Redmond fugitive eludes 8 1/2-hour SWAT callout
A police officer spotted and arrested a female fugitive in the front yard of a northwest Redmond-area home late Saturday afternoon. That led to an 8…
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Deschutes SO plans seat belt, DUII traffic campaigns
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will take part in an Oregon safety belt overtime campaign Aug. 24-Sept. 6 and a DUII traffic safety…
Continue Reading Total campfire ban imposed on all C.O. public lands
With dry conditions expected to continue in Central Oregon and fire suppression resources limited due to numerous wildfires in Oregon and Washington,…
Continue Reading Crater Lake north entrance to close temporarily
The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park will close temporarily beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday to allow for fire line preparation and burnout…
Continue Reading RV goes up in flames beside NE Bend business
A 35-year-old Winnebago RV was destroyed by a fire in northeast Bend Saturday night, but crews kept the blaze from doing more than scorching the…
Continue Reading Wildfire smoke curbs Civil Air Patrol exercise
Smoke from wildfires hindered a statewide Oregon Civil Air Patrol search and rescue exercise on Saturday . During a simulated search and rescue…
Continue Reading Haggen shutting, selling 27 newly acquired stores
Haggen, the West Coast regional grocer that recently acquired numerous Albertsons and Safeway stores, announced Friday that it will close or sell…
Continue Reading Plea for caution as wildfires rage across Oregon, N.W.
With wildfires rapidly growing in number and size across Oregon and the Northwest, the Oregon state forester issued a renewed plea Saturday for…
Continue Reading Program note: NewsChannel 21 at Six on Fox
Due to NFL (49ers) pre-season football airing on NBC Saturday evening, NewsChannel 21 at Six will air on Fox Central Oregon (KFXO) instead of KTVZ.…
Continue Reading Mead featured at Bend Brewfest
The 2015 Bend Brewfest features 71 different breweries. Two of those are “meaderies” that will be on Cider Row at Les Schwab…
Continue Reading Warm Springs fire: Hwy. 26 reopens, small signs of progress
A few signs of improvement Saturday morning — reopening of Hwy. 26, a somewhat smaller size estimate and the first small containment figure…
Continue Reading C.O. smoke eases – but air ‘very unhealthy’ in John Day
As winds shifted and air quality improved in much of Central Oregon on Saturday, the large wildfire threatening John Day turned their air quality…
Continue Reading Warm Springs wildfire roars; Friday’s team coverage
The County Line 2 Fire had burned more than 36,000 acres on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and was still growing rapidly Friday, as fire bosses…
Continue Reading Bend FD asks residents: No recreational fires
As smoke fills the Central Oregon skies from wildfires burning around the state, area fire agencies are concerned about the exceptionally dry…
Continue Reading Bend couple arrested in organized grocery theft raid
A raid on a home on Bend’s south end Friday morning brought the arrests of a couple accused of stealing more than $27,000 worth of items from…
Continue Reading OSU-Cascades has eyes on county’s Demo Landfill
Oregon State University-Cascades announced Thursday it plans to enter into a non-binding letter of intent with Deschutes County “that provides…
Continue Reading Wildfires forcing highway closures around Oregon
While U.S. Highway 26 remains closed on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, other wildfires across Oregon are closing highways and affecting…
Continue Reading WaterWatch to sue, claiming Deschutes flows managed poorly
WaterWatch of Oregon announced Thursday its intention to sue the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and three Central Oregon irrigation districts, accusing…
Continue Reading Two Bend drivers jailed on DUII charges after crash
Drunk-driving crashes and arrests are not all that unusual in Bend, but one early Thursday morning led to the arrest of not one, but two drivers –…
Continue Reading Eastern Oregon fires still surge; Interstate 84 reopens
The 15,000-acre Windy Ridge Fire continued to move aggressively to the northeast toward Interstate 84 on Thursday, prompting its closure for several…
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