Gov orders flags lowered to honor fallen firefighters
Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, Oct. 6 in recognition of…
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Bend City Recorder Christie receives honor
The Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders has presented Bend City Recorder Robyn Christie, MMC, with the 2019 City Recorder of the Year award.…
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Baby suffers skull fracture at unlicensed day care
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — Police say a worker at an unlicensed day care south of Salem was arrested in connection with an infant who sustained a…
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Woman sentenced to psychological help after pets seized
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland woman who repeatedly defied county orders forbidding her from owning pets was sentenced to two years of probation…
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Vancouver man, 80, held without bail in senior housing shooting
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An 80-year-old Washington state man arrested in a shooting that left one man dead and two women wounded at an apartment…
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Daytime paving planned for Hwy. 20 near Santiam Pass
The construction project on U.S. Highway 20 near Santiam Pass will be paving and striping during the day, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., next Monday through…
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Bend man accused of uploading child pornography
A 26-year-old Bend man was arrested during a raid of his home Thursday on charges of uploading child pornography to the internet. The investigation…
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Portland-area man sues Starbucks for $10K after allergic reaction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland-area man with a severe nut allergy has sued Starbucks after saying he ordered coffee with soy milk but was given…
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Dutch Bros ‘Buck for Kids’ raises over $450,000
Dutch Bros Coffee and its customers made the greatest impact yet during its 14 th annual Buck for Kids event, raising $453,813 for local…
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Local Alert Weather, Fri. AM, 10-4-19
-GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a slight chance of some scattered showers in the morning our skies will clear and we can expect mostly…
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Sisters man arrested in hemp theft from farm
A Sisters man has been arrested after he allegedly cut down and stole a substantial amount of industrial hemp from a farm, authorities said.…
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Prineville man injured in Powell Butte Hwy. crash
A Prineville man was hospitalized Thursday after his pickup truck left the Powell Butte Highway and crashed into several boulders, Crook County…
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Redmond Airport holds major ‘bomb’ disaster drill
Several rescue agencies and dozens of young actors, some screaming and with realistic-looking wounds from a supposed ” bomb, ” put on a…
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Suspect, 80, held in deadly Vancouver apt. building shooting
(Update: Suspect identified) VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man opened fire Thursday in the lobby of a building for senior residents, killing a man and…
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ODFW seeks forest grouse wings from hunters
Upland game bird hunting season is underway, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a special request for hunters. ODFW conducts annual…
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Redmond’s Step-Up program receives $40K for playground
Redmond School District’s StepUp Program has received a $40,000 donation from City Center Church to fund a school playground. StepUP serves…
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Big quake drill teaches what to do when shaking starts
The Great Oregon ShakeOut earthquake drill is almost here, and it’s time to think about what you would do during an earthquake. The…
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OSU Master Gardener Program offers training
Applications for the OSU Master Gardener Program in Central Oregon are now available. The program targets individuals interested in becoming a…
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Wyden seeks Wild and Scenic River nominations
Sen. Ron Wyden announced Wednesday he is taking nominations from Oregonians through Jan. 20, 2020 for rivers in the state that deserve addition to…
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Ochoco Forest plans 1,000-acre juniper ‘jackpot’ burning
In a continuation of recent prescribed burn projects, fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest are planning to ignite juniper jackpots on 1,000…
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