C.O. restaurants busy cooking many to-go, delivery Thanksgiving meals this year
This year, many Central Oregonians will be spending Thanksgiving alone, or with a small group at their home, for the first time.…
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Bright Wood Corp. in Madras buys Culver mill
With home-building continuing at strong levels despite COVID-19, Madras-based Bright Wood Corp., the region’s largest manufacturing business, is…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,189 cases; Deschutes has record 75
COVID-19 has claimed 20 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 867, along with 1,189 new cases, including a record 75 in Deschutes…
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C.O. nonprofits collaborate to help communities hit hardest by COVID-19
A diverse team of nonprofits, working with grant funds from the CARES Act, said Friday it is able to provide support and assistance with food and…
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Federal judge rejects Oregon restaurants’ lawsuit over 2-week ‘freeze’ closures
The Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association expressed disappointment after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant a temporary restraining…
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C.O. charity sees some former donors lining up for food this year
Cars were lined up Tuesday along Bend’s Northeast Division Street near the Shepherd’s House, some to donate food items, and others to bring food home…
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OSP still seeking witnesses to recent deer poaching west of Bend
More than a week after a mule deer buck was poached west of Bend, Oregon State Police troopers again requested the public’s assistance Tuesday in…
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CRR attempted traffic stop triggers chase, manhunt; K-9 Ares helps find suspect
A pursuit from Crooked River Ranch into Terrebonne and onto BLM land Monday evening led to a collision of two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies’…
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City of Bend seeks members for new Human Rights and Equity Commission
From now until Jan. 4, the city of Bend is accepting applications from those interested in filling up to 13 seats on the city’s new Human Rights and…
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Central Oregon jobs saw more recovery last month from ‘COVID-19 shock’
Central Oregon’s recovery from the COVID-19 shock continued in October, with strong monthly employment gains on a seasonally adjusted basis across…
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La Pine man charged after raid on illegal grow turns up over 500 plants, BHO lab
A La Pine man faces several drug charges after a raid on his home Monday turned up an illegal marijuana grow, including more than 500 plants, a…
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Culver man gets probation for ‘flagrant’ poaching of Metolius River bull trout
Culver resident Thomas Ray Campbell, 29, was sentenced Monday to five years federal probation “for the flagrant and repeated poaching of protected…
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Crook County DA: Officers justified in firing shots, wounding fleeing fugitive
Three officers were legally justified in firing shots during an attempted traffic stop north of Prineville earlier this month, one of which wounded a…
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Despite ‘freeze,’ some C. Oregonians still plan big Thanksgiving celebrations
Some Central Oregonians say they’ll celebrate the holidays as usual, against the advice, even urgent pleas of local, state and federal health…
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Deadly Redmond hit-and-run raises Sixth Street safety concerns
Last Friday evening, Redmond police say 90-year-old resident Leroy Hall was struck and killed by two vehicles while attempting to cross Northwest…
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Redmond police: Male who fired rifle in the air taken into custody
A male firing a rifle into the air in northwest Redmond on Monday afternoon was taken into custody without further incident, police…
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Bend window-smashing home burglar caught in the act, police say
A 60-year-old Bend man was arrested after smashing windows and breaking into an occupied home on Parrell Road late Sunday night while two residents…
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Redmond woman seriously injured in rollover crash
A Redmond woman sustained life-threatening injuries in the rollover crash of an SUV into a utility pole on Southwest Helmholtz Way near Redmond…
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Anonymous donor hires notable Bend chef to cook for seniors
Chef Ingrid Rohrer has cooked for the likes of Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even President Ford.…
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Redmond resident arrested in fatal drugged-driving hit-and-run pedestrian crash
A 19-year-old Redmond resident was arrested on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and drugged driving charges Friday…
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