Bend police K-9 bites man with knife who officers say refused to follow commands
A Bend man who displayed a knife while disputing his bill at a medical marijuana dispensary Friday evening later refused to follow officers’ commands…
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Bend PD: Drunk driver, accused of backing into police car, faces charges
A 34-year-old Bend man faces drunk driving and other charges after officers said he was pulled over Friday afternoon, backed into a Bend police car…
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Bend Park and Rec to close facilities, cancel recreation programs during freeze
The executive order issued Friday by Gov. Kate Brown includes a two-week freeze that will impact Bend Park and Recreation District programs and…
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‘Total gut punch’: C.O. businesses react to Gov. Brown’s COVID-19 freeze
Empty tables and stacked chairs will be even more the norm at Central Oregon restaurants, starting next…
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COCC, other community colleges see fall enrollment decline amid COVID-19
New data released Friday by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shows that statewide enrollment has declined across Oregon public…
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Winter storm brings power outages across Oregon; area of NE Bend out for hours
With Central Oregon’s first major winter storm of the season comes complications.…
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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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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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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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Bend homeless man dies outdoors as region experiences bitter cold
There is now much heartbreak after David Savory, 57, a disabled homeless man in Bend, was found deceased Tuesday morning after a cold night outdoors…
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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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