New mental health crisis hotline
In 2022, there will be a new three digit emergency number to call for help during a mental health crisis. The Federal Communications Commission…
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Downtown Bend project brings traffic backups
Water and sewer line work, as well as a median, on Newport Avenue in downtown Bend was causing big traffic backups Thursday at the Bond…
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Music school to hold nationwide recital
The 4/4 School of Music will hold one of the nation’s largest virtual…
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NTSB points to pilot control, icy runway in Sunriver Airport crash
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Transportation Safety Board says a pilot’s failure to maintain control when landing on a slick runway with icy…
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Pigs, goats, horses available for adoption through DCSO Rescue Ranch
Seven piglets are up for adoption through the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Rescue Ranch. They also have several goats and horses in need of a…
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Redmond may add staircase from Maple Avenue Bridge to the Dry Canyon
The city of Redmond is considering a proposal to build a staircase from the Maple Avenue Bridge to the Dry Canyon…
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Comet Neowise draws eyes, lenses to High Desert skies
NewsChannel 21 is getting more great photos of Comet Neowise as it appears in the High Desert skies. We talked with one photographer, Steve Brandt,…
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Fred Meyer temporarily withholding coins
Fred Meyer in Bend is temporarily withholding coins due to a coin shortage. The Federal Reserve said the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal…
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Cascades Lakes Brewing has new owners
Cascade Lakes Brewing has new owner partners. The business was founded in 1994, and the original owners have moved…
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Better Business Bureau warns of moving company scams
A Bend man was scammed by a moving company called United American Moving and lost $700. Last year alone, The Better Business Bureau received 13,000…
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Redmond, Deschutes County leaders discuss big affordable housing project
Redmond city councilors and Deschutes County commissioners are discussing the next steps in the Skyline Village affordable housing…
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Comet Neowise streaks over High Desert sky
Comet Neowise has been putting on a show as it comes into view over the High Desert, and many of you have been sharing photos of its visit to our…
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Redmond-based Stratos Aircraft tests new prototype jet
Redmond-based Stratos Aircraft completed the first test flight of its new 716X prototype jet on July 2. The new jet is a VLJ (Very Light Jet)…
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New La Pine baseball fields vandalized three times
The La Pine Park & Recreation District says its new baseball fields at Finley Butte Park have been vandalized for the third time this month, and…
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Redmond veteran, motorcyclist plans special cross-country ride
Redmond veteran Scott Martin plans to ride his motorcycle nearly 3,000 miles to Rochester, N.Y., raising funds for a nonprofit called Mission 22 that…
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Veterans on cross-country motorcycle torch ride to honor fallen soldiers
Participants in a 3-week cross-country Memorial Torch Motorcycle Ride, organized each year by the group Tribute to Fallen Soldiers NorthWest, made a…
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Bend buffalo ranch holding Sunday market
Pine Mountain Buffalo Ranch in Bend, a participant in the Bend Farmers Market each Wednesday, is also offering fresh products in a market held on…
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Redmond car meet honors crash victim
About 100 cars and drivers gathered for a special meet in Redmond on Saturday evening in memory of a Terrebonne man killed in a crash last…
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Unity Community of Central Oregon builds labyrinth
The Unity Community of Central Oregon gathered Saturday to build a stone walking path, commonly known as a labyrinth, used often for…
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Kids’ life jackets given away at Redmond fairgrounds
Coastal Farm & Ranch Supply gave away 300 children’s life jackets Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in…
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