BBQ smoker’s embers fall on bark mulch, spark $10K deck fire at NW Bend home
Embers from a barbecue smoker fell onto dry bark mulch and sparked a deck fire that caused about $10,000 damage to a northwest Bend home early Monday…
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Seattle woman injured during Smith Rock hike, prompting rescue
A Seattle woman was injured Sunday afternoon on a hike on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, prompting a rescue effort, Deschutes County…
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Prescribed burn to conclude west of La Pine; another planned south of Crescent
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn Monday on about 90 acres of forest lands located seven miles…
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Warm Springs man struck, killed on Hwy. 101 in apparent hit-and-run
A 23-year-old Warm Springs man was struck and killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Tillamook County late Saturday night,…
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Non-sworn Bend PD staff member charged with DUII in Bend Parkway crash
A non-sworn staff member of the Bend Police Department, hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on the Bend Parkway late Friday night, has been…
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As mask mandates end, Oregon bucks trend with permanent rule, sparking uproar
As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are fuming about…
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Police declare riot after crowd smashes windows, sets fires in downtown Portland
Portland police declared a riot in downtown Portland after a group of anti-police demonstrators started smashing windows and breaking into…
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Becky Johnson is heading back to Corvallis, this time as OSU’s boss
Dr. Becky Johnson is packing her bags in Bend and heading to Corvallis, a place she is very familiar with. This time, though, she’ll be the…
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Outside review of COCC Campus Public Safety leads to changes
An outside review of the Central Oregon Community College Campus Public Safety Department, during which all officers were placed on paid leave a…
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‘A real jewel’ is growing: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory starts big campus expansion
Central Oregon’s clear nights make for dazzling views of the night the sky. To accommodate steadily growing interest, the Sunriver Nature Center and…
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$15-20 million Redmond Police HQ proposal still in early stages
A growing city and an older building has the Redmond Police Department struggling with capacity issues, and considering ways to create more…
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Angry crowd gathers near scene of fatal police shooting in Portland
An angry crowd gathered Friday at a Portland park after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun.…
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C.O. to get 4,680 COVID-19 vaccine first doses for next week; all adults eligible
Beginning Monday, everyone 16 or older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 4,680 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines will be scheduled for…
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Report of man with rifle in bushes prompts Prineville school lockout, arrest; no injuries
A report of a man with a hunting rifle walking around in bushes behind Prineville businesses Friday morning led to a lockdown of a nearby school and…
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Upper Deschutes Basin Water Study released by Bureau of Reclamation
Collaborative efforts to improve and modernize water management in the Deschutes River Basin have reached another milestone with the finalization and…
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Cascades East Transit to resume Saturday service May 1, remain fareless
Starting May 1, Cascades East Transit will return to providing Saturday services for Bend Fixed Routes and major Community Connector Routes across…
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NASA high-altitude balloon experiment launches in Madras, ends near Prineville
In the early hours of Thursday morning, a NASA partner’s critical space experiment was underway in Central…
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Winds keep prescribed burn smoke out of Bend, but it streamed into south county
It wasn’t hard to miss Thursday’s 350-acre prescribed burn west of Bend near Phil’s Trailhead. Smoke was expected, though the amount was not fully…
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Some SW Redmond residents voice concern about possible crime in neighborhoods
Several Redmond residents, mostly in the southwest part of the city, have posted notes on the Nextdoor website in recent days regarding suspicious,…
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Rockchuck infestation returns to Redmond schools
Last year, NewsChannel 21 reported on a rockchuck infestation at Hugh Hartman Elementary — and they’re back this year, at two other Redmond schools…
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