Madras family narrowly escapes house fire, thanks to alarm
Awakened by a smoke alarm, a Madras family of four narrowly escaped out a back bedroom window early Wednesday morning when a malfunctioning water…
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ODOT plans Terrebonne open house Thursday
Highway designers from the Oregon Department of Transportation are inviting the public to an open house Thursday evening to again discuss proposed…
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Tip leads Redmond PD to stolen car; suspect already in jail
Thanks to a citizen’s tip, Redmond police found a stolen car whose driver led them on a high-speed chase on Sunday — and they also found the alleged…
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Pair arrested in La Pine apartment drug raid
A two-month investigation into citizen complaints of drug deals at a La Pine apartment led to a SWAT team-led raid late Tuesday afternoon, the arrest…
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Public picks new DCSO bloodhound’s name: Copper
AFter thousands of suggestions and online votes, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has gone with the public’s favored name for its new K-9…
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Really big crane set for Mirror Pond dam project
The water level of Mirror Pond, the section of the Deschutes River immediately upstream from PacifiCorp’s Bend hydroelectric facility, will be…
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NW Bend residents concerned by proposed project
Many residents who live between O.B. Riley Road and Mt. Washington Drive in northwest Bend are expressing concerns that a new proposed subdivision…
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Prescribed burn planned Wednesday S. of Sisters
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District are planning to conduct a prescribed fire four miles south of Sisters on…
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Decorated Vietnam veteran shares his life story
On Veterans Day, many Americans gather to honor those who put their lives on the front line, and for one decorated veteran on lives in Bend, he says…
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Bend Eagle Scout hopeful helps veterans in need
This Veterans Day weekend, a Bend High School senior decided to collect donations and resources for homeless and low-income veterans across Central…
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Prescribed burns planned near Big Summit Prairie
Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest plan to take advantage of recent warm, dry weather to implement two prescribed burn projects north of Big…
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Fight over football game east of Bend leads to shooting, arrest
Two lifelong friends house-sitting east of Bend got in an alcohol-fueled argument, then a fight over a college football game Saturday afternoon,…
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Life-saving C.O. mobile medical clinic nearing end of life
A popular health care service for the homeless and Central Oregon veterans has gone mobile over the last few years. However, representatives with the…
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DCSO: No signs of foul play after remains found near Bend
Nearly 20 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers assisted detectives in a grid search for evidence Friday of a field northeast of…
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Deschutes Forest campers overstaying legal welcome
Camping can be free in some parts of the Deschutes National Forest, but some campers are illegally taking advantage of that by staying longer than…
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Bend bank workers thought they saw gun, called police
Police rushed to a downtown Bend bank Friday morning when employees who thought they’d seen a customer with a gun hid under a desk and called 911.…
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Bend’s Epic Aircraft wins FAA certification of new plane
Bend-based Epic Aircraft announced Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration has granted Type Certification for its E1000 all-carbon fiber…
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Co. promotes tests to curb potential date-rape drugs
After two women said they believed they were drugged at a downtown Bend bar, one company reached out Thursday to NewsChannel 21 about a product…
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Tips lead to Sunriver condo raid, two arrests
Tips of possible methamphetamine sales from a Sunriver condominium led to two Sunriver traffic stops, the arrests of both drivers and a raid on the…
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NE Redmond project to include 250 affordable homes
A new northeast Redmond housing project plans to create about 500 homes, about half of them in the affordable housing…
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