Stranded Canyonville couple rescued from Cultus Lake
The couple was found uninjured after a 9 hour search and rescue…
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Snow showers not over yet
Lows will be dropping into the teens Thursday night BUT the chance of snow showers should stop by 10 pm to midnight.…
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Largest Youth Challenge class begins in new facility
The Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge welcomed its 59th and largest class of cadets on Thursday — 180 cadets at the newly renovated and enlarged…
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BLM sets five fee-free days in 2020
To encourage visitation and appreciation for America’s public lands, the Bureau of Land Management announced that it will waive recreation-related…
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‘We lack data’: Walden urges more cannabis research
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., urged more research on the health effects of cannabis Thursday during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health…
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Oregon teen who fled with mom to avoid cancer surgery has operation
An Oregon teenager who was taken out of state by her mother to avoid surgery for a rare type of liver cancer has had the operation while in the…
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Woman dies in NE Oregon snowmobile crash
Authorities say a woman died in a snowmobile crash in northeastern Oregon while trying to traverse winter weather conditions to her home near…
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EPA petition seeks action on tainted NE Oregon drinking water
Eight state and national health and environment groups are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency action because they say…
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Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement team seeks focus group members
Deschutes County’s Illegal Marijuana Enforcement program is seeking 20 volunteers to take part in a public focus group next…
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Oregon, others sue Trump administration to block SNAP cuts
Oregon joined 15 states and New York City Thursday in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks mentors in La Pine, Madras
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is asking the citizens of La Pine and Madras, this January, to make THE BIG…
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Couple stranded in snowstorm rescued near Cultus Lake
A Canyonville couple have been rescued after becoming stranded by a snowstorm near Cultus Lake in Douglas…
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Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump officially begins
By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The third Senate impeachment trial of a US president in history convened on Thursday with the reading of the two…
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C.O. to share in $16 million to improve children’s health
Oregon will receive millions in new federal funding to develop better ways to reduce health risks for children and prevent unnecessary hospital…
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Snow accumulations in town may not be huge,…
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Snow showers all day
A cold, wet winter system that is moving into the Pacific NW will bring more snow showers to the High Desert today.…
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Culver good Samaritan keeps car fire from spreading to home
A passing good Samaritan used a pickup and chain to pull a smoking car from a Culver home’s garage before it caught fire Wednesday evening,…
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Comments sought, meeting set on Redmond-area canal piping project
Irrigation efficiencies and water savings in the Central Oregon Irrigation District are on the horizon, pending completion of a federal…
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Lillard leads Trail Blazers to 117-107 win over Rockets
Damian Lillard scored 25 points and CJ McCollum added 24 as the Portland Trail Blazers withstood a late surge from the Houston Rockets Wednesday…
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Snowy travel woes mount; Hwy. 97 reopens at Calif. border
Travel woes continue to abound across Oregon from days of heavy snow and wind, with U.S. Highway 97 closed for a time at the California border…
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