Sisters ranch owner records 71 mph winds, finds parts of roof quarter-mile away
City crews in Sisters were working Wednesday to clean up damage caused by high winds overnight as a large storm blew into the Pacific Northwest. …
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Hoodoo cracks down on face mask requirement; could suspend passes, lift tickets
Hoodoo Ski Area said Wednesday it may suspend the season passes or lift tickets of skiers or snowboarders who refuse to properly wear face masks in…
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How are Central Oregon’s drought and reservoir water levels faring?
Half of Central Oregon is in extreme drought, the other half is in a severe…
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As Bend La-Pine Schools eye in-person return, parents, teachers are divided
According to Bend La-Pine Schools’ return to in-person instruction plan, students could make their way back to the classrooms by Jan. 25th for…
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DA: Madras police sergeant was justified in firing dozen shots as driver approached
A Madras police sergeant was justified in firing a dozen shots into the windshield of an oncoming driver, who received only minor injuries, because…
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Vulgar messages scrawled on car during family’s Mt. Bachelor visit
On Saturday, 11-year Bend resident Natalie Raymond took her children, ages 5 and 12, up to Mt. Bachelor for a fun day on the slopes. It was a special…
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Deschutes County first responders wrap up COVID-19 vaccinations
Deschutes County first responders wrap up COVID-19…
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CRR saloon owner recovering after battle with COVID-19, brain aneurysm
Nearly two months after being hospitalized with a brain aneurysm and COVID-19, the Big Dog Saloon’s “Big Dog,” Randy Knight, is back at his namesake…
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Bend’s new WinCo Foods supermarket sets Feb. 1 opening date
In an announcement many bargain-hunting Bend grocery shoppers have been anxiously awaiting, Boise-based WinCo Foods has set a Feb. 1 opening date…
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Deschutes County SO warns of aggressive ‘jury duty’ scam caller seeking money
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warned the public Tuesday of the latest rash of a familiar phone scam in which an aggressive caller claims to…
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Bend Christmas Day assault victim dies; family awaits autopsy for answers
In the early morning hours of Sunday, Daphne Banks took her last breath.…
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Bend-La Pine parents, staff plant flags for COVID victims, want reopening delayed
A group of Bend-La Pine parents, school staff and others critical of the district’s school reopening plans planted 100s of flags at an event Monday…
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Remains, cockpit voice recorder recovered at Warm Springs jet crash site
The remains of at least two people and the cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from the scene of a twin-engine business jet crash Saturday…
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Black Lives Matter sign vandalized; Bend neighbors laud homeowner’s response
Summer Sears, along with her son Kellen, were driving through their northeast Bend neighborhood when they noticed that a Black Lives Matter sign had…
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Redmond man arrested after police chase that hit 100 mph on Hwy. 97
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to…
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Bend man running across Bend Parkway struck, killed by semi-truck
A 42-year-old Bend man trying to run across the Bend Parkway was struck and fatally injured Saturday night by a semi-truck whose driver hit the…
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Bend man seriously injured in crash into irrigation ditch east of Terrebonne
A 29-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Friday night when he lost control of his car on an icy road east of Terrebonne and it rolled several…
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DCSO SAR, others help injured motorcycle rider near Sisters
A Salem man injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday in an off-road area between Sisters and Redmond got help from Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office…
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Bend-area real estate inventory was at record low as 2020 ended
The Bend area’s red hot real estate market had some mixed signals as 2020 ended – a second straight decline from the fall’s record median sales…
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Boyd Cave vandalized; law enforcement asking for community’s help
Central Oregon is known for its outdoors and recreation, but now one of its most beloved caves, Boyd Cave southeast of Bend, has been vandalized.…
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