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Updated Press Release Case Number: 2021-000001589 Location: Southbound Highway 97/Parkway south of NE Hawthorne Avenue Semi-Truck Driver:    William McCain, 56-year old Male, Alaska resident Involved Vehicle:  2017 Volvo truck Pedestrian:  Marlow White, 42-year old Male, Bend resident   ***Deceased***  Next-of-Kin has been notified On 01-09-2021 about 7:13 PM PST Deschutes County 9-1-1 dispatch received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding a motor vehicle crash that occurred on southbound H...

Clash in Bend Punches are thrown as groups clash at Pilot Butte on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. The violence occurred between two groups — one supporting President Donald Trump and the other supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Ultimately, at least seven people were charged in connection with the event.  Ryan Brennecke/TheBulletin Hole in one Redmonds Phil Backup, 98, shot the first hole-in-one of his life on Jan. 31 at The Greens of Redmond this year. ...

Deschutes County first responders begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine Firefighters from Bend, Redmond get first doses at St. Charles Bend BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution is underway in Deschutes County. Nick Thomas and Nick Gylling were among the first 18 Bend firefighters to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.  Deschutes County had 50 first responders vaccinated Wednesday at St. Charles Bend. They included firefighters, EMTs and other first respond...

An elderly man was rescued Wednesday night from a fire at the Sisters Mobile Home Park in Bend that damaged three units, according to Bend Fire & Rescue.

C.O. businesses encouraged to partner with ‘Darkness to Light’ child abuse training BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As the pandemic extends to nine months, safety concerns for children continue to grow. More and more families are being impacted by the social distancing orders, distance learning, economic hardships, and continued uncertainty. Family stress is at an all-time high, which unfortunately is a risk factor for child abuse and neglect. The National Children’s Alliance states that 88% of all...

Redmond man jailed on attempted murder charge in Bend attack on mother Deschutes County Jail Ryan Michael Shinn BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 40-year-old Redmond man was arrested on attempted murder and other charges, alleging he strangled and seriously injured his mother during a dispute at her southwest Bend home, police said Friday. Bend police responded around 9:45 a.m. Thursday to a 911 call of a domestic dispute at a home in the 19000 block of Aspen Meadow Drive, Sgt. Eric Hagan said. Officers ...

News Release from  Posted on FlashAlert: December 9th, 2020 9:37 AM Bend Fire & Rescue Takes Action to Protect Children of Bend as a Darkness to Light “Partner in Prevention” Staff Members Trained in Award-Winning Stewards of Children® Program for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention   Bend Fire & Rescue has achieved  Partner in Prevention status, a designation awarded by the nonprofit Darkness to Light to organizations which take extra steps to protect the children they serve by training ...