Work begins on new Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place roundabout
Work is underway to improve the intersection of Tumalo Road and Tumalo Place with a new roundabout.…
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Sisters schools co-host online loss, grief counseling after three teens die in crashes
Many Sisters-area residents have been mourning the loss of three current and former Sisters High School students who were killed in two separate…
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Couple’s minivan shot on Hwy. 22E near Mill City; OSP seeks tips from public
Oregon State Police requested the public’s help Thursday as it investigates a gunshot that broke the rear window of a Milwaukie couple’s minivan…
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Warm Springs police chief details why they won’t curb drug enforcement, despite M. 110
While voter-approved Measure 110 will largely decriminalize possessing small amounts of several hard drugs in Oregon, law enforcement on the Warm…
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Bend councilors OK more funding for messaging on COVID, stiffer fine
The Bend City Council met in an emergency session Thursday to discuss the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Deschutes…
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DCSO: Investigators find use of force on woman resisting arrest was ‘reasonable’
Nearly five months after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation of a social media photo that appeared to show a…
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NeighborImpact, Bend, Deschutes County award child care provider grants
Child care providers across the region are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis. With a cap on the number of children a…
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Oregon smashes another record, reports 1,122 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported another daily record of 1,122 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and said the virus has claimed four more lives,…
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As winter storm approaches, ODOT’s advice: ‘Think twice’ before traveling over passes
Snow, cold, wind and ice may conspire in the days ahead to create potentially hazardous traveling conditions throughout Central Oregon, and ODOT’s…
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Bend-area man jailed, accused of luring minor online, arranging to meet
A 69-year-old Bend-area man was arrested in a raid on his home Tuesday, accused of several months of lewd online interactions with an underage child…
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Redmond PD update: Pickup found, not linked to fatal dog attack by off-leash dog
Redmond police said Thursday they have found the pickup truck caught on security cameras after a fatal dog attack by an off-leash dog on Halloween…
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COVID-19 still delaying C.O. veterans’ Honor Flights to D.C. memorials
For the past five years, Dane Prevatt of Honor Flight Central Oregon has been organizing trips to honor America’s veterans.…
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Portland-area man driving stolen pickup arrested after chase SE of Prineville
A Clackamas County man being pursued by Crook County sheriff’s deputies got a stolen pickup truck stuck on a large butte southeast of Prineville,…
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Pile burning continues this week near Sunriver, Crescent and Sisters
Beginning Thursday and lasting through the weekend, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles outside of…
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La Pine man killed in head-on crash on Highway 97
One La Pine man was killed and two others were injured Wednesday morning in a head-on crash on icy Highway 97 near Sunriver, Oregon State Police…
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Redmond police release photos, seek owner of off-leash dog in fatal dog attack
Redmond police released two security-camera photos Wednesday in hopes the public can help them find a vehicle of interest regarding a recent fatal…
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DCSO testing, evaluating body, dash camera systems
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it recently began the testing and evaluation of body-worn and in-car camera systems.…
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CET launches health care transportation service for Central Oregon veterans
Cascades East Transit is launching on Veterans Day a new Veterans Healthcare Transportation Service in Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes counties, as…
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New Oregon secretary of state to examine election system warnings
Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state’s former elections…
Continue ReadingMajor storm headed for Northwest
A major storm carrying high winds, drenching rain and heavy snow is headed for the Pacific Northwest, according to weather experts.…
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