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Bend, Ore. — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Bend Police are trying to track down a cougar in southwest Bend after repeated sightings of it in backyards and near people’s homes. The agencies say the cougar is considered a public …

ASHLAND, Ore. — An effort to make college campuses safer is set to get understand in Oregon’s Capitol. The proposed law is named after Kaylee Sawyer, who was 23 when she was killed by a Central Oregon Community College security guard in …

BEND, Ore. – Congressman Greg Walden (R) has accepted an invitation from News Channel 21 (KTVZ) to attend a televised debate with Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D). The debate is scheduled to take place in Bend on Friday, October 5 at 7:00 pm Pacific …

BEND, Ore. – Oregon State Police Captain Bill Fugate was formally charged with two counts of harassment constituting domestic violence. In March 2018 Fugate was placed on paid administrative leave during an investigation into alleged domestic violence targeting his wife. At that …

SISTERS, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is working to contain the Graham Fire in central Oregon. Fueled by strong winds and dry conditions, the Graham Fire was fast-moving, torching trees and producing flames over 100 feet in length. Currently, resources …

WARM SPRINGS, Ore.– UPDATE: The Bend Fire Department announced on Sunday afternoon that the motorcyclist killed in a fatal crash was an engineer at the station. Rhett Larsen, 39,  was killed in an off-duty vehicle accident involving a bear and another car. …

DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. – A 1-year-old boy is safe after being abandoned in the woods outside of Bend, Oregon. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Brandon M. Blouin was staying in the woods with an 18-year-old woman and their son, Bradley …

ASHLAND, Ore.– A 40-year-old man from Bend was reported missing last night at Mt. Ashland. Eric Hostetler, who reports claim is an experienced snowboarder, came to the mountain with wife to snowboard. When she returned to the parking lot in the afternoon, …

BEND, Ore. – Over 36 pounds of methamphetamine was found during a highway stop east of Bend. According to Oregon State Police, a trooper pulled over a 2018 Nissan Versa on with Mexican license plates on Highway 20 near milepost 18. The …

BEND, Ore. – Police in Central Oregon are trying to find a missing Bend woman. According to the Bend Police Department, on February 20 a friend of 24-year-old Sara Diana Gomez called police. The friend was concerned because Gomez hadn’t returned home …