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…
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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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‘Just feels right’: Redmond boy, 7, hosts lemonade stand for neighbor fire victims
Seven-year-old Redmond resident Callen Oliveira knew his neighbors lost their house to a fire, and felt he had to do…
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Gov. Brown declares state of emergency in 22 counties amid new heat wave forecast
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — At the request of the Oregon Health Authority, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 23 counties to…
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Fire destroys Oregon Dept. of Forestry fire supplies building in Klamath Falls
The fire cache (supplies) building at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Klamath-Lake District compound in Klamath Falls was destroyed by a fire…
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‘Trying to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes
Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West’s worsening drought has taken a…
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‘There isn’t a normal any more’: Post-rain fire activity picks up fast on 413,000-acre Bootleg Fire
Fire officials expressed concern but not surprise over a quick pickup in fire activity on the 413,000-acre Bootleg Fire, just a day after welcome…
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Variety of 4-H youth exhibits – and their animals – return to Deschutes County Fair
The Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo is welcoming back many guests in person, including students who take part in the Deschutes County 4-H…
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State officials issue report on deadly heat wave, urge residents prepare for another in forecast
The Oregon Office of Emergency Management held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss this weekend’s expected heat wave and actions…
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Gov. Brown weighs vaccine mandate for state workers
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is “examining” whether to require that state workers get vaccinated, as the highly transmissible delta variant continues…
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St. Charles Health System offers financial incentives in bid to attract more nurses
St. Charles Medical Center is experiencing a nursing staffing shortage which has limited the scope of care they can provide for…
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Deschutes County sees interest in COVID-19 vaccinations increase as delta variant cases spread
Deschutes County reports that COVID-19 vaccination clinics are seeing an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated amid a jump in cases due…
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Decorated runner from Sisters talks about career, new Caldera HS coaching role
Charlotte Richardson did just about everything over the course of her career as a professional runner. The New England native, now a Sisters…
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Final touches almost in place for fall opening of new Caldera High School in SE Bend
The brand new Caldera High School is a few finishing touches from being complete for the 2021-2022 school…
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