CRR attempted traffic stop triggers chase, manhunt; K-9 Ares helps find suspect
A pursuit from Crooked River Ranch into Terrebonne and onto BLM land Monday evening led to a collision of two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies’…
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City of Bend seeks members for new Human Rights and Equity Commission
From now until Jan. 4, the city of Bend is accepting applications from those interested in filling up to 13 seats on the city’s new Human Rights and…
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Central Oregon jobs saw more recovery last month from ‘COVID-19 shock’
Central Oregon’s recovery from the COVID-19 shock continued in October, with strong monthly employment gains on a seasonally adjusted basis across…
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La Pine man charged after raid on illegal grow turns up over 500 plants, BHO lab
A La Pine man faces several drug charges after a raid on his home Monday turned up an illegal marijuana grow, including more than 500 plants, a…
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Culver man gets probation for ‘flagrant’ poaching of Metolius River bull trout
Culver resident Thomas Ray Campbell, 29, was sentenced Monday to five years federal probation “for the flagrant and repeated poaching of protected…
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Crook County DA: Officers justified in firing shots, wounding fleeing fugitive
Three officers were legally justified in firing shots during an attempted traffic stop north of Prineville earlier this month, one of which wounded a…
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Despite ‘freeze,’ some C. Oregonians still plan big Thanksgiving celebrations
Some Central Oregonians say they’ll celebrate the holidays as usual, against the advice, even urgent pleas of local, state and federal health…
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Deadly Redmond hit-and-run raises Sixth Street safety concerns
Last Friday evening, Redmond police say 90-year-old resident Leroy Hall was struck and killed by two vehicles while attempting to cross Northwest…
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Redmond police: Male who fired rifle in the air taken into custody
A male firing a rifle into the air in northwest Redmond on Monday afternoon was taken into custody without further incident, police…
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Oregon has 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,174 new cases, record 456 hospitalizations
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 826, along with 1,174 new cases and a new record for…
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Bend window-smashing home burglar caught in the act, police say
A 60-year-old Bend man was arrested after smashing windows and breaking into an occupied home on Parrell Road late Sunday night while two residents…
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Redmond woman seriously injured in rollover crash
A Redmond woman sustained life-threatening injuries in the rollover crash of an SUV into a utility pole on Southwest Helmholtz Way near Redmond…
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Anonymous donor hires notable Bend chef to cook for seniors
Chef Ingrid Rohrer has cooked for the likes of Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even President Ford.…
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Trump plans would ease protections for sage grouse in West
The Trump administration has announced plans that ease protections for sage grouse in the West, prompting an outcry by critics who say the move paves…
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‘Steep and stark slope’: Oregon’s 1,517 new COVID-19 cases set 4th straight record
– For the fourth straight day, the Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported a record-breaking high — 1,517 — of new confirmed and presumptive…
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Redmond resident arrested in fatal drugged-driving hit-and-run pedestrian crash
A 19-year-old Redmond resident was arrested on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and drugged driving charges Friday…
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Details out in NW Bend shooting; no charges filed as investigation continues
A Bend man was shot and seriously wounded by another man at the front door of the other man’s northwest Bend home Thursday afternoon, police said,…
Continue Reading Oregon reports record 1,306 COVID-19 cases; Deschutes County has record 60 cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 812, and the state has recorded yet another daily record number…
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Oregon health officials discuss COVID-19 testing and possible vaccine timeline
Amid a worrisome statewide surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Oregon Health Authority Senior Advisor Dr. Melissa Sutton on Friday called…
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Crook County sheriff tells Gov. Brown: I won’t enforce mask, gathering mandates
Crook County Sheriff John Gautney has written a letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, sympathizing with her “predicament” over how to curb…
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