Deschutes County distributing another $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds
The Deschutes County Commission has approved additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investments for projects that total $1.3 million, officials…
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Bend police K-9 helps officers find burglary suspect hiding in Les Schwab tire store bathroom
A burglary suspect seen entering a worker’s car at the Les Schwab Tire Center on South Highway 97 Saturday evening was arrested by officers who…
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Police stop 7 drivers, issue tickets in impromptu traffic detail on Third Street, Bend Parkway
An “impromptu traffic safety enforcement detail” Sunday morning on Northeast Third Street and the Bend Parkway near Empire Avenue led to seven…
Continue ReadingCouple, granddaughter killed in Washington state house fire
RAINIER, Wash. (AP) — A couple and their three-year-old granddaughter have been killed in a house fire in western Washington state. Authorities…
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Sheriff: ‘Miraculously,’ no one hurt in crash south of Madras that totaled car, pickup
A 16-year-old licensed driver with three passengers failed to stop and yield to oncoming traffic on Highway 26 south of Madras late Friday afternoon,…
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Bend-La Pine Schools eye return to more normal lunches, with students spread out in cafeterias
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook is asking the school board on Tuesday evening to lift some COVID-19 rules that have spread…
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Eastern Oregon poachers kill 2 pronghorn antelope, leave 2 others mortally wounded in ‘thrill kill’
Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to suffer on the night of Jan. 16 in a “thrill kill” near the Eastern Oregon town of Crane,…
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Deschutes County SO SAR comes to aid of injured cross-country skier
A cross-country skier from Beaverton, injured west of Bend on Friday, called 911 for help. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue traveled by…
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St. Charles Bend has 79 COVID-19-positive patients, expects Omicron peak to hit soon
St. Charles Bend is once again becoming filled with Covid-19-positive…
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Report: Oregon has far too few public defenders
Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants, a…
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Redmond School Board joins in outcry over proposed ‘permanent’ indoor mask requirement
Hundreds of Oregon residents are crying government overreach as officials at the state’s health authority consider indefinitely extending the…
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Madras fugitive flees deputy, prompting pursuit, hours-long manhunt, arrest
A suspicious man who turned out to be a fugitive with a felony arrest warrant sped away from a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy late Thursday…
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Bend city councilors OK $4.55 million purchase of Rainbow Motel site
Bend city councilors Wednesday night unanimously approved the city buying a just over one-acre site at 154 NE Franklin Avenue, which includes the…
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State posts second-highest HS graduation rate; Crook County HS touts 98% rate, highest in C.O.
Despite the continued challenges of COVID-19, Oregon’s statewide high school graduation rate for the class of 2020-21 was 80.6 percent, the…
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‘Covid fatigue’ impacting mask enforcement at some C.O. businesses
Traci Haley is the co-owner of the Yo Central frozen yogurt shop in Prineville, and she acknowledges “Covid fatigue is…
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Lawsuit claims Gov. Brown illegally commuted prison sentences
Two Oregon district attorneys and the relatives of three homicide victims have filed a lawsuit accusing Gov. Kate Brown of unlawfully freeing nearly…
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Cascades East Transit suspends Saturday Community Connector service amid driver shortages
Cascades East Transit announced Thursday it will suspend Saturday regional Community Connector service starting Feb. 5 until further notice due to…
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‘Car-mencement 2’: COCC to repeat drive-thru graduation ceremony for Class of ’22
Prioritizing student, staff and community health, and building upon the successful precedent of last year’s drive-thru ceremony, Central Oregon…
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Bend’s Confluence Fly Shop looks to lure more patrons with new 8-tap bar, outdoor patio
Visitors to Bend’s Old Mill District – shoppers and outdoor adventure clients, as well as craft beer fans – have a new spot to grab a pint and…
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Maragas Winery wins 11 medals at prestigious San Francisco wine competition
Doug Maragas, winemaker at Maragas Winery, returned from Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition judging with a smile — and a bounty of 11…
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