SE Bend porch theft caught on camera; suspect charged with theft, drugged driving
A southeast Bend resident’s motion detector and surveillance video caught a porch thief in action and led to the arrest of a Bend man on theft,…
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Two wildfires that burned over 2,000 acres north of Madras nearly contained
As expected, firefighters brought two larger wildfires north of Madras that burned over 2,000 acres close to full containment on…
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Electrical fire causes $350K damage to downtown Bend office building; sprinkler limits spread
An electrical fire caused about $350,000 in damage and losses at a downtown Bend office building late Saturday night, but an official said the…
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Public tips, resident NW of Redmond help searchers find missing woman, 81
An extensive search for a missing 81-year-old Redmond-area woman with memory loss ended in success Saturday night when a resident who had been…
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Search suspended for fallen Mount Jefferson climber
The nearly week-long search in challenging terrain for a Mount Jefferson climber who was seen falling several hundred feet during his descent has…
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Dozens of Seattle bars/restaurants require vaccination proof
SEATTLE (AP) — At least 60 Seattle bars and restaurants as of Friday began requiring customers to prove they have been vaccinated as a requirement…
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Culver superintendent joins pushback over state’s mask requirement in schools
The Culver school superintendent told parents and the community Friday that the district will challenge the state’s order that students and staff…
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ODFW, BLM warn: Follow fire, other restrictions outdoors or face more closures
Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting the 640-square-mile Bootleg Fire in Klamath and Lake counties, the nation’s largest wildfire. The Umatilla…
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ODOT, Deschutes County react to Gov. Brown’s order directing masks at state offices
Masks are back — but as a requirement, only for state agencies. Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a new rule requiring that all employees and…
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Lightning sparks C.O. wildfires; air tanker drops retardant to help crews on blaze near Bend
Thunderstorms hit Central Oregon with numerous lightning strikes late Thursday afternoon and evening, sparking nearly 20 fires that crews rushed to…
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BLM plans helicopter gather of about 450 wild horses east of Burns, adoption, sale of most
The Bureau of Land Management Burns District announced Friday plans to conduct a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to…
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Crook County traffic stop, drug-sniffing K-9 lead to pound of meth, driver’s arrest
A traffic stop on Northwest Madras Highway this week led to a K-9’s detection of drugs, a search that turned up a pound of methamphetamine and the…
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Tip leads to raid, arrest of Alfalfa-area man on child pornography charges
A tip from a law enforcement task force and a nonprofit led to a raid on a 22-year-old Alfalfa-area man’s home and his arrest Thursday on 20 counts…
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Mail, ID theft investigation leads to raid on SW Redmond home, arrest of 2 residents
An investigation of recent mail theft and other financial crimes led to a raid Thursday on a southwest Redmond home by Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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Gov. Brown signs $220 million bill to modernize, improve wildfire preparedness
On Friday at the World Forestry Center, Gov. Kate Brown ceremonially signed Senate Bill 762, comprehensive legislation passed with bipartisan…
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Redmond Airport receives $6 million in American Rescue Plan relief funding
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that airports in Redmond and Prineville have earned a combined $6.1 million from the American…
Continue ReadingBiden says Western wildfires demand ‘urgent action’ in meeting with governors
By Kate Sullivan and Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand “urgent action” as he…
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California woman killed, 3 people injured in Hwy. 97 head-on crash south of Madras
A California woman was killed and three other people were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras Thursday afternoon, Oregon…
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Some Deschutes County Fair concert, rodeo attendees encounter opening-night parking issues
Viewer footage shared with NewsChannel 21 showed some parking troubles at the Deschutes County fairgrounds Wednesday…
Continue Reading Redmond, Crook County schools voice frustration over Oregon’s new mask-in-schools order
Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday directed the Oregon Health Authority and the state Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for…
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