Fourth of July forecast is heating up!
Happy Tuesday and Happy Fourth of July! Central Oregon woke up Tuesday to clear skies and average temperatures — but we are warming up. Tuesday will…
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Wind-fanned Madras brush fire burns shed, prompts evacuations before crews contain it
A wind-fanned brush fire traced to a cigarette destroyed a small shed and prompted evacuation of some threatened homes on the north end of Madras…
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Investigators unable to find cause of fire that heavily damaged NE Bend home, destroyed shed, RV and deck
Investigators were unable to determine Monday what caused a fire that heavily damaged a home and destroyed a shed, RV and deck on three neighboring…
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‘This ones for Dad’: A look behind the scenes of the annual Pilot Butte Fourth fireworks show
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crews of Sure Shot Blasting and Fireworks are hard at work, getting ready for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show from the…
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Redmond drive-by shooting victim dies; family & friends mourn loss; murder charges filed against father, son
The 42-year-old victim of last week’s Redmond drive-by shooting on Cedar Avenue in NW Redmond died over the weekend at St. Charles Bend, according to…
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C.O. Verizon customers hit by widespread network outage
A network outage hit Verizon service Sunday over wide areas of Central Oregon including Redmond, Sisters and Crook County and was continuing Monday,…
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Sunriver Resort set to unveil 75-drone light show, ‘Independence Illumination’ next weekend
As some large cities across the nation, worried about fire threats and environmental issues, move from fireworks displays to colorful drone light…
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Pilot Butte’s big fireworks will be special family tribute
The annual Pilot Butte Fourth of July Fireworks Show, presented by Subaru of Bend, will pay tribute to Gary Mattison, the late patriarch of the…
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Bend man killed, woman injured in single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County
A Bend man was killed and a Bend woman was injured Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County, Oregon State Police…
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Firefighters stop 1-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon
Firefighters tackled and stopped a one-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon near the Maple Avenue Bridge on Sunday…
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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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