14 COVID-19 cases tied to Prineville church; pastor says some don’t wear masks
The Crook County Health Department confirmed Monday it’s currently investigating 14 cases of COVID-19 associated with the New Life Bible Chapel in…
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Spike strips, citizen tips and Bend PD K-9’s bite lead to arrest of Terrebonne man
It took spike strips, citizen tips and the bite of a Bend police K-9 to arrest a wanted 23-year-old Terrebonne man Monday morning after a manhunt in…
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Redmond man pleads guilty to murder in woman’s stabbing death
A 62-year-old Redmond man entered a guilty plea Monday in last summer’s stabbing death of a Redmond-area woman he had previously dated, court…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 324 new cases
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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New SE Bend park to feature BPRD’s first ‘sprayground,’ wide array of features
A new community park has broken ground in southeast Bend that will have a wide variety of features, from an event pavilion and off-leash area for…
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Power restoration from Portland-area ice storm could take a week more
More than 38,000 customers remained without power on Sunday in the wake of an ice storm that wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in the Portland…
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1 dead, 3 rescued after fishing boat capsizes near mouth of Tillamook Bay
A person has died and three others were rescued after a commercial fishing boat capsized near the mouth of Tillamook Bay along the Oregon coast.…
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Warm Springs Police say Hwy. 26 drunk driver had .77 blood alcohol level
A driver and hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the…
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DCSO honors truck-driver heroes for life-saving actions after fiery crash
Emotions ran high Saturday morning at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, as a pair of heroes were honored for their life-saving actions after a…
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Snowmobiler killed in Idaho avalanche
A man snowmobiling in the Sawtooth National Forest in central Idaho died Friday after triggering a large avalanche. The snowmobiler was riding up a…
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Crooked River Ranch man comes home to find $16,000 camp trailer gone
Mike Bedford left work early back on Feb. 9 to make sure he was home in time for the delivery of his brand-new telescope. He was worried it might…
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Oregon National Guard deploys as power outages persist
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has called on the National Guard to go door-to-door in areas hardest hit by last weekend’s ice storm to make sure residents…
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C.O. shipment centers cite winter storms in Oregon, U.S. for recent delays
Shipment centers around Bend are noticing large backups in deliveries of packages and letters, citing stormy weather in Oregon and elsewhere in the…
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Bend VA Clinic makes history with air delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses
For the first time in the U.S., a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic has delivered COVID-19 vaccines by air. Destination: Bend.…
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Despite COVID’s hard hit, Redmond Airport still eyes terminal expansion
Over the past several years the Redmond airport has been looking at a terminal area concept plan for expansion, but they couldn’t have predicted the…
Continue ReadingWeather-related vaccine delays postpone Deschutes County appointments
Inclement weather has delayed shipments of COVID-19 vaccines across the nation – including doses Deschutes County expected for appointments scheduled…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 related deaths, 492 cases; vaccinations to expand
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon lawmakers take aim at loophole in state gun law
So many people are buying guns in Oregon these days that the state police are often unable to complete background checks in time, allowing the sales…
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First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…
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CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested
A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…
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