Deschutes County panel weighs deep pile of pros, cons, assumptions and impacts of two finalist sites for next landfill

They hope to soon send commissioners a recommendation between 'Moon Pit' and 'Roth East' BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Deschutes County's Solid Waste Advisory Committee is closing in on a decision…

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S. Oregon online child exploitation undercover operation leads to six ‘cyber-predator’ arrests, including Redmond man…

MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A southern Oregon police task force's month-long undercover operation to identify adults victimizing children online has led to the arrests of six suspects throughout Oregon, most…

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DCSO identifies armed Bend 18-year-old shot and killed by Bend Police officer after Bend Parkway crash

https://vz-250d4ab0-fbe.b-cdn.net/c32bdba7-4d60-4617-9d67-d34aab0da41a/thumbnail_3d9fd7c6.jpg Witnesses said driver had been speeding, driving recklessly, almost caused several crashes (Update: Adding video, police details of deadly officer-involved shooting; northbound lanes reopen) BEND, Ore.... Link: DCSO identifies…

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iPhone’s emergency satellite features lead authorities to group of stranded hikers for 24-hour rescue operation – 9to…

A family who found themselves stranded in Mt. Hood National Forrest this week turned to Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite feature to contact search and rescue teams. The message kick-started…

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‘It will save lives:’ Bend Police become first in Oregon to deploy Live911, cutting response times by minutes – NewsB…

(Update: adding comment and video from Bend Police) BEND, Ore, (KTVZ). -- Bend Police have implemented a new, live dispatch system in most of their patrol cars, allowing officers to…

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