CERT Team captures Washington state double-homicide suspect near Madras
A Washington state double-homicide suspect deemed “armed and dangerous” was arrested by Central Oregon’s SWAT Team early Sunday after a brief…
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Gov. Kotek: Central Oregon to receive $13.9 million from homeless state of emergency funding
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday how much funding each region within Oregon’s homelessness state of emergency will receive from the state, as well as…
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US Forest Service grant gives $1 million boost to city of Prineville’s planned biomass power project
The city of Prineville has just received a $1 million boost from the U.S. Forest Service for its plans with Crook County to build a 25-megawatt…
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Redmond-area domestic violence suspect accused of fleeing traffic stop, dragging deputy
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy was dragged a short distance Saturday afternoon by a Redmond man accused of violating a restraining order and…
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SW Redmond family loses dog, cat in house fire; firefighters revive, save second dog
A fire that broke out in the kitchen of a southwest Redmond home Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of a dog and a cat, an official said, but crews…
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Central Oregon chapter of ‘The Ninety-Nines’ women pilots tour Redmond Airport control tower
Women pilots who belong to Central Oregon’s chapter of The Ninety-Nines got a chance to tour the Redmond Airport control tower on Saturday.…
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Assistance League of Bend begins season of providing prom dresses through Cinderella’s Closet
Deschutes County high school students are invited to check out the wide selection of new and gently used long and short dresses at Cinderella’s…
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‘Rascal Rodeo’ returns to Redmond during High Desert Stampede
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While the High Desert Stampede was underway at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, it kicked off on Saturday with…
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Mobile home park residents form co-ops to save their homes
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Gadiel Galvez learned that the owner of his mobile home park south of…
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Oregon Construction Contractors Board reminds homeowners: Check they are licensed before hiring for a project
The weather is starting to get warmer with spring rolling into the High Desert, which is a popular time for home improvement projects to get…
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New horizons: Leading Edge flight school at Bend Airport trains hundreds to fly
When it comes to learning to fly helicopters or planes, what you might not know is that 25% of all flight students in the state of Oregon train in…
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Redmond high schoolers visit COCC to check out tech and trades, from welding to self-driving cars
Students from Redmond three high schools visited the Redmond campus of Central Oregon Community College on Friday for a Career and Technical…
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Bend’s century-old AJ Tucker Building receives no bids to be deconstructed, moved for courthouse expansion
The century-old AJ Tucker Building in downtown Bend has to be taken apart, stone by stone and reassembled by whoever wants it. But no one made a bid…
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Nurses union accuses St. Charles of ‘spying,’ files unfair labor practice charge; hospital calls claims ‘simply false’
The Oregon Nurses Association said Friday it filed an unfair labor practice charge against St. Charles Health System this week, alleging St. Charles’…
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Draft Smith Rock 20-year master plan out for public comment; two info meetings set Monday
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is accepting comments through May 15 on the Draft Smith Rock Master Plan, to guide 20…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District welcomes first full-time female firefighter in nearly 17 years
Thursday was an historic day for the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District, as it welcomed its first female firefighter to the full-time staff in nearly…
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A cardiac arrest survivor gives thanks – and hugs – during Bend Fire Dept. Life Saver Award ceremony
It was a special time Thursday at Bend Fire & Rescue, as Scott and Jenae Cruikshank got to meet and thank Deschutes County 911 dispatcher AJ Franzke,…
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Bend ski racer Tommy Ford captures national men’s giant slalom title
On the final day of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sun Valley, Bend’s Tommy Ford took home the national men’s giant slalom title in a very close…
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Bend man arrested, jailed on charges of raping unconscious woman
A 23-year-old Bend man was arrested Thursday afternoon, accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman while she was unconscious after a party…
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Mobile Crisis Assessment Team to play new role on Bend mental health crisis calls — sometimes without officers present
The Deschutes County Mobile Crisis Assessment Team (MCAT) will be dispatched to some mental health crisis calls without Bend Police officers present,…
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