FAA grants $3 million for new Redmond Airport operations building
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a $3 million grant toward a new operations and snow removal equipment building at…
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Sunriver Resort begins $40 million upgrade, new aquatic center
Sunriver Resort announced Tuesday that it has committed $40 million over the next five years to new and refreshed facilities and enhancements that…
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Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath
Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…
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Bid to shrink Oregon, enlarge Idaho would split High Desert
A retired La Pine nurseryman is a chief petitioner for the latest secession movement to draw attention in the West, a bid to add much of Oregon’s…
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Bend to give 60-day notice for Juniper Ridge homeless campers to leave
The city of Bend says it will begin an outreach process on Wednesday to inform people at established campsites on city-owned property in the Juniper…
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Hiker finds human skeletal remains south of DRW
A hiker discovered human skeletal remains south of Deschutes River Woods on Monday afternoon and notified authorities, who began an investigation,…
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Hoax bomb threat prompts COCC culinary center evacuation
A hoax bomb threat made on social media by a Central Oregon Community College student Tuesday morning led to a 45-minute precautionary evacuation of…
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‘Ezra’s Law’ stalls in short session, despite dramatic hearing testimony
Despite dramatic testimony and a packed audience at Monday’s hearing, “Ezra’s Law” won’t gain passage in the “short session,” but all involved are…
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Hwy. 22 to be closed all week by fuel tanker crash; river spill creates sheen
A 28-mile stretch of Oregon Highway 22 east of Idanha to Santiam Junction will be closed until Friday or Saturday due to extensive repairs and…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists injured cyclist near Tumalo Falls
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Sunday of a Bend woman who was hurt in a fall while carrying her “fat bike” across a…
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Video by Antarctic scuba diver from Bend goes viral
When a scuba diver from Bend posted on Facebook a video of her and her colleagues dancing in their diving suits to the song “I’m Sexy and I Know…
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Crook County schools to use new state funds to add teachers
– The Crook County School District has reports on how its student body has grown and changed in this school year, and how it plans to use new state…
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Shot fired in NE Bend apartment; suspect arrested in Redmond
A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop,…
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Bend man joins the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels
The United States Navy’s Blue Angels are an elite flight team you may have seen at air shows. …
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PGE, Warm Springs tribes make $4.5 million in fish, wildlife, water project grants
Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs on Friday announced $4.5 million in grants to 13 new fish passage, wildlife…
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DCSO Search and Rescue aids Bend motorists stuck in snow
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue deputy and a SAR volunteer came to the aid Thursday night of a Bend couple whose four-wheel-drive…
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NTSB wants states to require seat belts in school buses
The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for all states to require new school buses have three-point seat…
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Travelers concerned about coronavirus, Bend travel agent says
The coronavirus outbreak brings uncertainty about Central Oregonians’ planned trips to Southeast Asia, but also could affect those who never leave…
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Bend FD: Hot ashes sparked fire that destroyed DRW home
A fire apparently sparked by hot wood stove ashes on a porch destroyed a home in Deschutes River Woods south of Bend early Thursday. The homeowner…
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Gov. Brown appoints Alison Emerson new Deschutes County judge
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday appointed Bend attorney Alison Emerson to the Deschutes County Circuit Court, succeeding retiring Judge Stephen…
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