OSU study: Antibiotics often prescribed without documented reason
A study of outpatient visits to health care providers in the U.S. during a one-year period suggests 18 percent of antibiotic prescriptions were…
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Holiday Lights: Beauty on Bonny Bridge
Our special Holiday Lights feature is back for another season of fun, beautiful scenes at homes around the region. Submit a photo of your display in…
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Protect yourself from package-picking porch pirates
The holidays are commonly known as the most wonderful time of the year. Mail carriers, though, call it the busiest time of the year. In Central…
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Sponsorship program supports C.O. farmers
Central Oregon Locavore, a non-profit in Bend, announced Wednesday it has launched a sponsorship program called Adopt a Farmer to continue supporting…
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Thriving C.O. job market poses challenge for some
Despite plenty of openings, The High Desert’s job market can be quite competitive, especially when someone’s looking for a job that requires…
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Madras voters to decide prepared food, drink tax
Madras voters will decide in May on a proposed 5% prepared food and beverage tax, to help fund road…
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Wednesday evening snow report
Meadows saw 3 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. Timberline added 5 new inches of snow, and Bachelor added 2 new inches. More snow is expected…
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Rain showers continue as snow moves in over Cascades
While we may not be seeing snow here in Central Oregon, the Cascades are set to see some heavy snow in the next few…
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IRS reminds retirees of Dec. 31 deadline for required distributions
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Internal Revenue Service reminds retirees born before July 1, 1949, that they usually must take distributions from their…
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Oregon fire marshal offers tips for a safe holiday season
The arrival of colder weather and holiday activities in December provides opportunities to keep your homes and family fire-safe, so everyone can have…
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Wyden intros bill to aid youth aging out of foster care
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced Wednesday legislation to improve services for older youth aging out of the foster…
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OSU-led team improves smokestack scrubbing for cleaner emissions
An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack…
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Senate Democrats blast ‘GOP betrayal of working families’
Wyden: Trump, Republicans ‘broke every promise to middle-class families’ Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Democratic Leader…
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Credit union launches loan program to encourage affordable housing
In an effort to help address the shortage of workforce housing in Central Oregon, Mid Oregon Credit Union said Wednesday it has introduced a new loan…
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Whale-watching time returns along the Oregon coast
Thousands of gray whales are migrating south through Oregon’s waters later this month, and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites…
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New Oregon law to allow plate transfers from totaled, altered vehicles
If Oregon DMV receives notice that your car is totaled or substantially altered after Jan. 1, you will be able to keep the plates and registration on…
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Here’s your Local Alert Weather snow report for…
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State seeks public input on higher education’s future
The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) and the Coraggio Group invite you to provide input on the future of postsecondary…
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Oregon E911 tax rate to rise Jan. 1
The Oregon Emergency Communications (E911) tax rate will increase from $.75 cents to $1, beginning Jan. 1. This is the first increase to the E911 tax…
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Deer Ridge inmates led beyond walls to forgiveness
Former prisoner helps them leave ’emotional cage’ MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — When people get sent to prison, you don’t often hear them talk about who…
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