Fathers of 2 Mt. Bachelor tree well victims sue resort for $30 million
The fathers of a skier and snowboarder who died on the same day nearly two years ago after falling into tree wells and suffocating on the slopes of…
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DCSO sets free public document shredding event
Also prescription drug disposal, canned food drive BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The first of four public shredding events we are hosting this year will…
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St. Charles Bend prepares, says still no novel coronavirus cases locally
St. Charles Bend officials said Thursday there have been no samples of suspected COVID-19, better known as the novel coronavirus, sent from Central…
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Remains found south of DRW identified as missing Bend man
Remains found by a hiker south of Deschutes River Woods 10 days ago have been positively identified as those of a Bend man whose disappearance nearly…
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Oregon legislative limbo lingers, threatening bills of both parties
Pressure continued to rise and the House and Senate chambers remained empty Wednesday at the Oregon Capitol, one day after most House Republicans…
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Kasner murder trial begins in shooting death of neighbor
The grim details of a woman allegedly gunning down her neighbor, shooting a dog and threatening other neighbors with the gun one winter day in a…
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Deschutes County to remove about 50 hazard trees near Sunriver
Starting this week and continuing sporadically throughout April, the Deschutes County Road Department will remove approximately 50 hazard trees along…
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Bend police cite 2 DCSO deputies for ‘excessive speed’ in injury crashes
Bend police said Tuesday they have cited two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies after determining that “excessive speed” — hitting 90 mph on…
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Bend police officer files to unseat Deschutes Sheriff Nelson
A Bend police officer who shot and killed a suspected drunken driver in downtown Bend more than three years ago filed to run Friday against Deschutes…
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Special report: Overnight army preps Mt. Bachelor slopes
As the sun sets on Central Oregon, skiers and snowboarders get their last laps in at Mt. Bachelor. Then, an army of workers climb into giant machines…
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2 DCSO sergeants placed on paid leave amid inquiry
Two patrol sergeants with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office have been placed on paid administrative leave in recent days amid an inquiry into…
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Help offered for C.O. first responders who struggle with stress
Law enforcement and other first responders are quite often the first people on the scene of a variety of variety traumatic and stressful incidents,…
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Highway 97 traffic stop leads to meth, Calif. man’s arrest
A California man pulled over for speeding and failure to signal a lane change on U.S. Highway 97 north of La Pine was arrested on drug charges after…
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Deschutes Public Library fundraising shifts from ‘Friends’ to foundation
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From a collection of small buildings and outposts 100 years ago to a robust system of six libraries serving nearly 200,000…
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Sunriver Resort begins $40 million upgrade, new aquatic center
Sunriver Resort announced Tuesday that it has committed $40 million over the next five years to new and refreshed facilities and enhancements that…
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Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath
Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…
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Deschutes County Jail inmate dies in apparent suicide
A 33-year-old Deschutes County Jail inmate died in an apparent suicide Tuesday morning, sheriff’s deputies…
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Hiker finds human skeletal remains south of DRW
A hiker discovered human skeletal remains south of Deschutes River Woods on Monday afternoon and notified authorities, who began an investigation,…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists injured cyclist near Tumalo Falls
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Sunday of a Bend woman who was hurt in a fall while carrying her “fat bike” across a…
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Bend man joins the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels
The United States Navy’s Blue Angels are an elite flight team you may have seen at air shows. …
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