Redmond’s Old-Fashion Christmas jump-starts early Christmas shopping, fun
It’s starting to look and feel a lot like Christmas, with the snow coming down this weekend, which sets just the right tone for the eighth…
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C.O. drug agents, DCSO deputies arrest Sisters man, alleged fentanyl, meth trafficker in Hwy. 20 traffic stop
Drug detectives and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies pulled over a Sisters man Friday morning suspected of fentanyl and methamphetamine…
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Bend veteran activist Dick Tobiason takes on many tasks to ensure those who served get deserved honor
As they have on special days for years, volunteers were out early in downtown Bend on Veterans Day, putting up dozens of U.S. flags, each honoring a…
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Saturday’s Fill Your Pantry event gives Central Oregonians a chance to buy locally grown items in bulk
If you want to restock your pantry and stock up on plenty of locally grown food, there’s a Fill your Pantry event on Saturday in Redmond.…
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Cascade Lakes Highway, Paulina Lake Road to close for winter next Tuesday, Deschutes County reports
This week’s Deschutes County road update includes Monday’s seasonal closure of the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake…
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Avelo Airlines launches twice-a-week nonstop flights between Redmond and Palm Springs
Avelo Airlines on Friday began offering twice-a-week seasonal nonstop service to Palm Springs, California from Central Oregon’s Redmond Municipal…
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Chance for snow headed into the weekend
We’re seeing a 40 percent chance of snow Friday with partly cloudy skies. Winds are coming out of the southeast under 10 MPH — however, a system off…
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BLM to begin pile-burning on 367 acres in Steelhead Falls Project area by Crooked River Ranch
If conditions are favorable, the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management plans to begin burning 367 acres of hand piles next week in…
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Bend City Council to hold public hearing, consider adopting camping code
Next Wednesday evening, the Bend City Council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting a new Camping Code, which would regulate camping on…
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100+ Western ranchers launch major Redmond-based effort to raise climate-smart beef
The nation’s largest family ranching cooperative, based in Redmond, announced Thursday it has launched a major initiative called Grazewell to test…
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OSU-Cascades enrollment shows record increase in new first-year students
The 2022 fall class of 204 first-year students at Oregon State University-Cascades is the largest in the Bend campus’s history and represents a…
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‘Really exciting’: Bend set to welcome new mayor, 2 new city councilors
The Bend City Council is seeing some big changes following election night. As of midday Wednesday, Councilor Melanie Kebler holds a 10-point lead…
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Fire destroys maintenance building on Brasada Ranch Road in Powell Butte
A large maintenance building went up in flames early Tuesday on SW Brasada Ranch Road in Powell Butte, and fire investigators were unable to…
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‘Drive With a Deputy’: La Pine HS students learn lessons, tips on road safety, preparedness from DCSO
La Pine High School students learned tips and tricks about vehicle safety at La Pine’s first Drive With a Deputy” event on Tuesday.…
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BLM set to burn 13 logging slash piles SE of La Pine, in the area burned by the Darlene Fire
 If weather conditions are favorable, the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District plans to burn 13 piles of logging slash in the Outback…
Continue ReadingKTVZ Decision 2022 blog: A last wee-hours update, some top race updates — and thank you!
As is customary, Deschutes County updated its election results just after midnight Wednesday. Here’s some…
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Testimony resumes in Ian Cranston murder trial; friend, detective take witness stand
The prosecution’s testimony resumed Tuesday in the murder trial of Ian Cranston, accused of fatally shooting Barry Washington Jr. on a downtown Bend…
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Redmond DMV office to reopen three days a week after nearly six-month closure
After a nearly six-month closure, due to staffing shortages, the Redmond DMV office will reopen Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Nov. 15…
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Walgreens push into comprehensive care continues with $9 billion purchase of Summit Health-CityMD
Walgreens extended its push into more comprehensive health care Thursday with its VillageMD unit acquiring another urgent and primary care chain,…
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Bend City Council considers making Home Energy Score mandatory, draws Realtors opposition
Supporters of the Home Energy Score being considered as a home-sales requirement by the city of Bend say it encourages energy-saving improvements.…
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