automated teller machine early Sunday morning, but they…
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Snow cover is key for forest recovery after severe wildfires, OSU study finds
How much and how long a severely burned Pacific Northwest mountain landscape stays blanketed in winter snow is a key factor in the return of…
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Oregon Supreme Court dismisses challenge to new legislative maps
The Oregon Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two challenges filed by Republicans to new state legislative districts approved by the Legislature in…
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured while walking in NW Redmond street
A pedestrian walking in a northwest Redmond street was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle early Sunday morning, police…
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Police: Woman found dead after standoff in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was found dead in an apartment in Portland after shots were fired in a standoff while police…
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Sprinkler system stops laundry room fire at NE Bend rehabilitation facility
A laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Pilot Butte Rehabilitation in northeast Bend was stopped by the facility’s fire sprinkler system, an…
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OSP: ‘Epic amount’ of illegal marijuana seized at 5 White City warehouses, valued at $500 million
A two-day raid on five large warehouses in White City late this week turned up about 250 tons of illegal, processed marijuana, “an epic amount”…
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Rittenhouse protesters shut down the Brooklyn Bridge. Portland rioters force open jail gate
Sporadic protests broke out around the country Friday after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty in the shooting deaths of…
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BasX founder says company’s new owners are committed to Redmond ‘long-term’
BasX Solutions new owners, AAON of Tulsa, Oklahoma, plans to continue growing the company in Redmond, the founder of BasX said Friday.…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
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Proposed SE Bend gas station sparks neighborhood controversy, petition drive
“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already…
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Labor, supply shortages affecting holiday grocery shoppers in Central Oregon
Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out…
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Bentz introduces bill to limit northern spotted owl habitat designation
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., introduced on Thursday H.R.6019, a bill that would codify the Trump Administration’s Northern Spotted Owl Critical…
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Rep. Reschke to run for redrawn House District 55, including much of Deschutes County
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke, R-Klamath Falls, announced Friday his intent to file to run for state representative for the newly redrawn House…
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