Big changes are finally here for HWY 20 in the way of Roundabouts
Hwy 20 in North Bend, seems a bit more congested than normal. Big changes are happening. Two new roundabouts on US 20 at Cooley Road, and Cook…
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September marks National Suicide Awareness Month; Central Oregon offers help, support, training events
This month, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Deschutes County, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Suicide…
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‘Wishes & Dishes’: Two C.O. Make-A-Wish families unite 10 Bend-area chefs, to help grant more wishes
Grant Williamson is a 7-year-old Bend boy who was diagnosed with cancer at age 2. Now, Grant is a cancer survivor and has been named a Make-A-Wish…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Bend campus dedicated, named for former Sheriff Les Stiles
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office main campus was dedicated Wednesday and formally named the Les Stiles Justice Center in honor of the…
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C.O. First Interstate Bank employees make blankets for children on Volunteer Day
First Interstate Bank locations across 14 states closed at noon Wednesday so employees could help out in the community for their sixth annual…
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No arrests in the 2 months since Evelyn Weaver’s killing; DA Gunnels assures it’s ‘definitely not a cold case’
Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into…
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Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue sends 5-year local option levy to voters on Nov. 7 ballot
(Update: Adding video, comments from department) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — In less than two months, voters in Crooked River Ranch will…
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ODFW reports small increase in deaths of Madras-area deer, apparently from adenovirus disease
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday it has seen a small increase in mule deer in and around Madras that are dying from what…
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Sisters High’s school-based health center will expand days of operation next month, thanks to partnership
The Sisters School-Based Health Center, located adjacent to Sisters High School, will soon expand its operations from two days a week to four days a…
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OSU-Cascades attracts more than $2 million in annual research award, grant funding
Researchers at Oregon State University-Cascades brought in $2.3 million in funding during the recent fiscal year to address challenges as varied as…
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USFS: All resorts, recreation sites east of Cascade Lakes Highway remain open to the public amid fuel break work
Agency also warns that warmup brings potential for more fire activity BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All resorts and recreation sites on the east side of…
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Campbell River, B.C. man gets 4-year prison term in 2019 DUII crash that killed 2 Americans, one from Bend
A Campbell River, British Columbia man who killed two members of an American family, including a Bend architect and high school robotics coach, and…
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‘It will never look like that again’: Firefighters reflect, 20 years since the B&B, Central Oregon’s largest wildfire
– It’s now been 20 years since the B&B Complex Fire — two big fires that merged into a giant one — exploded in the Deschutes National Forest…
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Ask the Mayor: Viewers’ questions include unpaved roads, roundabout rules, roadkill and high rents
Thanks for the dozens of questions you sent in for our monthly Ask the Mayor segment with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, who stops by NewsChannel 21 at…
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NE Bend child care center’s abrupt closure leaves families scrambling; NeighborImpact offers help
Inspire Learning Center on NE Conners Avenue in Bend notified parents Monday that they were closing immediately due to financial issues. We spoke…
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Central Oregonians are being offered solar rebate incentives through the Oregon Dept. of Energy
Central Oregonians served by Pacific Power, Central Electric Cooperative and Mid-State Electric Cooperative are now eligible for rebates for solar…
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Central Oregon Trail Alliance using $50,000 grant to fine-tune trails used, enjoyed by adaptive riders
The Phil’s Trailhead skills area and pump track west of Bend is temporarily closed for two weeks for maintenances and upgrades by the Central…
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Madras receives $4.4 million federal grant for downtown stormwater, sewer infrastructure project, bio-retention pond
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday the department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $4.4 million grant to…
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Jefferson County School Board appoints Regina Mitchell to fill board vacancy
The board of Jefferson County School District 509J voted Monday evening to appoint Regina Mitchell to fill a vacancy on the school board. She is…
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Madras man arrested, accused of threatening others with gun at Terrebonne Grange Hall after argument, fight
A Madras man was arrested after he got into an argument and fight at the Terrebonne Grange Hall and was told to leave late Saturday night, then got a…
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