‘We just have to do it’: 30-plus C. Oregon fall HS sports teams making runs in state playoff contests
Summit boys soccer, Sisters volleyball and a few dozen other Central Oregon teams, are getting started in the playoffs.…
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Jefferson County DA identifies SE Madras shooting victim, releases photo of SUV being sought
A 24-year-old man was shot several times Monday night in the Strawberry Heights neighborhood of southeast Madras and later died after being flown to…
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Mother Nature flips a switch, as C.O. calendar turns from warm October to snowy start to November
The turn of the calendar flipped a weather switch as well for many Central Oregonians, as November arrived with heavy, wet snow falling over a wide…
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Deschutes County plans to close Cascade Lakes Highway, Paulina Lake Road for season on Nov. 15
The Deschutes County Road Department said Tuesday it plans to close the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road for the season at 8 a.m. on…
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Eco-activist involved in 1997 arson at Redmond horse slaughterhouse gets community service, no prison time
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced an eco-activist to community service but no extra time in custody, rejecting the government’s call for a…
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Three months after lightning sparked Cedar Creek Fire, 127,000-acre blaze reaches 70% containment
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 127,311-acre Cedar Creek Fire reached 70% containment Tuesday, three months to the day after lightning sparked the blaze…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot climbs to $1.2 billion after Halloween drawing haunts players with no winner yet again
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN After no lucky trick-or-treater scored Monday night’s billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, players will have to vie for…
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Beaver Marsh Rest Area on Highway 97 south of Chemult closed for up to 4 weeks
The Oregon Travel Information Council said Monday it has temporarily closed the Beaver Marsh Rest Area, which is located on U.S. Highway 97 five…
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Downtown Bend thriving with Halloween festivities, spooky spirit back in the air
The spooky spirit is thriving in…
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C.O. homeless shelters seeing higher demand as winter weather approaches
With the dropping temperatures and recent rain, and some snow in the forecast at lower elevations in Central Oregon, more people facing houselessness…
Continue ReadingOregon voter registration program hit minor software glitch
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering motor voter program, in which residents who interact with the motor…
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Panel: Oregon Gov candidate didn’t create hostile workplace
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Tina Kotek did not create a hostile work environment for a…
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Redmond police find shell casings in Dry Canyon, unsure if tied to numerous reports of shots fired in area
Redmond police offered more details Monday on several reports of shots fired early Friday morning and said they found shell casings in the Dry…
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Second psychiatric evaluation finds Cloverdale murder suspect is able to assist in his own defense
A second psychiatric evaluation of a Redmond man accused of killing a Cloverdale woman earlier this year has found that Alexander Mark Smith would…
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Two drivers, one from Bend, seriously injured, 2 children also hurt in Hwy. 20 crash in Linn County
Two drivers, one from Bend, were seriously injured and two children also were hurt in a two-vehicle head-on crash on U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet…
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Deschutes National Forest firefighters to begin pile-burning season
Beginning as soon as this week, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest will start pile-burning operations. Fire specialists will select…
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St. Charles holds medication take-back event at Bend PD, collects seven boxes worth from over 100 cars
St. Charles Health System is hosting a medication take-back event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bend Police Department at 555 NE 15th…
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US gathered intel on Oregon protesters, report shows
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration compiled extensive…
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What’s in store for winter 2022-23 on the High Desert?
NewsChannel 21 Meteorologist Katie Zuniga traveled to Portland recently for the American Meteorological Society’s Winter Weather Forecast Conference,…
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Mirror Pond fish passage advisory panel begins Phase 2 of work, reviewing 3 design options
On Monday, Nov. 7 from 9-11a.m., the City of Bend’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee will host a virtual meeting to launch Phase 2 of…
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