St. Charles Interim President/CEO Dr. Steve Gordon accepts permanent position
St. Charles Health System’s Board of Directors announced Monday that Interim President/CEO Dr. Steve Gordon has accepted the position for the…
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Investigation of fentanyl, meth sales on Hunnell Road leads to traffic stop, apartment raid, 2 arrests
An investigation of a Bend man allegedly selling drugs at the Hunnell Road homeless encampment led to his arrest during a traffic stop Saturday and…
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No charges filed in fatal shooting at Prineville apartment; grand jury rules man acted in self-defense
A Crook County grand jury has ruled that a 29-year-old Prineville man acted in self-defense early last month when he shot a formerly close friend who…
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Cascade Natural Gas: No cold-snap outages in Bend, Redmond after 2,500 customers were asked to curb use
The request by Cascade Natural Gas to about 2,500 Bend and Redmond customers to curtail non-essential use during the latest cold snap may have done…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists Bend woman who injured her ankle while hiking at Horse Ridge
A Bend woman injured her ankle while hiking in the Horse Ridge area east of Bend on Saturday, prompting a rescue effort by Deschutes County…
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‘Never had a bad day at work’: After nearly 100 ‘collars,’ Bend PD’s apprehension K-9 Kim has retired
After more than five years on the job and nearly 100 “collars” of suspects, Bend Police Department apprehension K-9 Kim retired on Jan. 31, the…
Continue ReadingSen. Wyden plans in-person town halls in Madras, Bend
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will have open-to-all, in-person town halls next week in Jefferson and Deschutes…
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High Desert Climbers Alliance replaces Smith Rock bolts, marks 40th anniversary of sport climbing’s birth
The High Desert Climbers Alliance is a nonprofit group of climbers who protect and expand climbing access trails in Central Oregon for sport…
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Westside Village Magnet School highlights performing arts; students prepare to perform original play
Middle schoolers there are getting ready for an original play, ‘We Have a Dream,’ written by Bend’s own Mark Ransom. Carly Keenan tells us about it,…
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Bend man facing $1,500-a-day fines after city says his ‘tiny home’ failed to meet accessory dwelling unit rules
A Bend man says he’s facing up to $1,500 a day in fines after the city said he didn’t meet accessory dwelling unit requirements and codes when he…
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‘We’re here to advocate for the students’: Redmond School Board urges city not to allow marijuana dispensaries
 Efforts by Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch to bring marijuana dispensaries to town are being opposed by the school board, who voted unanimously to send a…
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Mt. Bachelor’s installation of new ‘six-pack’ Skyliner lift means May 1 lift closure to begin project
This spring, Mt. Bachelor will be installing a new Skyliner lift, its first six-pack detachable chairlift, and that will bring a somewhat early May 1…
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Ex-DCSO deputy, detective pleads not guilty to official misconduct charges; change of venue sought
A former longtime Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and detective pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he transferred intimate photos from a dead…
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La Pine HS students learn about their future options in CTE classes
Just about everyone remembers “shop class” from their high school days. Now, CTE (career technical education) covers a wider array of skills for…
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City of Redmond holds open house as it gathers public input, ideas on new Public Safety Facility
The City of Redmond invited the community to an open house at City Hall Thursday evening to learn more about and weigh in on plans for the new Public…
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‘He made us all better’: Lifelong friends of skier killed in fall at Mt. Bachelor share fond memories
Larry Godfrey, 79, a former San Diego resident who retired in Bend, suffered a fatal fall on the Wanoga run at Mt. Bachelor last week. Lifelong…
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Police, FBI raid Warm Springs home, arrest second suspect in Madras fatal shooting
Warm Springs Tribal Police detectives and FBI agents raided a Warm Springs home on Thursday and arrested the second of two suspects in the shooting…
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St. Charles physicians, health care workers withdraw petition for union representation
The Central Oregon Providers Network union and St. Charles Health System jointly announced Thursday that COPN has withdrawn its petition to represent…
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‘Deep love,’ but ‘deep challenges’: Bend residents want better growth management, Envision Bend report says
Bend residents treasure the area’s outdoors recreation opportunities, small-city friendliness, creative culture, and family atmosphere. But residents…
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Record-high Redmond girls wrestling team looking forward to state tournament, future of girls wrestling
Redmond wrestling is expecting big things from its boys team and its girls team, with a record number of athletes, expects a strong showing…
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