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5 months ago
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OSP trooper disarms, Tasers, pepper-sprays fugitive at La Pine home; he runs, eludes large manhun...

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – An armed fugitive trying to enter a La Pine-area home Thursday evening resisted arrest and fle...

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Redmond police, CERT raid homeless camp on BLM land east of city, recover $50K in stolen items; t...

A two-week Redmond Police Department investigation led to a raid Tuesday on a homeless camp on BLM land east of the c...

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5 months ago
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Community tips lead to traffic stop, raid, arrest of suspected Bend fentanyl trafficker, his brot...

Community tips led to the arrest of a Bend-area fentanyl trafficker during a Highway 97 traffic stop in Terrebonne, a...

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5 months ago
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Dog on walk across street from Knott Landfill finds part of human foot; officials say its likely ...

A person walking several dogs in a vacant field across SE 27th Street from Deschutes County’s Knott Landfill reported...

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5 months ago
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Bend man who accidentally shot his 7-year-old son facing assault, other charges; boy recovering a...

A 32-year-old Bend man who accidentally shot his 7-year-old son with a handgun at their home Sunday afternoon has bee...

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5 months ago
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Shots-fired report leads to three arrests in robbery at Madras gas station/store; one also charge...

A confrontation over an attempted beer theft led to a report of shots fired at a Madras gas station and store this we...

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5 months ago
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High Desert Middle School student releases pepper spray in crowded hallway; staff, students affec...

A student at High Desert Middle School released pepper spray in a crowded hallway as the lunch period ended Thursday,...

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5 months ago
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Citizen reports, year of investigation bring drug raid on SE Bend home, four arrests - two days a...

A year-long investigation, fueled by citizen reports, led to a drug raid on a southeast Bend home Tuesday morning – t...

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5 months ago
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'I'm not worthy, but I'll take it!': Prineville Marine, WWII and Korean War veteran honored on hi...

Prineville Marine Jack Becker’s family and friends – and some special invited guests -- weren’t about to let a little...

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5 months ago
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Freezing rain, icy roads lead to more Central Oregon school, other closures - KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Thursday’s freezing rain around the region led to numerous school closures Friday, including Bend...

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5 months ago
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Five members of a Bend family killed, sixth critically injured in minivan-semi crash on Hwy. 97 n...

Five members of a Bend family, including a 1-year-old boy, were killed and a sixth critically injured Wednesday morni...

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5 months ago
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Bend-La Pine, Jefferson County among schools closed due to icy roads; others, OSU-Cascades and CO...

Bend-La Pine and Jefferson County schools and area colleges were closed Wednesday due to the slick roads from Tuesday...

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5 months ago
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Fatal two-vehicle crash closes Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake for hours - KTVZ

A two-vehicle crash Monday night on Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake claimed a life and closed the highway for hours...

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6 months ago
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Monday's MLK Jr. Day is holiday for some, but impacts of C.O.'s weekend snowstorm lead to early c...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday for many and a day of service for others. But th...

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6 months ago
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Big dig-out, warmup begins after snowstorm; East Bend power back; Tumalo DUII crash into pole bri...

Heavy snow and dangerous cold hit the High Desert as forecast Saturday, making for very risky travel conditions and k...

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6 months ago
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Deschutes County health officials report troubling surge in fatal fentanyl overdoses: four deaths...

Deschutes County Health Services advised Friday of a recent increase in overdose fatalities -- four in six days -- an...

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6 months ago
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Bend attempted armed robbery suspect eludes manhunt; police may pay reward for info leading to hi...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend police said Friday they may pay a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of a ...

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6 months ago
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Wind topples Sisters tree into pole, downs power lines; more trees fall in south county, Black Bu...

High winds knocked down a tree, which fell into a 45-foot power pole and tore down lines in Sisters Thursday evening....

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6 months ago
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Winter storm warning for a foot more snow in C.O., 16-40 inches east slopes; high winds prompt Mt...

Another major winter storm is poised to sweep into the High Desert over the next couple of days, bringing up to a foo...

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6 months ago
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Oh, the memes: When a large tree limb crashes through a Sisters home's roof - and lands in the to...

Sisters resident Matt Houston, his wife and their two dogs are all OK – that’s the first thing everyone wants to know...

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6 months ago
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Meat smoker on porch causes early-morning fire, heavily damaging NE Prineville home; family of 3 ...

A fire caused by a barbecue meat smoker on the front porch heavily damaged a northeast Prineville home early Tuesday ...

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6 months ago
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Snowstorm, blizzard move into Cascades, C. Oregon; COCC closed at noon, OSU-Cascades, courts at 4...

The first surge of a major winter storm that’s expected to bring blizzard conditions in the Cascades and some areas o...

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6 months ago
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Former DCSO detective Ron Brown sentenced, serving a week in jail on official misconduct convicti...

A former longtime Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and detective, recently convicted by a judge of two counts of off...

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6 months ago
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Major snowstorm coming: NWS issues rare blizzard warning for Cascades and east slopes, including ...

A severe winter storm headed toward the Northwest prompted the National Weather Service in Pendleton on Sunday to iss...

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6 months ago
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Drug-sniffing dog's leads to arrest of Prineville fentanyl, meth trafficking suspect during Siste...

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man under investigation for allegedly trafficking large quantities of fentanyl pi...

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6 months ago
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A look back at 2023: High Desert's most difficult issues reflected nation's challenges - KTVZ

From homelessness and housing to addiction and fentanyl, we were troubled but not alone BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Over the ...

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6 months ago
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Crook County Sheriff's Search and Rescue comes to the aid of two men whose car broke down deep in...

Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was called out Wednesday to help two Salem-area men whose car became disable...

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6 months ago
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Semi-truck rollover blocks U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras; ODOT warns of 'extended delays' - KTVZ

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A semi-truck rollover crash blocked U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras Thursday morning, amid slic...

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6 months ago
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Montana man surrenders at Bend jail, faces manslaughter, DUII charges in fiery Hwy. 97 crash that...

A Montana man turned himself in at the Deschutes County Jail Tuesday evening to face four counts of first-degree mans...

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6 months ago
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Your photos of a scenic High Desert Christmas Eve sunrise - KTVZ

We got a few really nice sunrise photos this morning, some labeled as being of Christmas Eve and others that weren't ...

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6 months ago
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Sobering holiday stat: Bend Police make 10 DUII arrests in less than 48 hours, several for reckle...

Ten drivers were arrested in Bend on DUII charges in less than 48 hours last Friday and Saturday, several also for re...

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6 months ago
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Prineville man killed, Bend woman seriously injured in crash on icy Highway 20 bridge over Snake ...

A Prineville man was killed and a Bend woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a crash amid icy conditions on ...

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6 months ago
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Bend woman pleads guilty to punching downtown bartender, helping murder suspect Caleb Cegers flee...

A 21-year-old Bend woman has pleaded guilty to assault and hindering prosecution for punching a downtown Bend bartend...

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6 months ago
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OSP IDs two killed in Hwy. 97 crash south of Redmond; 2 DUII crashes, arrests during closure, one...

A Redmond man from India and a Bend woman were killed Saturday evening when the man lost control of his van on U.S. H...

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7 months ago
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Merkley, colleagues defend practice of prescribed burns, say they reduce threat of catastrophic w...

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Montana Senator Steve Daines led 15 of their colleagues in a bipa...

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7 months ago
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Mt. Bachelor set to open its new high-speed 'six-pack' Skyliner Express chairlift on Tuesday - KTVZ

Mt. Bachelor’s new Skyliner Express six-pack (seat) chairlift will have its grand opening next Tuesday morning, with ...

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7 months ago
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Raid on three Tumalo properties turns up illegal marijuana grow, 330 plants, DCSO says; resident ...

TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-tern investigation into an illegal marijuana grow operation led to a raid on three Tumal...

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7 months ago
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FBI investigating over 18 hoax bomb threats emailed to Oregon schools, airports, synagogues, incl...

The FBI in Portland confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating more than 18 e-mailed hoax bomb threats with similar l...

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7 months ago
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Attic fire traced to gas fireplace problem causes $225,000 in damage to new SW Bend home - KTVZ

An attic fire caused by a gas fireplace malfunction or failure led to $225,000 in damage to a new home in the Tethero...

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