Deschutes County commissioners take up disputed Redmond-area zone change request
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A zoning dispute near Redmond is pitting farmers against…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revives, appoints 19 members to Police Chief’s Advisory Council
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Thursday he’s appointed the 19 members of the revived Police Chief’s Advisory Council, which had been…
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Controversial, withdrawn wildfire risk map draws criticism at packed ODF community meeting in Redmond
The Oregon Department of Forestry drew a big crowd in Redmond Wednesday night on that controversial state wildfire risk map state officials recently…
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Mental health and wellness festival planned Sunday at Drake Park
Bend therapist Savanna DeLuca has put together what she considers Bend’s first mental health and wellness festival. …
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Cedar Creek Fire brings serious smoke to Bend for first time this summer
A fast-growing new wildfire in rugged, hard-to-access terrain on the Willamette National Forest 18 miles east of Oakridge was growing fast — 500…
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Crews stop growth of Fly Creek Fire, still 25% contained; evacuation alert drops to Level 1 (‘Be Ready’)
Firefighters made strong progress Monday on stopping a rash of new wildfires across Central Oregon in the wake of weekend storms and lightning,…
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NE Bend house fire sparked by overloaded extension cord, investigators say
A fire that damaged a northeast Bend home late Tuesday afternoon was started by a failed extension cord that apparently became overloaded, officials…
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DCSO detectives following up on new leads in apparent accidental shooting near Mayfield Pond
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday detectoves are following up on new leads in their investigation of a Bend man’s fatal shooting near…
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Bend couple believes hit-and-run may have been intentional, frustrated with police response
Early on Sunday, July 3, Madeline Bason and her wife, Erica Cardwell, were walking by the Deschutes County Courthouse in downtown…
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Drug agents raid 2 Bend-area illegal marijuana grows, find 6,800 plants, arrest 4; K-9 hurt in fight with suspect
An 18-month investigation of a Bend-area drug ring allegedly growing illegal marijuana to deliver around the Northwest ended in a pair of raids…
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SE Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout opens, Bend’s first with protected bike lanes
The Southeast Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout – Bend’s first-ever bicycle-protected traffic circle – opened to traffic Thursday…
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Oregon to end bail-based pretrial release system Friday, focus instead on arrestee’s danger to community
A new state law that takes effect Friday makes major changes in Oregon’s process for determining whether and how arrested individuals can be released…
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Passing train sparks fire in northern Bend on hot, windy afternoon, prompting reminder to property owners
A wet spring followed by hot summer temperatures can make a fire like one that broke out Monday afternoon near the BNSF Railway tracks in northern…
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Half of Sunriver restaurant’s outdoor furniture gone after fake online ad says it’s closing, come and take it
A Sunriver restaurant is missing half its outdoor furniture, after a fake ad told people to come by and take…
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Bend motorcyclist killed in early-morning crash at NW Bend intersection
A 39-year-old Bend man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning at a northwest Bend intersection, police…
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Redmond businesses scramble, adapt amid struggles to find, keep commercial real estate property
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In this changing economy, where prices are constantly going up, finding or keeping an affordable piece of commercial real…
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Bend Senior HS Special Olympics basketball team will be playing Massachusetts in gold medal game
The Bend Senior High Unified basketball team is representing Team Oregon in Florida for the USA Games and is expected to win a gold or silver medal…
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C.O. firefighters put out 7 campfires over Memorial Day weekend, more human-caused fires since
On the first day of June, still a few weeks away from official summer — and firefighters are already hard at work on the High Desert.…
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Fire causes $120,000 damage to NW Bend condominium unit; other residents evacuate
A fire traced to a failure in a heating-cooling unit caused $120,000 damage to a condominium unit in northwest Bend Saturday afternoon, prompting…
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One Class at a Time: Caldera High School’s DECA builds future business leaders
It’s been a busy year for DECA club advisor Bekka Tucker and the DECA student members at Caldera High…
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