Hurricane Isaias heads toward Bahamas and Florida
After battering Dominican Republic as a tropical storm  (CNN) — The Bahamas and eastern Florida are bracing for hurricane conditions this weekend…
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OSU sampling results suggest 17% of Hermiston infected with COVID-19
Preliminary results from random door-to-door TRACE-COVID-19 sampling by Oregon State University last weekend suggest that 17% of the Hermiston…
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Gov. Kate Brown creates Racial Justice Council
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday the creation of the Racial Justice Council. It is an advisory group to the governor,…
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McCollum, Lillard help Blazers get past Memphis in OT
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard combined to score 11 of Portland’s 16 overtime points, giving the Trail Blazers a…
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Pac-12 sets Sept. 26 start for 10-game football schedule
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 has set Sept. 26 as the start of its 10-game conference-only football schedule. The Pac-12 announced three weeks ago…
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Warm Springs artist, educator receives Governor’s Arts Award
Governor Kate Brown on Friday announced four artists and one organization as winners of the 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards, including a Warm Springs…
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Oregon State Fair goes online for 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The grandeur of the shire horses. The intoxicating smell of elephant ears. The L.B. Day Amphitheater filled with cheering…
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Pet Pals: Playful old fella needs a loving home
Roscoe may be 12, but he has a spring in his…
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Bend Park and Recreation checks for masks, distancing
Officials say people are responding…
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Sunriver Nature Center welcomes newest resident: a Eurasian eagle-owl
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory has welcomed a female Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) to its ambassador animal program. The owl is the first new…
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OHA investigating 76 Salmonella cases tied to Calif. red onions
State health officials late Friday warned people not to eat onions from Thomson International, Inc. of Bakersfield, Calif., after 76 people in 13…
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State begins program to pay jobless benefits to 1,000s waiting for claim reviews
The Oregon Employment Department announced Friday it has found a way to pay benefits to thousands of Oregonians who are out of work due to COVID-19…
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A few clouds and warm temperatures ahead
The air flow pattern does not change much over the next two or three days, so it will take until Sunday before we get back to…
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Gov. Kate Brown calls Aug. 10 special session to rebalance state budget
Gov. Kate Brown will call lawmakers back to the Capitol beginning Aug. 10 to try to fill a billion-dollar budget hole due to the ongoing COVID-19…
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Bend’s Brooks Park hit with obscene graffiti; neighbors express concern
Brooks Park off Newport Avenue in Bend was hit with obscene graffiti Thursday morning, much to the chagrin of worried area…
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Three more COVID-19 deaths reported at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, for total of 6
Three more residents of Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to six at a facility where 64 staff and…
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Crook County’s K-3 students will return to class this fall, if COVID-19 metrics hold
If current metrics hold, Crook County Schools’ kindergarten through third-graders will be back in the classrooms for in-person learning this fall,…
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Early-AM fire destroys barn, farm equipment north of Madras
A barn and some older farm equipment was destroyed in a fire north of Madras early Friday morning, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 officials…
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Deschutes County weekly road construction update: August 2-8
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the Deschutes County weekly road construction update for the week of August 2-8: Old Bend Redmond Highway/Tumalo Road…
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Nike layoffs in Oregon to total at least 500
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike has filed documents with the state of Oregon that show its recently announced layoffs will eliminate at least 500 jobs…
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