Oregon, High Desert join US in record high gas price territory, AAA says
The national and Oregon gas price averages have skyrocketed to new record highs after the price of oil jumped above $110 per barrel last week, and…
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Jefferson County School District names new principals for Madras, Bridges HS, 509J Online
Jefferson County School District 509J Superintendent Jay Mathisen announced Tuesday the district has selected three new principals to lead Madras…
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Portland man gets 18-month federal prison term for bank fraud scheme involving NE Bend property
A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for using a Bend residential property he did not own as collateral to obtain a bank loan worth…
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Rimrock Trails reopens its adolescent residential treatment program in Prineville
Rimrock Trails is pleased to announce that on April 18, they reopened their Prineville-based Adolescent Residential Treatment Program, which…
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Prescribed burning set to continue Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning across the Bend-Fort Rock,…
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Bend’s rapid home price rise took a pause in April, while Redmond set yet another record
Bend’s soaring home sales prices took a bit of a breather in April, while Redmond’s prices kept surging into record territory, the Beacon…
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Paulina Lake Road opens on Thursday, Cascade Lakes Highway next Monday
The Deschutes County Road Department will open Paulina Lake Road on Thursday at 8 a.m. Cascade Lakes Highway will open next Monday at 8…
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Keizer offices of Oregon Right to Life
Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at an anti-abortion organization in the Salem suburb of Keizer late Sunday night after an unsuccessful attempt to…
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Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
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Bend firefighter honored by Oregon fire chiefs for rescuing woman from house fire
Bend Fire & Rescue firefighter Jared Hopper received the Distinguished Conduct Award from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Friday for rescuing a…
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Hayden Homes, Anjulicia Foundation give $300,000 to The Giving Plate’s capital campaign
The Giving Plate announced Monday a very generous financial contribution toward their capital campaign, from Hayden and Kristin Watson. On behalf of…
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Students from 3 C.O. school districts joining military honored in first joint recognition event
Bend-La Pine Schools hosts its first-ever joint Military Recognition Event Monday afternoon, to celebrate students who have enlisted to serve in a…
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Oregon labor commissioner race draws range of candidates, including former Bend state rep
Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively…
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Heaven Can Wait 5K walk and run postponed to October, moved to Redmond
Heaven Can Wait, a 5K walk and run that was originally scheduled for June 5 at Drake Park, will now be held sometime in October in Redmond, St.…
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‘I am simply exhausted’: Bend Mayor Sally Russell announces she’s resigning from city council
After nearly a decade on the Bend City Council, the last three years as the first elected mayor in nearly a century, Sally Russell announced Monday…
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Pacific Power warns of possible safety-related outages during wildfire season
To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for…
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Mother’s Day: Central Oregonians celebrate the special women in our lives
Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate moms and remember all the hard work and sacrifices they do for us. NewsChannel 21 traveled around the…
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Pandemic pushes Oregon’s public defender system to the brink
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines…
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Sprinkler system quickly stops garage fire from spreading at NE Bend apartments
A fire sprinkler system at a northeast Bend apartment complex stopped a garage fire apparently started by incense or a candle Saturday night,…
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Eugene man, kicked out of Bend’s 2nd Street warming shelter, arrested in assault on another man
A Eugene man who showed up at the Bend’s Second Street warming shelter Saturday morning, asking for food, was soon kicked out for making offensive…
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