How to know when it’s time to get out of the heat
For many Central Oregonians, staying inside is tough.…
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Bend teen, 17, arrested in fatal Wickiup Reservoir plunge that killed passenger, 16, injured 3 others
A 17-year-old Bend resident was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII and other charges after a pickup he was driving on the dry bed of…
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Deschutes County’s ’21-22 $653 million budget includes 38 new positions, 17 in Health Services
The Board of County Commissioners has approved Deschutes County’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget following a series of public meetings and hearings by…
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Northwest temperatures rise, records fall — again – on hottest day of intense heat wave
The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had…
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Bend hotel occupancy is on the rise, with tourism on the rebound
With the summer season here, many tourists have begun to return to…
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C.O. power providers not seeing major strain on grid, despite record heat
To escape the heat wave, just about everyone is cranking up the air conditioning, if they have…
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Bend homeless advocates seek solutions after 2 people die at Hunnell Road camp
Service organizations and volunteers at the homeless camp along Hunnell Road in northern Bend are doing their best to keep people safe from the…
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Police seek witnesses to juvenile altercation, assault in NW Bend
Contact between two groups of Deschutes River floaters led to a confrontation and fight Sunday evening among juveniles on a street in northwest Bend,…
Continue Reading Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire threat
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…
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Unlicensed contractor charged with 5 more Deschutes County thefts; other victims sought
An unlicensed contractor from Lodi, Calif., arrested a month ago for a fraud scheme in Central Oregon has been arrested on five more theft by…
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Fast-spreading wildfire near Weed shuts Highway 97 at Oregon-California border
A fast-growing wildfire near the town of Weed, California prompted evacuations Monday and the closure of U.S. Highway 97 at the Oregon-California…
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Oregon lawmakers approve $13.8 million for OSU-Cascades’ new Student Success Center
The 2021 Oregon Legislature approved on its final day Saturday $13.8 million in state-backed bonds for a Student Success Center at OSU-Cascades that…
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Redmond man enters not-guilty pleas in hit-and-run DUII crash that killed man, 90
A Redmond man pleaded not guilty Monday to numerous charges in a drugged driving hit-and-run crash that killed a 90-year-old Redmond man crossing…
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Justin Nicklous named new principal of Redmond’s Elton Gregory Middle School
The Redmond School District announced Monday it has selected Justin Nicklous as the next principal of Elton Gregory Middle…
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New wildfire burns 1,000 acres in Sherman County; S-503 Fire nears full containment
A new wildfire Sunday afternoon burned about 1,000 acres of grass, juniper and sagebrush south of Grass Valley in Sherman County, but firefighters…
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Crook County 911 launches upgraded emergency medical dispatch system
Crook County 911 is implementing a new emergency medical response system this week, designed to improve response times and first responder…
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Silverton truck driver killed in crash of rig off Highway 58
A semi-truck driver from Silverton was killed Sunday when his rig crashed through a guardrail and down a steep embankment on state Highway 58 just…
Continue ReadingGasBuddy: Oregon gas prices up 8.1 cents in past week to $3.53/gallon, highest this year
Oregon’s gas prices have risen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307…
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State suspends enforcement of gas station self-service ban due to heat
With the current and predicted heat in Oregon, the Office of State Fire Marshal said Sunday it is suspending regulations that prohibit the self-serve…
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Hundreds of Bend-area residents deal with water, power outages amid heat wave
As if record or near-record heat wasn’t enough of a challenge, hundreds of Bend-area residents were dealing with power and water outages on…
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