Flood of record requests hamper Oregon election officials
By ANDREW SELSKYAssociated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — County clerks in Oregon are inundated with public records requests stemming from “the big…
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30-year Bend Santa hoping for ‘miracle’: suffering from COVID pneumonia, unable to work
While it’s not yet the season, a long-time Central Oregon Santa, William Walther, is looking for a Christmas…
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Rain slows growth of Cedar Creek Fire, brings shift in risks to firefighters
The Cedar Creek Fire barely grew on Monday, as rain and cooler temperatures continued to have positive impacts, but fire officials said Tuesday the…
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Downtown Bend gathering marks year since fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr.
A year after the fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr. outside a club in downtown Bend, a group gathered at a street corner memorial Monday evening…
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One Class at a Time: La Pine High science teacher receives $500 for key new equipment, supplies
Long-time science and math teacher Joe Padilla is excited to start the school year at La Pine High School with a $500 donation from Mid Oregon…
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Knopp condemns chants of bigotry at UO game, urges ‘appropriate discipline’ for students involved
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — During Saturday’s football game hosted by the University of Oregon, video evidence surfaced of profane chants made by…
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Redmond School District reports increase in fall enrollment
Data from two weeks into the school year shows student enrollment is up overall at the Redmond School District, officials said…
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Missing NE Bend boy, 7, prompts police search, public alerts before he returns home
A 7-year-old northeast Bend boy failed to show up for school Monday morning, prompting a police search and public alert before he returned home…
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Rain, cooler weather help army of firefighters bring 113,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire back to 11% containment
A weekend of cooler weather and some widespread rainfall helped a still-growing army of nearly 2,600 firefighters on the 113,000-acre Cedar Creek…
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Rainy week ahead
Happy Sunday evening, Central Oregon! Our satellite and radar imagery is showing a strong system coming up from California that’s blowing west. It’s…
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Honor Flight of Central Oregon set to fly another group of veterans to D.C. to visit nation’s memorials
Honor Flight of Central Oregon is ready to take off on its latest journey of veterans to the nation’s capital in Washington, D. C. on…
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Sprinkler system stops NE Bend apartment cooking fire but water, smoke displace neighbors for the night
A sprinkler system stopped a kitchen fire in its tracks at a northeast Bend apartment Saturday evening, but the resulting water and smoke damage…
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Smith Rock hiker injured in fall; mountain rescue teams in training step in to assist DCSO SAR
A 21-year-old Seattle man setting up a slack line at Smith Rock State Park was injured in a 35- to 50-foot fall Saturday morning, prompting a rescue…
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Fire destroys Tumalo home; renter without insurance gets Red Cross assistance
A fire destroyed a Tumalo-area manufactured home late Saturday afternoon, and the American Red Cross was called in to assist the renter, who did not…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies say missing Bend-area man who prompted alert has been found, is safe
A 64-year-old Bend-area man who Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked for the public’s help in finding two days ago has been located and is…
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All aboard for the 25th annual Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club’s Open House
Families were lining up Saturday morning eager to get a chance to see some trains. It’s for the Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Club’s 25th annual…
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Redmond 16-year-old killed, 4 people injured in 4-vehicle crash on Highway 97 south of Redmond
A 16-year-old Redmond teen was killed and four other people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 about five miles south of…
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ODF lifts added restrictions on industrial operations in C. Oregon District, but notes: ‘It’s still fire season’
As of 12:01 a.m., Friday, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District ended the additional restrictions fire precaution order for…
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St. Vincent’s Place, new homeless village in Bend, weeks away from opening; on-site manager moving in
A new homeless village in southeast Bend is weeks away from opening. The on-site manager for St. Vincent’s Place is moving in Saturday and the goal…
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DRW canal neighbors hold yard sale to fund continued fight against Arnold Irrigation District piping plans
After years of planning, the Arnold Irrigation District has won federal government approval of plans for its canal-piping Infrastructure…
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