Stranded Canyonville couple rescued from Cultus Lake
The couple was found uninjured after a 9 hour search and rescue mission.
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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 facility east of Bend. NewsChannel 21 talked with some new cadets, as well as recent graduates who had advice for the group.
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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 visitor’s fees during five 2020 Fee-Free Days. On these five days, recreation-related fees for all visitors to agency-managed public lands across the nation will be waived.
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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 hearing entitled, “ Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.”
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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 custody of the state welfare officials.
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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 Weston.
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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 Oregon regulators have failed to curb nitrate contamination in drinking water sources near large dairies and feedlots.
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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 month.
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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 Americans.
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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 RESOLUTION!
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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 County.
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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 impeachment articles charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The seven House impeachment managers who will prosecute the case against the President marched the articles from the House
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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 visits and foster care placements. Three of the five counties involved are in Central Oregon
Continue ReadingMore snow for the resorts!
Snow accumulations in town may not be huge, but…
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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, preventing any damage to the structure, officials said.
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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 environmental planning process for a canal piping project that began in June 2017.
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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 night to get a 117-107 win.
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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 Thursday morning and chains required on some mountain passes and on Interstate 5 near the border.
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