An inside look at the work of Bend’s new camping code enforcement team
 The city of Bend’s new camping code involving public property and rights of way has been in effect for nearly a month.…
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Fatal crashes on the rise in Oregon, echo nationwide trend: Hwy. 97 second-deadliest in state
Recent state and federal reports rank U.S. Highway 97 as the second-deadliest in Oregon. Only Highway 101 on the coast has more fatalities, according…
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Your photos – and videos – of the dramatic, colorful (and rare) northern lights show over the High Desert
The aurora borealis — the ‘northern lights’ — don’t shimmer their way south into the High Desert all that often, but they put on a vivid display…
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Deschutes County launches project to update mule deer inventory; public meetings planned
Deschutes County Community Development is initiating a process to create a new mule deer combining zone and a corresponding new code chapter to…
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No new snow to report — but expect more this…
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Winter storm warning still in effect
Happy Friday Central Oregon! Parts of Central Oregon are in a winter storm warning set to expire Saturday morning at 5 a.m. However, you can expect…
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ODOT crews clean up homeless campsites at Revere Avenue and Hwy. 97 in Bend
As it has in the past, citing safety reasons, the Oregon Department of Transportation removed trash from a homeless camping area at Revere Avenue and…
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C.O. adult swim club with a ‘history of excellence’ welcomes swimmers of all skill levels
Elite-level swimming in Oregon is not just for the kids.…
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Five artists’ sculpture designs chosen for public review for Colorado-Columbia roundabout
Art in Public Places announced Thursday the design renderings of the five proposed sculptures for Bend’s Colorado Avenue and Columbia Street…
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California fugitive arrested in La Pine guns-drawn traffic stop; several hundred pieces of stolen mail recovered
A Southern California fugitive visiting a relative in La Pine was arrested in a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday afternoon, and authorities said they…
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City of Redmond to add 100 new security cameras, upgrade 50 others to keep an eye out for crime
The city of Redmond is cracking down on graffiti, vandalism and other crimes with extra eyes on patrol. Close to 150 cameras, 2/3 of them new, will…
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Lighthouse Navigation Center in Bend adding behavioral health specialist to support houseless community
Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday approved use of a three-year, $405,000 grant from the city of Bend for the county to provide a behavioral…
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Bend man shot at least 6 times with BB gun; police use pepper spray, Taser to arrest suspect
It took pepper spray and a Taser for police to arrest a Bend man Wednesday afternoon. He’s accused of shooting another man at least six times with…
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City of Redmond upgrading security camera system amid rash of park vandalism, graffiti
A recent rash of vandalism and graffiti at Redmond city parks comes as the city is preparing to make a major upgrade and expansion to its system of…
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Not just ‘plows and cows’: Young Oregon leaders gather in Redmond for FFA State Convention
It’s a beautiful Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for the Oregon Future Farmers of America State Convention, attended by over 2,500…
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Fire destroys shop south of Sunriver; exploding ammunition, propane add to firefighter challenges
A fire heavily damaged a shop south of Sunriver Tuesday afternoon. Despite exploding ammunition and propane tanks, La Pine and Sunriver fire crews…
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Terrebonne sewer district measure was losing by single vote a week ago; later ballots bring 8-vote passage
The only measure on last week’s special election ballot, to create a Terrebonne sanitary (sewer) district, was losing by a single vote when ballots…
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Redmond couple say door-to-door solar panel co. scammed them; company responds, BBB has advice to avoid issues
NewsChannel 21 looked into complaints from a Redmond couple about solar panels installed by Horizon…
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Ideal Option opens Redmond addiction medicine clinic to help curb drug crisis fueled by fentanyl’s rise
Ideal Option opened a Redmond addiction medicine clinic on Monday, after establishing a Bend clinic several years ago. With the use of deadly…
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Courts strike down non-unanimous jury verdicts, bringing some high-profile cases back to Deschutes County
Rulings by the U.S. and Oregon supreme courts mean several Deschutes County criminal convictions are being struck down and those cases returned for…
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