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 habitat and water quality improvement projects across Central Oregon.
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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 pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon.
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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. But it said a recent major shift toward renewable energy sources trimmed the potential rate increase considerably.
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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 pickup got stuck in the snow on a Forest Service road in Lake County.
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 Lymphoma Society of Central Pennsylvania’s Student of the Year award. For the past few months, Kriner has been fundraising and raising awareness about these cancers. “I am competing alongside eight other students in the central Pennsylvania
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 Oregonians and visitors.
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 supermarket surged 6% on the news. Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly 19 million shares in Kroger during the fourth quarter, a purchase that makes Berkshire one of the 10 largest holders of the company’s stock. The
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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 six states in the Great Basin, in a bid to better prevent and stop wildfires.
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 expected to leave the panel, the latest indication House Democrats are shifting their focus away from full-on investigations into Trump and focusing on issues central to the 2020 campaign. Barry Berke confirmed
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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 immediately.
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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 year.
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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 Athletic Club on Jan. 30.
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 Antarctica may have just registered its hottest temperature ever. In case all of that was not enough to make you at least a little concerned, yet another unusually high temperature was logged in
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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, Washington.
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 worker has died after being hit by a city garbage truck Friday morning. Crews were dispatched to the intersection of Pineland Road and Shadywood Lane just after 8:30 a.m. Neighbors told News 13 they first heard yelling at
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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 North Dakota, in violation of Oregon regulations.
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 with Governor Bill Lee that they plan to relocate their operations control center to Williamson County, bring 345 jobs to the area, at an investment of $11M. The Operations Control Center (OCC) is currently based in Miramar,
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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 prepared for delivery: February 14, 2020 — the day that Oregon celebrates her 161st birthday.Age does not wither her, as she is as beautiful and magnificent as ever.As a lifelong Oregonian whose
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