Pet Pals: Honey is one sweet lap dog
Karen Burns of the Humane Society of Central Oregon calls Honey a ‘lap dog…
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Bouldering National Championships return to Redmond
With its Olympics debut in Tokyo just months away, the nation’s best climbers are back in Redmond for the U.S. National Bouldering Championships. We…
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COCC distributes Narcan on campus
Deschutes County Health Services received a grant to distribute Narcan, the opioid overdose treatment, including on the COCC…
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ODOT blasting along Hwy. 62 after boulders fall
After boulders bigger than cars fell onto state Highway 62 near Crater Lake, ODOT crews have begun blasting work to clear the…
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Furry Friends: Lady is a nice, well-rounded senior
Lady is very friendly and still pretty active, but a “couch potato” at the end of the day, according to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
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Deschutes Public Libraries share expansion plans
 Deschutes Public Library has expansion projects in the works to keep up with the area’s growing needs and shared the first conceptual plans at…
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Oregon implements storage and solar rebate program
The program issues rebates for solar electric systems and paired solar and solar storage systems for residential customers and low-income service…
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High Desert Museum’s ‘Burning Man’ exhibit opens Saturday
An exhibit at Bend’s High Desert Museum that explores the art and culture of the annual “Burning Man” festival in the Nevada desert opens Saturday.…
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Pay It Forward: Beulah’s Place
Andi Buerger is getting ready to open a new facility for at-risk teens in Redmond, and being this month’s $500 recipient will help make that…
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More changes coming to Redmond Airport
The Redmond Airport has plans for a variety of improvements in coming years, including the kind of out-of-the-weather ‘jet bridges’ familiar at…
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CEC president testifies on Capitol Hill
The president of Central Electric Cooperative spoke Tuesday at a House hearing in Washington, D.C., about his frustration in trying to remove fire…
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Construction safety summit wraps up in Bend
The 19th annual Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit wrapped up in Bend on Tuesday. We talked with a keynote speaker, a man who lost part of his arm…
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Conference in Bend tackles workplace safety issues
With a higher rate of fatal workplace accidents than neighboring states, Oregon’s OSHA is tackling issues such as complacency in the…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 7.7 quake strikes Caribbean Sea off coast of Jamaica
(CNN) — A tsunami threat message has been issued by the US National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after a magnitude 7.7…
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Aerial video of Hwy. 62 boulders, crash scene
Here is ODOT’s aerial video by drone of a spot on Hwy. 62 near Prospect where an SUV encountered two large boulders early…
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Redmond smokejumper visitor center in the works
A smokejumper and wildfire visitor center has been proposed at the Redmond Air…
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Bend tiny house ‘village’ for homeless veterans proposed
Deschutes County, the city of Bend, Central Oregon Veterans Outreach and the Bend Heroes foundation are working on creating a “Veterans’ Village,”…
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Johnny Carino’s in Bend closes ‘indefinitely’
The restaurant comings and goings on Bend’s north side continue, with Johnny Carino’s Italian Restaurant closing “indefinitely” on Monday, according…
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C. Oregonians react to NBA star Kobe Bryant’s death
NewsChannel 21 spoke with some Central Oregonians after Kobe Bryant, former star player of the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday,…
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SOLID Foundation hosts book sale for literacy
SOLID (Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County), formerly known as “Friends of Bend Libraries,” hosted its third book sale at Ponderosa Elementary…
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