The city of Bend is asking all of its water customers to make a voluntary reduction in water usage, starting Friday, due to a continued shortage of…
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Three old log decks at the former Warm Springs Forest Products sawmill spontaneously combusted late Thursday afternoon, the fires merging in a…
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A 29-year-old Madras man was jailed on burglary, theft and other charges for stealing items from Bridges High School, the former Westside School on…
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Friday marked a milestone. On this date in 1855, a treaty paved the way for what would become the state of Oregon, and land ownership as it exists…
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A record heat wave incoming to Central Oregon is causing some to prepare for heat safety and search for spots to stay…
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With the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat watch for Central Oregon, members of the Homeless Leadership Coalition are organizing…
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A Prineville man driving a side-by-side UTV was seriously injured Thursday when he failed to yield to a car that struck the vehicle on Southwest…
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Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, reopened for the summer earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Transportation…
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Workers in the Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.39 in May 2020, 6 percent below…
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A slow-moving thunderstorm cell parked itself over the north end of Bend late Wednesday afternoon, dumping up to an hour of torrential rain and hail…
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After almost two years with no event, the city of Prineville, which proudly calls itself the “Cowboy Capital of Oregon,” is hosting the 75th annual…
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The Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…
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With hundreds of lightning strikes rolling through Central Oregon over the last couple of days, sleeper fires are now a concern for crews in the…
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A scheduled homeless campsite cleanup and removal Wednesday on Bend’s Northeast Emerson Avenue included some times of tension between police and…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Forestry announced seasonal closures and limited-use regulations…
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A Bend man jailed for theft and a probation violation after he allegedly entered several vehicles in northeast Bend is expected to face more charges…
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Many restaurants in Bend are seeing a spike in revenue better than before the pandemic. However, those same restaurants are also struggling to feed…
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Blood donation rates for the Red Cross are at a low right now across the Pacific Northwest, just as summer increases the demand.…
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Central Oregon is not only expected to have another intense fire season, but also a traditionally busy summer season — perhaps the busiest. People…
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A Vallejo, California man was arrested on numerous charges Sunday night at a Redmond motel, accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend at her…
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