Madras mother, daughter arrested in drug raid
A non-fatal drug overdose led to a raid on a Madras trailer and the arrest of a mother and daughter who live there on drug delivery, conspiracy and…
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Oregon reports 9 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes County’s 73rd; 1,020 new cases
There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,476, along with 1,020 new cases, the highest daily tally…
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NW Bend neighbors upset by sudden removal of trees; city apologizes
People living near Drake Park in downtown Bend are upset after several trees were suddenly cut down. On Friday, the city…
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‘Slow burn’: C.O. health care workers hit hard by pandemic; some move off the frontlines
At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented…
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Late-night fire destroys log home in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates; no injuries
A fire late Thursday night destroyed a log home in the Squaw Creek Canyon Estates subdivision northeast of Sisters but caused no injuries, officials…
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Deschutes, Crook counties among 12 likely to move back to ‘Extreme Risk’ in a week
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials presented an even stronger mix of immediate gloom and long-range hope Friday at their latest COVID-19…
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Deschutes County to transition from Redmond mass vaccination clinic in coming weeks
In May, Deschutes County will begin transitioning from the centralized mass vaccination clinic in Redmond to a distributive model, where COVID-19…
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Missing Madras woman found in ‘ghost town’ of Shaniko
The search for a 72-year-old Madras woman with memory and health issues who failed to return home from a drive to visit a friend – her first drive…
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Terrebonne woman killed, 4 injured in Hwy. 26 head-on crash on Warm Springs Reservation
A Terrebonne woman was killed and four people were injured Thursday afternoon when the driver of an SUV apparently fell asleep at the wheel and…
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Regional partnership will bring free COVID-19 vaccine clinics to C.O. high schools
Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area…
Continue ReadingEarth Day cleanup along Deschutes Canyon: Volunteer ‘horrified’ by trash left at illegal camp
Piles of clothes, food, toys, and even buckets of sewage were left at an abandoned campsite off of Lower Bridge Road. To mark Earth Day, volunteers…
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Revived Bend bike share program plans to add more bikes, new locations
Bike sharing in Bend arrived in 2016, but was another victim of the pandemic that hit last…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 993 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,467, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Snow delays planned burns near Crescent until Friday
Fuel specialists will be conducting prescribed burns Friday on two units southwest of Crescent, a few days later than planned due to snowfall in the…
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Bend’s Murphy Road Corridor improvements are ahead of schedule
“It’s going to be done before you know…
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Two Oregon gun control proposals may merge, in scaled-back fashion
Oregon lawmakers are considering scaling back and combining the two central gun control proposals to emerge this session, OPB…
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Bend Police Community Response Team aims to help people in crisis
The Community Response Team at the Bend Police Department includes an embedded social worker with officers who help individuals during a crisis, work…
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Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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Redmond student, mother feel independent prom is worth the risk
Senior prom — one of the many traditional high school activities postponed or outright canceled due to the more than year-long pandemic.…
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Birthday letters being collected for Crooked River Ranch soldier serving overseas
Birthday letters are being collected for Dustin Gallegos, a Crooked River Ranch soldier who is currently deployed…
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