Balloons Over Bend, Bend Elks season canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Two more staples of summer on the High Desert — Balloons Over Bend and the Bend Elks baseball season — announced Friday they have scrubbed this…
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DCSO K-9 Ares helps find Redmond domestic assault suspect hiding in attic
A Redmond man accused of domestic violence, including choking and a threat to kill a woman with a knife, was found hiding in an attic and arrested…
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75 more Oregon COVID-19 cases; three more deaths, total of 124
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 124, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Terrebonne man killed in Hwy. 97 truck-pickup crash
A Terrebonne man was killed Thursday evening when his pickup truck was struck by a truck loaded with potatoes on Highway 97 in Sherman County, Oregon…
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Feds provide over $9 million to expand Oregon COVID-19 testing
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that over $9 million in federal funding is being made available to 30 hospitals, health…
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2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled
In light of Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon State Fair Council confirmed the 2020 Oregon State Fair is officially canceled.…
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Oregon DMV, police offer grace period on expired licenses, vehicle registration
As most Oregon DMV offices remain closed, a question arises: What are you supposed to do if your license or vehicle’s registration expires? Well,…
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C.O. restaurants prepare for the new normal that could bring diners back next week
Empty restaurants have become commonplace in recent weeks, but as Gov Kate Brown rolls out restaurant reopening guidelines, that may all change as…
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Oregon Air National Guard plans C.O. salute hospital flyovers on Friday
The Oregon Air National Guard is scheduled to fly multiple F-15 Eagle flyovers over hospitals and other locations throughout Oregon this…
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Deschutes County courtrooms getting COVID-19 makeovers
Deschutes County courtrooms are getting revamped sooner than planned, due to COVID-19 and in an effort to adhere to social distancing guidelines in…
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Sun sets on Terrebonne staple, the Sun Spot Drive-In, due to COVID-19 impact
Unfortunately, another business has closed its doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this time it’s a long-time staple in the Terrebonne…
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Former Redmond gymnastics coach arrested on luring, abuse charges
A former Redmond Gymnastics Academy coach has been arrested on sex abuse and other charges, accused of having a relationship with an underage student…
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Warm weekend forecast, early dry conditions worry Oregon fire officials
The month of May is generally associated with the blooming of flowers and the end of winter. That has all changed in…
Continue Reading 70 new COVID-19 cases in Oregon; six more deaths, total of 121
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 121, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Culver man gets nearly 6 years in federal prison for ID theft, fraud spree
A Culver man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 6 years in federal prison for a year-long ID theft and fraud spree that spanned seven…
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Bend, Portland contractor fined $235K for job safety violations
Oregon OSHA has fined a Canby-based general contractor nearly $235,000 for multiple job site safety violations in Bend, Aumsville and…
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COCC furloughs 38 workers due to COVID-19
This week, Central Oregon Community College announced that nearly 40 employees will be placed on partial or full furloughs, effective May 26 and…
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Not business (or life) as usual: Gov. Brown, health officials spell out reopening details
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials tried to sound an upbeat tone Thursday as they spelled out a measured plan to start reopening businesses…
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Fierce fire destroys rural home northwest of Sisters
An intense fire early Thursday morning destroyed a home in the rural Cascade Meadow Ranch subdivision northwest of Sisters, officials…
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Citizen tip leads DCSO to 3 stolen bikes, drugs, cash, three arrests
A citizen tip Wednesday of two men taking apart possibly stolen bikes behind a trailer on Bend’s north end led to the arrest of three Bend…
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