Former long-time DCSO deputy, detective Ron Brown charged with official misconduct
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed official misconduct and other charges Monday against a former long-time sheriff’s deputy and…
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BLM’s Prineville District outlines fall prescribed burn projects planned across over 23,000 acres
As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management are…
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Fall rain, snow bring an end to fire season on ODF-protected lands across Central Oregon
After a sudden turn from fall warmth to more seasonable cool, wet (and snowy at higher elevations) weather in recent days, fire season for lands…
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C. Oregon families get ready for Halloween by taking in all the fun at pumpkin patches
Halloween is right around the corner, with Casper and many other friendly ghosts, goblins and others ready to scare you (or ask you for candy).…
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Welcome snow, rain fall on, cool Cedar Creek Fire; crews pulled off lines while area scouted for safety
Welcome, widespread rain and snow fell Saturday on the 127,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake, cooling the blaze and reducing fire activity,…
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Bend Venture Conference winners receive $665K, include Bend, Madras ‘Early Stage’ companies
Economic Development for Central Oregon just wrapped up the 19th annual Bend Venture Conference at the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend, and half of…
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About 40 people participate in Bend’s first Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Walk-n-Wheel-athon
The first annual Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Walk-n-Wheel-athon is taking place on Saturday afternoon at Trinity Lutheran School in Bend.…
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DCSO investigates Redmond-area sextortion case, helps bring arrest in global child exploitation scheme
Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives began investigating a Redmond-area case of online child exploitation involving a minor female early this…
Continue ReadingUS Forest Service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a…
Continue ReadingOregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, plans to ban camping on city streets and…
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Deschutes National Forest reduces Cedar Creek Fire closure, reopening areas around Cultus, Davis lakes
The Deschutes National Forest on Friday reduced the forest closure for the Cedar Creek Fire, opening up a portion of the area around Cultus Lake and…
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$125K shed, RV fire at century-old NW Bend home traced to hot welding device left on wooden deck
A fire that caused $125,000 damage to a shed, deck and large travel trailer parked by a century-old northwest Bend home Friday afternoon was traced…
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Burglars hit 9 Redmond small businesses in past 5 days; police seek tips from the public to help find culprits
Nine small businesses around Redmond have been burglarized over the past five days, usually after hours, with a target of stealing cash, police said…
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California man seriously injured in early-morning Highway 97 rollover crash in La Pine
A 23-year-old California man driving to Bend was seriously injured in a rollover crash early Friday morning in La Pine, Deschutes County sheriff’s…
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ODOT plans big changes to Highway 97 corridor in S. Redmond, with a ‘hefty’ $110 million price tag
Several major road projects are underway on the roads around Bend, and a major one is starting on highways 20 and 97 on the north end of town.…
Continue ReadingCongressman’s ouster imperils Democrats’ hold on Oregon seat
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner made seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader the first…
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Special, spectacular C. Oregon sunset sparks flood of fine photos from our viewers
With a sunset like the one Central Oregonians enjoyed Thursday evening, how would we not receive plenty of wonderful photos from the Share tab at…
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Large Knott Landfill compost piles catch fire in wind; Bend firefighters help put it out
Large mulch piles being turned into compost caught fire in stiff north winds late Thursday afternoon at Deschutes Recycling’s hard at Knott…
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A look at Oregon’s Ballot Measure 113, which takes on legislative walkouts
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 113 looks to amend the state Constitution to say failure to attend 10 or more legislative floor sessions would be deemed…
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A month into job, area’s first houseless strategies director ‘hit the ground running’ on challenging crisis
Following a highly competitive national recruitment, Deschutes County and partnering cities Bend, La Pine, Redmond and Sisters recently hired…
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