Snow report for Thursday morning, December 29
In the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood Meadows reporter 10 new inches. Timberline reported 12 new inches. Hoodoo reported 4 new inches. Mt. Bachelor…
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Winter weather advisory for Cascades east slopes extended into Friday
Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! The east slopes of the Cascades, including Sisters, La Pine and Sunriver, are in a winter weather advisory that has…
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Sisters drug trafficking suspect accused of stealing $225K worth of heavy equipment in Portland area
A Sisters man arrested last month, accused of trafficking in fentanyl and methamphetamine, was arrested again Wednesday, accused of stealing some…
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Bend declares Hunnell Road homeless camp ‘unsafe’; move-out plans leave houseless unsure of future
The city of Bend said Wednesday it has declared the area of Northeast Hunnell Road as an “unsafe campsite” (as defined in a city administrative…
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City of Bend patch crews respond to road hazards after pothole season hits early this winter
The recent round of winter weather, with snow, ice and then the melt-off has led to a rise in calls to the city about potholes. “Pothole season”…
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Bend teens arrested in Reptile Zone burglary, animals returned; owner grateful but angry, frustrated
With the help of the community, a 17-year-old Bend resident and his 18-year-old girlfriend have been arrested in last month’s burglary of The Reptile…
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Bend pedestrian struck, seriously injured; police say he was crossing street outside crosswalk
A Bend man was struck and seriously injured late Tuesday afternoon as he crossed a northeast Bend intersection outside of the crosswalk, police…
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Falling trees claim 5 lives, including Prineville truck driver, in three crashes on Hwy. 26, I-84
Two large trees fell onto U.S. Highway 26 and a third fell on Interstate 84 Tuesday, claiming five lives, including a Prineville truck driver and a…
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Snow report for Wednesday morning December 28
Mt. Hood Meadows reported 4 new inches. Timberline reported 1 new inch. Mt. Bachelor reported 5 new inches. No new snow for the other…
Continue ReadingWinter weather advisory still in effect, expires Wednesday afternoon
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Our wind advisory expired, but we are still in a winter weather advisory for much of Deschutes County lasting until…
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‘It helped us in our own grief’: Bend native’s daughter Rylee saved three lives through organ donations
Bend native Autumn Toelle-Jackson is helping honor her daughter, Rylee Marie Jackson, at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., next Monday. The little…
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Semi hit by wind hits power pole on Hwy. 26 in Madras; 275 CEC members lose power for hours
A semi-truck whose empty trailer was hit by winds struck and snapped a Central Electric Cooperative utility pole Tuesday morning, knocking out power…
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COCC warns of possibly unsafe conditions, urges avoiding apartment project area on Bend campus
Recent inclement weather has created standing water and live wires at the Neighborly Development Veridian Apartments construction site on the south…
Continue ReadingWind, winter weather advisory until Wednesday
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Deschutes County is in a wind and winter weather advisory, both expiring Wednesday at 1 am. Tuesday. we will see more…
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Sisters woman killed in crash on icy Hwy. 20 remembered as ‘amazing mother … who made everyone laugh’
A friend and coworker of a Sisters woman killed in a crash two days before Christmas on icy Highway 20 east of Sisters is raising funds to help the…
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Warm temperatures, with rainy conditions
Happy Monday! Monday brought warmer temperatures, but rainy skies. Our daytime high got up in the 50s — a stark difference from what we saw last…
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DUII driver runs Redmond red light; crash injures 4; police say she tried to run, then steal patrol car
A Bend woman who allegedly ran a red light and crashed into two other vehicles on Highway 97 in Redmond on Christmas Eve, sending four people to the…
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Heater for goat’s manger sparks fire that heavily damages home south of Sunriver
A fire that heavily damaged a home south of Sunriver early Saturday morning was caused by an electrical heater in a plywood-and-straw manger housing…
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Illegal marijuana grow raided at home in Three Rivers area south of Sunriver; three suspects charged
Community complaints and tips led to a raid and dismantling of an illegal marijuana grow Wednesday at a home in the Three Rivers area south of…
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Bitter cold hits High Desert, falls on the rise; OSU-Cascades closed; other closures, delays reported
Weeks before the numbing single-digit cold hit Central Oregon on Thursday, places like St. Charles and Mosaic Medical already were seeing a big…
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