Crook County courts closed on Inauguration Day due to ‘potential civil unrest’
Crook County circuit courts will be closed Wednesday “due to potential civil unrest” on the day Joe Biden is sworn in as president, officials said…
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Oregon Dept. of Education issues updated guidelines for schools to reopen
The Oregon Department of Education released an update Tuesday to its “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” guidance, including updated advisory metrics for…
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Federal money to help Oregon’s virus vaccination program
Oregon is expecting to receive federal stimulus money this week to help pay for its COVID-19 vaccination…
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Bend car theft suspect who eluded police search is captured a week later
A car theft suspect who pulled over, ran and eluded a police manhunt a week ago was found and arrested Monday at a northwest Bend hotel, police…
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C.O. health officials react to new, fast-spreading COVID-19 strain’s arrival in Oregon
About a month ago, a fast-spreading variant of the COVID-19 virus was found in the United Kingdom. It didn’t take long for the new mutation to make…
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Portland lawmaker proposes paying reparations to Black Oregonians
Oregon state Sen. Lew Frederick, D-Portland, grew up near civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 666 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,803, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingBeaverton woman’s car stolen with child inside; thief brings back boy, drives off again
BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) — A woman has her son back, after a thief stole her car with the child inside. Police responded to a…
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Redmond man faces theft charges after 90 pieces of stolen mail found in car
A Redmond man faces mail and ID theft and other charges after a late-December traffic stop turned up 90 pieces of stolen mail in his vehicle,…
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Gov. Brown proceeds with closing 3 state prisons
Gov. Kate Brown has confirmed she is closing three Oregon prisons, a decision authorities say will save the state more than $44…
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Upset La Pine business owner has American flag vandalized, twice
Jeremy Solito of La Pine said that after he bought his pizza oven in March, he quickly had to change plans.…
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Your photos: C. Oregon’s fine sunrises, sunsets and views as we greeted 2021
NewsChannel 21 viewers and KTVZ.COM visitors never disappoint, year in and year out, when it comes to sharing special High Desert scenes –…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1,800th COVID-19 death, 799 new cases; vaccinations top 200K
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,800, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Injured snowmobiler rescued after crash near Elk Lake
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers helped rescue a Bend man injured Saturday in a snowmobile crash near Elk Lake, west of…
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Third Deer Ridge inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday at an area hospital, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot hits $730 million after no winner; Mega Millions at $850 million
Hold on tight to your Powerball ticket. There were no top prize winners in Saturday’s drawing, and the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $730…
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Dozens of protesters rally in Prineville, call on governor to let businesses reopen
Dozens of protesters gathered Saturday in front of a closed gym in downtown Prineville, rallying to call for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to let all…
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Police: NE Bend driver flees traffic stop, crashes into two other cars
A Bend police officer tried to pull over a driver for not wearing his seat belt late Saturday afternoon, but he sped away, crashed into another car…
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Parade for Prineville Marine celebrates his 99th birthday
Prineville Marine Jack Becker, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 99th birthday in style on Saturday with a horn-honking…
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Long-time Central Oregon business owner Jerry Seed passes away at 88
Gerald (Jerry) Seed, founder and owner of The Mattress Factory, passed away Friday in Bend due to complications from a recent stroke. Jerry, who had…
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