SW Prineville brush fire stopped at an acre, traced to burn barrel too close to combusibles
Crook County firefighters, assisted by state and federal agencies, stopped a small brush fire in southwest Prineville Friday afternoon that…
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Firefighters stop fast-moving brush fire that threatened homes, burned shed and fences in NE Bend
Bend Fire & Rescue crews quickly responded and stopped a fast-moving brushfire that damaged a shed and fences and threatened several homes along Dean…
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Senator Ron Wyden visits Bend for wildfire briefing with local fire officials
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden was in Bend Saturday for a wildfire briefing at the Deschutes National Forest headquarters. Forest…
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New state law to require Oregon high schoolers take financial literacy, career planning classes, but many already do
Oregon high school students soon will be seeing two added course requirements to get their diplomas, both aimed at better preparing them for the…
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‘It offers a way forward that isn’t violent’: Bend church hosts ‘Guns for Gardens’ to promote gun safety
A coalition of organizations is promoting gun safety and a path to end gun violence through a firearm buy-back event Saturday morning at a Bend…
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Nearly 1,200 apartments to come online in Bend in coming months; broker expects ‘renters’ market’ to develop
According to Compass Commercial Real Estate, about 1,200 new multi-family housing apartments are set to come online in Bend over the next six to…
Continue ReadingBedrock Fire smoke brings back High Desert haze, new DEQ air quality advisory for Deschutes County
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Friday for Deschutes County and…
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Petitioner pitches vast, sparsely populated city of ‘Mountain View’; Deschutes County hearing set for Sept. 20
Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine and … Mountain View? That’s the name of a vast new city proposed across 265 square miles of thinly populated…
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Bend surfer ‘chasing that first wave’, seeking to make US river surfing team
Austin Fernand, a 21-year-old OSU-Cascades student now living in Bend, is trying to make the U.S. river surfing…
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‘I think it’s great!’: Customers and gas stations react to the changes of allowing self-serve as an option
It’s been almost a week now since Oregonians were given the option of pumping their own gas. Pumping your own gas is now a choice for Oregonians…
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La Pine woman charged with trafficking fentanyl; raid turns up fake tablets, two guns, ‘large amount’ of cash
Central Oregon drug agents concluded a long-term investigation Wednesday evening with the arrest of a La Pine woman who allegedly was trafficking…
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Proposed Sisters warming shelter draws public criticism, concern at full-house City Council workshop
According to the 2023 Point-In-Time Count, the city of Sisters saw an increase in the number of residents living unsheltered, rising from 55 last…
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Sunriver man who fired rifle shot into Deschutes County Jail where father was being held enters plea deal
A 25-year-old Sunriver man admitted in a plea deal entered in court Wednesday that he fired a high-powered rifle shot that hit the Deschutes County…
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Bend residents share their experiences with rising rent prices, housing challenges with city committee
Bend community members are invited to share their experiences with housing instability and high rents with the city’s Affordable Housing Advisory…
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‘It provides comfort to them’: New program at Hospice of Redmond provides care for patients’ pets
A new program at Hospice of Redmond offers welcome support to pet owners with serious health…
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Bend man accidentally shoots himself in the leg, then drives to hospital, passes out, crashes into pillar
A man who was cleaning his gun when he accidentally shot himself in the leg drove himself to the hospital Tuesday night, but lost consciousness and…
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Hot, dry conditions prompt Deschutes National Forest to enact public use fire restrictions in all wilderness areas
Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as additional fire activity in the region, the Deschutes National Forest will implement Public…
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Hospice of Redmond offers ‘Pet Peace of Mind’ program for hospice patients
Hospice of Redmond has become a partner of Pet Peace of Mind, a program that provides a care model for the pets of hospice patients. The program…
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Bend man in kilt arrested, accused of threatening others on street with gun and knife
A report of a man in a kilt brandishing a shotgun and knife and threatening people on a northeast Bend street Sunday night led to his eventual…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend’s Melanie Kebler answers your questions on transportation fee, affordable housing and more
Viewer-submitted questions this month for Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler included the proposed transportation fee, creating more affordable housing…
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