Prineville motorcyclist jailed after DUII crash on Juniper Canyon Road
A Prineville motorcyclist crashed into a fence after illegally passing a motorist on Juniper Canyon Road Friday night, lost consciousness for a time…
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Remains of 7 Marines, including Bend man, and sailor recovered off S. Calif. coast
Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of seven Marines — including a Bend resident — and a Navy sailor killed when a Marine landing craft sank…
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Redmond High begins new ‘Legacy Wall’ graduating tradition
Redmond High School is starting a new tradition – a ‘Legacy Wall,’ made up of tiles personalized by each graduating…
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Tips to make sure your vehicle doesn’t spark a wildfire
As many people across the region head out for late-summer road trips, the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group offers the reminder that…
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Tumalo sanctuary’s first chimp, Topo, passes away
Topo, the first chimpanzee brought to the Freedom for Great Apes sanctuary in Tumalo (formerly Chimps Inc.) 25 years ago, has passed away at about 50…
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Abuse victim advocates for others; Prineville ‘Save the Children’ rally set for Sunday
Prineville resident Brittney Mills says she suffered sexual abuse when she was a child. And she says she wants people to recognize that it happens…
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Oregon DMV notifies 9,000 about defective driver licenses, ID cards
The Oregon Department of Transportation is sending letters to an estimated 9,000 DMV customers, informing them their new driver license or ID card…
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Knopp expresses concerns as lawmakers return to handle big deficit, police questions
The Oregon Legislature will meet for its second special session of 2020 beginning Monday to try to fix a $1.2 billion revenue hole due to the ongoing…
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Xeriscaping becoming popular High Desert alternative to lawns
No lawn mowing, weed whacking and little irrigation maintenance. Xeriscaping can be a more cost efficient and eco-friendly alternative to grass…
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Timber! Bend church group making firewood out of hazard trees
Richard Berg and Kevin Brady have been watching trees fly for a combined 22…
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Three Central Oregon hospitals to get $8.38 million in pandemic relief funds
St. Charles Redmond, Prineville and Madras among 20 statewide SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Small rural Oregon hospitals have help on the way, with $50…
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Bend man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for luring, sex abuse
A Bend businessman accused of luring and having sex with a minor was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison after reaching a plea deal with…
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Health care delivery to begin under new VA contract
Tuesday, August 11, marks the beginning of community health care delivery to Pacific Northwest area veterans under the U.S. Department of Veterans…
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La Pine pump house fire triggers explosion; no injuries
A fire in a pump house on a La Pine property Thursday night caused an above-ground pressure tank to fail, triggering an explosion heard throughout…
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Oregon reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 423 new cases, but slower spread
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 348, along with 423 new cases,…
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Oregon state parks adding non-resident surcharge for campsite reservations
To encourage local recreation and help fill a funding a shortfall for state parks, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is…
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Deschutes Land Trust buys ranch on Whychus Creek for permanent protection
The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday it has purchased and protected 1,123 acres of land along Whychus Creek northeast of Sisters: Rimrock…
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DCSO seeks man, woman suspected of debit, credit card scams around area
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man and woman suspected in credit and debit card scams around…
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Portland protesters cause mayhem again; police officer hurt
Portland’s nightly protests turned violent again, even after the city’s mayor pleaded for demonstrators to stay off the streets, and a police…
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Christmas Valley man jailed in poaching ‘thrill kill’ of 6 pronghorn antelope
Six pronghorn antelope run down with a pickup truck on a roadway in Lake County on April 26 are the latest in a string of poaching thrill kills in…
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