Police: $23 million lost due to ongoing Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say downtown businesses in Portland have sustained about $23 million in damages and lost customers because of…
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Finley Fire SE of La Pine quickly burns 45 acres before crews encircle it
A wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon southeast of La Pine quickly grew to 45 acres before firefighters from numerous agencies in a ground…
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450 Bend businesses receive PPP loans to help with COVID-19 impacts
Bend schools, nurseries, lumber companies and breweries are just some of the businesses and organizations that have received federal loans through…
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OSP: Wrong-way driver causes crash on Hwy. 97 north of Bend
A two-vehicle reportedly head-on crash closed U.S. Highway 97 near Deschutes Junction, about five miles north of Bend for a time on Wednesday…
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Terrebonne crash victim’s family has plea to ODOT: ‘Fix it, do something — save lives’
The grieving family of a Terrebonne man killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 told NewsChannel 21 Wednesday they want the Oregon Department of…
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Terrebonne woman recounts rescuing toddler who ran across Hwy. 97, fell in canal
A Terrebonne woman said it was a higher power that put her in the right place at the right time Tuesday evening. She spotted a toddler running…
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Bend inventory of homes for sale tightens in June
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Midway through a turbulent year, Bend’s real estate market is still doing well, with just over a one-month supply of homes…
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Warm Springs Housing Authority gets $900K federal grant for COVID-19 relief
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $900,000 federal grant to help…
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GoFundMe page set up for Bend near-drowning victim
Friends and family have rallied to raise money for the family of a Bend man who nearly drowned in the Deschutes River on Sunday but was found and…
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Lightning sparks new blazes; largest burns nearly 80 acres in Wheeler County
A storm that passed through Central Oregon Monday night blanketed the area with about 100 lightning strikes, sparking at least five new wildfires,…
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Redmond-area man arrested on murder charge in woman’s killing
A 61-year-old Redmond man was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday in the killing of a woman whose body was found Monday by Deschutes County…
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Salem-area man gets 5-year prison term in Deschutes County abuse case
A Salem man who worked with children for decades in the Willamette Valley was sentenced in Bend on Tuesday to five years in prison for attempted…
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Area residents want railroad crossing safety addressed in Wickiup Junction plan
After the Oregon Department of Transportation opened up its proposed Wickiup Junction refinement plan to public comment, residents said the current…
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Bend Chamber says it’s getting mixed feedback about mask mandate
Some Bend businesses have faced some challenges after Gov. Kate Brown ordered all Oregonians to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces,…
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St. Charles begins posting daily COVID-19 hospitalization data online
In an effort to promote transparency as we continue to navigate rising cases of COVID-19 here in Deschutes County, St. Charles will now release…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 218 new cases, Morrow Co. outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 220, along with 219 new cases and a new outbreak at a northeast…
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OLCC inspectors: Most bars, restaurants complying, but downtown Bend trouble spot
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Tuesday it found most bars and restaurants were operating according to OLCC rules, following social…
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Madras police identify 18-year-old shooting victim; suspects’ hearing delayed
Madras police on Tuesday released the name of an 18-year-old Madras resident who was shot and killed last week, a crime for which two teen brothers…
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Bend police: Suspect in Calif. shooting, fatal hit-and-run may be in C.O.
Bend police said Tuesday they received information that a suspect in a shooting and a fatal hit-and-run crash in Yuba County, California last week…
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Deer Ridge prison inmate dies
A Sandy man serving a 90-month prison term on an abuse conviction died Tuesday morning at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution east of Madras, the…
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