Getting warmer for a hot Fourth of July!
Happy Monday! After a very warm weekend, Central Oregon is getting hotter as we head into the week. Monday sees temperatures in the high 80s with a…
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Crews build line around human-caused wildfire south of La Pine State Park
Firefighters Sunday morning stopped the forward progression of a human-caused wildfire that burned nearly three acres south of La Pine State Park and…
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La Pine landowner cited after firework sparks wildfire; ODF reminds of high fire danger, Red Flag Warning
A La Pine landowner was cited Saturday after a firework sparked a wildfire on their property, prompting a warning by the Oregon Department of…
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State Psychiatric Review Board appears ready to let Bend-area killer leave State Hospital for locked treatment facility
Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board appears likely to approve plans for a Bend-area woman who shot and killed a neighbor walking her dogs in…
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Bend Police add holiday patrol officers for Fourth of July, enact zero-tolerance policy for alcohol-related offenses
The Bend Police Department is adding more officers to patrol over the Fourth of July holiday, citing rises in recent years in underage and teen…
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Inflation, cost of living raise Oregon’s minimum wage, but many C.O. businesses know they have to pay more
Saturday marks the annual increase in Oregon’s minimum wage, as across the state, the minimum wage will increase by 70 cents, no matter the area. But…
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‘It is a long-term disease’: Summit HS student hopes Congress will require insurers to cover pediatric auto immune disease
A junior at Summit High School is working on getting a national bill approved that would require insurers cover an auto immune disease called…
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Industrial fire precaution level rises Monday on all C.O. public lands; fire danger rating rises to high
Beginning Monday at 12:01 a.m., all lands managed by the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management…
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Forest Service, Trust for Public Land acquire, protect portion of Crooked River for riverfront trail access
The Trust for Public Land has worked with the U.S. Forest Service to ensure 97 acres of riverfront access along the Wild and Scenic Crooked River are…
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City of Bend OKs big new Costco plans off Hwy. 20 and Cooley Road, including gas station, car wash
Costco has won city planners’ approval of their plans to build a new, 185,000-square-foot warehouse store at a site off Highway 20 and Cooley Road…
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Deschutes County adopts $400 million 2023-24 budget that raises three taxing districts to full authorized rates
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners has adopted the county’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget, following a series of public hearings by the…
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Revived Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs set to reopen by next spring, after storm delays planned summer return
In the town of Warm Springs, about 15 minutes away from the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, residents and tourists alike are wondering when the resort…
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ODOT holding online open house for public input on planned multi-use path between Lava Butte and La Pine
The Oregon Department of Transportation is planning to create a continuous multi-use pathway near Highway 97 from Lava Butte south to La Pine.…
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Trailer loaded with tons of hay catches fire, sparks several spot fires along Tumalo Reservoir Road
A flatbed trailer loaded with about three tons of hay caught fire while traveling down Tumalo Reservoir Road Thursday afternoon, sparking several…
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Bend man who showed off illegal fireworks stash online cited; police seize more than $1,000 worth in raid on home
A Bend man who showed off his stash of illegal fireworks online and frequently shoots them off in his neighborhood was cited Thursday and more than…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s Central Oregon District enters ‘High’ fire danger level on Saturday
Starting this Saturday at 12:01 a.m. on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District, the district’s fire…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 to withdraw mule deer inventory project; more discussion due
Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Monday to withdraw the ongoing mule deer inventory update project, but more discussion of the issue and how…
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Kah-Nee-Ta Resort renovation project affected by storm damage; planned 2023 reopening delayed
A major restoration and renovation project underway at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation is proceeding in numerous ways, but…
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PacificSource grant will help over 100 C.O. kids attend Camp Fire’s SummerKids camp program
For many families throughout Central Oregon, the cost for summer camp programs can be tough if not impossible to manage. But thanks to a new grant…
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Locals and visitors react to rising concert ticket prices at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
In 2021, the formed Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend partnered with Live Nation — the largest concert promoter in the country and parent company to…
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