Oregon Consumer Justice rolls out new educational tools, legal help for consumers
Oregon Consumer Justice recently announced new resources for consumers to protect themselves from scams and schemes, take legal action and find…
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Businesses, groups join Pahlisch Homes in challenge to Bend tree code; mayor defends ‘reasonable, balanced’ rules
A group of organizations and businesses announced Wednesday they have joined in a legal action by Pahlisch Homes to require the City of Bend to pause…
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Update: Missing Redmond man found by police at NE Bend park, in good health, reunited with family
Redmond Police requested the public’s help Wednesday in finding a missing 23-year-old man who they said left his northeast Redmond home Sunday…
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Klamath Falls woman, 18, killed, four people injured in head-on crash on Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass
An 18-year-old Klamath Falls woman was killed and four people were injured Tuesday when she drove her Tesla into the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 20…
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Fire danger takes no holiday: Labor Day weekend warmup prompts reminder of fire restrictions on C.O. public lands
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches amid a late-summer warmup, Central Oregon fire officials reminded the public…
Continue ReadingMotorcyclist, 21, seriously injured in Bend Parkway rollover crash cited for DUII-alcohol
A 21-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Tuesday night in the rollover crash of his motorcycle on the Bend Parkway, but police said he is…
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Deschutes County SO sees more issues with dogs chasing, killing livestock after code widened to include chickens, turkeys
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid a rise in animal complaint calls this year and tickets for chasing, hurting or killing a wider range of livestock, the…
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Redmond PD: Security video key in arrest of Madras man charged with burglarizing sushi restaurant, hobby shop
Thanks in part to cloud-based security video, Redmond Police detectives and officers arrested a 34-year-old Madras man on burglary, theft and…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says missing Deschutes River Woods man has been found, reunited with family
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies sought the public’s help Tuesday in finding a missing Deschutes River Woods resident with health issues who…
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Coasters, posters and TALK, to prevent partner violence: 15 restaurants, bars have joined Saving Grace in new program
Saving Grace recently launched a new violence prevention partner program. The nonprofit, Saving Grace, supports survivors of sexual assault,…
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Bend man arrested on DUII, reckless driving charges after SUV crashes, lands in pond near Smith Rock
TERREBONNE, Ore, (KTVZ) – A string of complaints about an SUV on Highway 97 whose driver almost hit several other vehicles Monday afternoon led to…
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Bend Chamber launches low-interest loan program to spur workforce housing development
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber is holding a media event Thursday to showcase the next phase of its Workforce Housing Initiative and celebrate…
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100+ Women Who Care Central Oregon celebrates 10 years of giving, has raised nearly $760,000 for nonprofits
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Filling the fundamental human desire for connection and community is what we all strive for. When friends join a giving circle,…
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CNG crews repair NW Bend natural gas line hit by contractor; leak prompted evacuations, alerts, power shutoff, road closures
Contractors working on a northwest Bend water line project struck a natural gas line Monday morning, prompting the evacuation of two homes, closure…
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Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville offers specials on cats, dogs looking for loving homes
Our month-long campaign to Clear the Shelters takes us now to the Humane Society of the Ochocos. The no-kill shelter in Prineville was founded…
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‘Frustrated:’ Jefferson County government agencies, large and small, facing impact from PGE tax overpayment
Jefferson County officials met Friday with officials from dozens of taxing districts, from the library to cities and fire districts, to discuss a…
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‘I saw a whole other class of zombies’: Bend homeless share stories of M. 110 impacts ahead of reforms, ‘deflection’
Oregon’s four-year-long Measure 110 drug decriminalization experiment is approaching its end next week, after legislators and the governor signed off…
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Unusually cold storm that frosted West Coast peaks, including Mt. Bachelor, provided a hint of winter in August
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ski season is still at least several months away, but the unusually cold storm that frosted West Coast mountain…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue has a busy late-summer Sunday, with three rescue missions west of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams had a busy late-summer Sunday, with three rescue operations west of Bend…
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‘It’s pretty cool’: Art in the High Desert in Bend showcases a variety of artists’ work, connects them with patrons
Artists from far and wide and art lovers from across the High Desert are coming together at Bend’s Riverbend Park on Sunday for the last day of this…
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