Witnesses, people of interest interviewed in Jefferson County death investigation
Several people of interest and witnesses are being interviewed, nearly a week after unidentified human remains were found at a property southwest of…
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Warm Springs officers helping students outside of school
More than 600 students and families in Warm Springs face a new reality, with schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Warm Springs…
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Bright Wood lays off 211 at Redmond, Madras factories
One of Central Oregon’s largest manufacturers, Bright Wood Corp., has laid off more than 200 workers this spring amid a sharp downturn in customer…
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Warm Springs woman injured in crash into road barriers west of Madras
A Warm Springs woman was injured Wednesday morning when she drove around a road barrier west of Madras and slammed head-on into concrete barriers…
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Mother of Bend murder suspect sues DCSO over his suicide in jail
Two years after a Bend man labeled the suspect in his former girlfriend’s murder killed himself in the Deschutes County Jail, his mother is suing the…
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Possible state budget cuts could close OSP’s La Pine, Prineville offices
A potential 17 percent cut in all Oregon agencies’ budgets due to an expected $3 billion COVID-19-related shortfall could lead to the closure of nine…
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Deschutes Public Library discusses plans to reopen in June
The Deschutes Public Library checks out more than 2.5 million items a year, according to the library’s director, Todd Dunkelberg. But that’s in a…
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McMenamins Old St. Francis Hotel prepares for Friday reopening
Many businesses here in Bend are gearing up for a reopening and that includes McMenamins, but like many of these businesses they will also be…
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Bend welcomes two new food truck, tap house venues
Many people love to frequent food truck locations here in Central Oregon and there are actually two new locations that you should keep an eye out…
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‘Boost Up Bend’ fund offers grants for reopening small businesses
In response to growing need, a group of Oregon Community Foundation donors has supported the creation of the Boost Up Bend Fund to help local small…
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Task force tip leads to raid, arrest of Bend man on child pornography charges
A tip from a national task force that fights online child abuse and exploitation led to the arrest Tuesday of a 42-year-old Bend man accused of…
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Tip brings DCSO recovery of stolen ATV, Bend man’s arrest
A tip to Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives that a Bend man was trying to sell a stolen ATV led to charges against the 20-year-old and recovery of…
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Bend Park and Rec details reopening plans, summer program cancellations
Now that the governor’s office has shared its plan for reopening Oregon, the Bend Park and Recreation District said Tuesday it is planning to…
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Madras 16-unit apartments sell quickly for $890K
In the midst of a pandemic and economic shutdown, Compass Commercial Real Estate Services brokers Ron Ross, CCIM and Terry O’Neil, CCIM sold the…
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Parole board: Man convicted in Terrebonne couple’s 1987 killing must serve 7 more years
One of two men convicted in the brutal double-murder of a Terrebonne couple nearly 33 years ago has lost his bid for immediate release from prison,…
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OSU outlines plans to resume in-person classes this fall in Bend, Corvallis
Oregon State University said late Monday it is preparing plans to resume in-person instruction in late summer and fall term on its campuses in…
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St. Vincent de Paul store in La Pine reopens
While some stores are still waiting for the governor’s order to fully reopen, the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in La Pine reopened its doors…
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Deschutes County, Bend officials discuss business reopening plans
With businesses eager to reopen following Governor Kate Brown’s three-phase plan, the challenge businesses face now is how to reopen safely and as…
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C.O. crews prepare for wildfire season amid COVID 19 challenges
Wildfire season is fast approaching, and now the crews that respond to fires will have to follow new social distancing protocols amid the COVID-19…
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Hwy. 126 traffic stop leads to drugs, loaded gun, arrest of La Grande fugitive
A traffic stop on Highway 126 west of Prineville Sunday morning led to the discovery of drugs and a loaded handgun and the arrest of a 35-year-old La…
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