Oregon breweries worry alcohol tax hike would cost jobs; bill backers disagree
On Tuesday, House Bill 3296, known as the Addiction Crisis Recovery Act, was introduced in Salem. And like many bills this session, it’s already…
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Dog attacked, seriously injured by another dog on Eagle Crest trail
Rob Husband still hasn’t found the owners of a dog responsible for attacking and leaving his dog, Nala, seriously injured and in stitches over the…
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Bend-Redmond metro falls from top spot to No. 13 ‘Best-Performing Small City’
Over the last 20-plus years, no city, large or small, was named ‘Best-Performing City’ by the Milken Institute for two straight years — except…
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Former La Pine city councilor rejoins suddenly short-handed council
Just over a month after seating a new council, La Pine’s city council has two…
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Deschutes County’s 3,140 70+ COVID vaccine appointments filled up in just 2 hours
The Oregon Health Authority was allocated 3,140 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for this week, so the county on Tuesday scheduled…
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Rescuers also rescued after 3 vehicles, 7 people get stuck in snow on Cascade Lakes Hwy.
A La Pine man’s attempt to rescue his nephew whose vehicle got stuck in the snow on the Cascade Lakes Highway west of Bend got him stuck as well…
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World’s Greatest Horseman title awarded to Powell Butte resident
Shane Steffen of Powell Butte has been named the 2021 World’s Greatest Horseman at the National Reined Cow Horse Association competition in Fort…
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St. Charles Bend medical techs threaten strike; hospital ‘disappointed’
A union representing more than 150 St. Charles Bend technologists has notified the hospital of their intent to strike in 10 days, bringing a stern…
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Spike strips, citizen tips and Bend PD K-9’s bite lead to arrest of Terrebonne man
It took spike strips, citizen tips and the bite of a Bend police K-9 to arrest a wanted 23-year-old Terrebonne man Monday morning after a manhunt in…
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Redmond man pleads guilty to murder in woman’s stabbing death
A 62-year-old Redmond man entered a guilty plea Monday in last summer’s stabbing death of a Redmond-area woman he had previously dated, court…
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New SE Bend park to feature BPRD’s first ‘sprayground,’ wide array of features
A new community park has broken ground in southeast Bend that will have a wide variety of features, from an event pavilion and off-leash area for…
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Warm Springs Police say Hwy. 26 drunk driver had .77 blood alcohol level
A driver and hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the…
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DCSO honors truck-driver heroes for life-saving actions after fiery crash
Emotions ran high Saturday morning at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, as a pair of heroes were honored for their life-saving actions after a…
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Crooked River Ranch man comes home to find $16,000 camp trailer gone
Mike Bedford left work early back on Feb. 9 to make sure he was home in time for the delivery of his brand-new telescope. He was worried it might…
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C.O. shipment centers cite winter storms in Oregon, U.S. for recent delays
Shipment centers around Bend are noticing large backups in deliveries of packages and letters, citing stormy weather in Oregon and elsewhere in the…
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Despite COVID’s hard hit, Redmond Airport still eyes terminal expansion
Over the past several years the Redmond airport has been looking at a terminal area concept plan for expansion, but they couldn’t have predicted the…
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First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…
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CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested
A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…
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Redmond man dives for answers — and families’ closure
The body and vehicle of a missing Portland man were found in the Columbia River under the I-205 bridge Wednesday evening. Redmond YouTube diver Jared…
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C.O. veterans urge creation of Veterans Court for cases involving PTSD, other issues
A roundtable discussion took place Thursday in La Pine among supporters who want Deschutes County to create a veterans treatment…
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