Colorful street art galore is the goal of new project for Redmond walking tunnel
One walking tunnel in Redmond is about to become a lot more colorful,…
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Two men charged with stealing keys, demagnetizer from Redmond Walmart
Two men from Redmond and Terrebonne have been arrested on theft charges and outstanding warrants, accused of stealing Redmond Walmart keys and a…
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Deschutes County reports 129 new COVID-19 cases as counts surge statewide
COVID-19 has claimed a record 30 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,003, along with a record 2,176 new cases, pushing that…
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Deschutes County Public Library trimming operating hours
Open hours will be reduced at all Deschutes Public Library locations beginning Monday. The reduced hours will remain in effect until further notice,…
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Oregon hits new COVID-19 death, case records; 1,000s of vaccine doses expected soon
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials had both grim new record COVID-19 death and case counts to share Friday and hopeful news of thousands of…
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Watch live: Gov. Brown, OHA officials give COVID-19 update
Gov. Kate Brown is scheduled to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday to discuss Oregon’s ongoing response to COVID-19. She will be joined by…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Dec. 6-12
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Dec.…
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Early-morning fire heavily damages manufactured home NW of Madras
A fire early Friday morning heavily damaged a manufactured home northwest of Madras, and one of the five occupants was taken to the hospital with…
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New round of COVID-19 relief grants for Deschutes, Jefferson county businesses
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, together with Deschutes and Jefferson counties, are offering another round of grants to Central Oregon…
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Deschutes County seeks public input on revised wildfire protection codes
Deschutes County’s Community Development Department is considering implementing new codes and regulations that would better protect rural…
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Deschutes County Jail inmate taken to hospital after apparent suicide attempt
The Central Oregon Major Incident Team was called in to investigate an apparent suicide attempt Thursday evening at the Deschutes County…
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Fatal shooting of Black teen over loud music roils Ashland
The killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled…
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Fitzpatrick named Deschutes River Conservancy’s new executive director
The Deschutes River Conservancy’s board of directors is pleased to announce that they have completed the selection process for the next director of…
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Friends of the Children C.O. mentoring program kicks off fundraising to acquire ranch
Friends of the Children Central Oregon announced Thursday the kickoff of its capital campaign for The Ranch – a Sanctuary for Friends. The campaign…
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‘Freeze’ ends, but C.O. restaurants, patrons still out in the cold
For the first time in two weeks, restaurants in Central Oregon were able to offer outdoor seating Thursday, though the cold weather made it a…
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Man who was shot at NW Bend home now charged with burglary, robbery
A Bend man who was shot and seriously wounded at a northwest Bend home last month was charged Thursday with burglarizing the home and robbing its…
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C.O. leaders want schools open; governor’s office says case counts must drop first
Bend city councilors and councilors-elect, Bend-La Pine School Board members and other local officials wrote to Gov. Kate Brown, seeking more testing…
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C.O. leaders get COVID-19 update from health officials
The mayors of Bend and Redmond and a Deschutes County commissioner got an update Thursday on the impacts of COVID-19 the region is…
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Alfalfa-area man sentenced to 3 years in federal prison for butane honey oil lab
An Alfalfa-area resident was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for running an illicit Butane Honey Oil (BHO) extraction lab on…
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Oregon may get more initial virus vaccine than first expected
Oregon health officials anticipate receiving at least three times as many initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as originally expected.…
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