Bend man joins the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels
The United States Navy’s Blue Angels are an elite flight team you may have seen at air shows. …
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PGE, Warm Springs tribes make $4.5 million in fish, wildlife, water project grants
Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs on Friday announced $4.5 million in grants to 13 new fish passage, wildlife…
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Federal panel to consider disputed Oregon natural gas project
A three-member federal commission, all appointed by President Donald Trump, has on its agenda next week a controversial proposed natural gas…
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Pacific Power: ‘Green’ energy move will trim 2021 rate hike
Pacific Power on Friday asked state energy regulators for a 2021 rate hike, expected to raise the average homeowner’s bill by 1.6%, or $4.03 monthly.…
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DCSO Search and Rescue aids Bend motorists stuck in snow
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue deputy and a SAR volunteer came to the aid Thursday night of a Bend couple whose four-wheel-drive…
Continue ReadingLeukemia and lymphoma student of the year nominee
Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSPORT, PA (WNEP) — Juliana Kriner was nominated for the Leukemia and…
Continue ReadingOregon House OKs bill to assist those struggling to pay energy bills
The Oregon House passed legislation Friday to help address the energy affordability gap for low-income Oregonians.…
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‘Take Care Out There’: New state campaign urges responsible recreation
The Oregon Outdoor Recreation Network on Friday launched a new campaign, “Take Care Out There,” to encourage responsible outdoor recreation by…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett adds Kroger to his investing shopping cart
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new stake in Kroger after the closing bell Friday. Shares of the nation’s largest…
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BLM plans 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across the West
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released Friday the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across…
Continue ReadingTop Democratic advisers on impeachment probe leaving Capitol Hill
Two high-profile attorneys who worked for the House Judiciary Committee and played a key role in the impeachment of President Donald Trump are…
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Wyden, Merkley call for AG Barr’s resignation
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined their Democratic colleagues on Friday in calling for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to resign…
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NeighborImpact Head Start accepting 2021 enrollment applications
NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2020-2021 school…
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Bethlehem Inn receives engineering excellence honor
Bethlehem Inn announced Friday it received one of three Grand Awards presented at the 2020 Engineering Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Multnomah…
Continue ReadingFrom a glacier break to record temperatures, Antarctica had quite the week in climate change
This week, an iceberg the size of Atlanta broke off a glacier. Researchers discovered a dramatic decline in Antarctic penguin colonies. And…
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Police: Vancouver homeowner shoots, kills burglar
Authorities say a man was shot and killed by a homeowner Thursday night while he was breaking into a home in Vancouver,…
Continue ReadingCity worker killed by garbage truck in NC
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, NC (WLOS) — Authorities confirm a Hendersonville sanitation…
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Oregon landfill took 2M pounds of radioactive fracking waste
Authorities say a chemical waste landfill in Oregon near the Columbia River has been accepting hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from…
Continue ReadingSpirit Airlines relocating 345 jobs to Williamson County
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Commercial air transport Spirit Airlines announced today…
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Walden wishes Oregon happy 161st birthday on House floor
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., spoke on the House floor in honor of Oregon’s 161st birthday. Below are Rep. Walden’s remarks as…
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