Bend man playing pro baseball in S. Korea during pandemic
While Americans wait for team sports to return, the Korean Baseball Organization has already said play ball — and a Bend pitcher is…
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Redmond offers ‘virtual open house’ for feedback on transportation plan
The City of Redmond is updating its Transportation System Plan (TSP) and seeks citizen comments through a virtual open…
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Fair weather for Mother’s Day
A ridge of high pressure will weaken a bit Sunday, allowing for some clouds to…
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Blue skies, fast jets: Two National Guard F-15s fly hospital salutes over C.O.
As promised, a pair of Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagle jets streaked across the Central Oregon skies Friday in a special flyover salute to…
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Balloons Over Bend, Bend Elks season canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Two more staples of summer on the High Desert — Balloons Over Bend and the Bend Elks baseball season — announced Friday they have scrubbed this…
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DCSO K-9 Ares helps find Redmond domestic assault suspect hiding in attic
A Redmond man accused of domestic violence, including choking and a threat to kill a woman with a knife, was found hiding in an attic and arrested…
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75 more Oregon COVID-19 cases; three more deaths, total of 124
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 124, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Terrebonne man killed in Hwy. 97 truck-pickup crash
A Terrebonne man was killed Thursday evening when his pickup truck was struck by a truck loaded with potatoes on Highway 97 in Sherman County, Oregon…
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Sunriver to test emergency siren system
Sunriver Fire, Sunriver Police and the Sunriver Owners Association will be conducting a test of the resort community’s emergency siren system next…
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Feds provide over $9 million to expand Oregon COVID-19 testing
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that over $9 million in federal funding is being made available to 30 hospitals, health…
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Churches sue Gov. Brown over Oregon coronavirus restrictions
Ten churches from around the state are suing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, arguing her coronavirus stay-at-home orders are…
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Sunny & warmer!
High pressure will continue to gain strength over the region today and that will guarantee a beautiful…
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State offers solution for Oregonians who lost health insurance
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Job loss due to COVID-19 has also caused many Oregonians to lose their health insurance. The Oregon Health Insurance…
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2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled
In light of Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon State Fair Council confirmed the 2020 Oregon State Fair is officially canceled.…
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AARP Oregon urges families to ask nursing homes COVID-19 questions
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — AARP Oregon wants families with loved ones in nursing homes to consider asking more…
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First Corvallis COVID-19 door-to-door test results suggest 2 per 1,000 infected
Results from the first weekend of TRACE-COVID-19 door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that about two people per 1,000 in the…
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Deschutes County tests ballot-counting system
The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office held a pre-election test of its ballot-counting equipment on…
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Deschutes County seeks to be among the first to reopen
Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair drove to Salem on Thursday to hand-deliver the country’s proposed reopening plan to Gov. Kate Brown’s…
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Oregon DMV, police offer grace period on expired licenses, vehicle registration
As most Oregon DMV offices remain closed, a question arises: What are you supposed to do if your license or vehicle’s registration expires? Well,…
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C.O. restaurants prepare for the new normal that could bring diners back next week
Empty restaurants have become commonplace in recent weeks, but as Gov Kate Brown rolls out restaurant reopening guidelines, that may all change as…
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