Staying a bit above average
While we are not expecting more than a few broken clouds later in the day, enough warm air will be pumped into Central Oregon to keep us quite warm.
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Bigfoot grabs bigger role in state fire marshal’s wildfire prevention campaign
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal’s Bigfoot: Believe in Fire Safety campaign, asking Oregonians to protect their communities by preventing wildfires, has expanded for the 2020 fire season, collaborating with fire agency partners.
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Wyden introduces bill to reform unemployment insurance
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Tuesday to incentivize states to reform, expand and modernize their unemployment insurance systems.
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Redmond Proficiency Academy graduates receive over $40,000 in scholarships
The Redmond Proficiency Academy Class of 2020 recently received over $40,000 worth of Redmond-area and Central Oregon-based college scholarships.
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Redmond man facing drug charges; heroin, cocaine, meth seized from mail, home
A 22-year-old Redmond man faces several drug-charges after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit and postal officials intercepted several mailed packages and raided his home, seizing heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl.
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Rockchucks invade Redmond’s Hugh Hartman Elementary School
The Redmond School District calls the infestation of yellow bellied marmots a “pest emergency.”
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New Lake County wildfire races across 700-plus acres SW of Paisley
A new wildfire raced across more than 700 acres of private and Forest Service lands in Lake County on Tuesday, bringing several crews, air tankers and helicopters to the area, officials said.
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Bend Police to lose 5 positions and 12 vehicles
The department faces budget cuts of $3.1 million due to COVID-19-related revenue losses.
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Hwy. 20 reopened after semi fire east of Sisters
The driver was able to disconnect the tractor from the trailer, but the fire shut Highway 20 for a time.
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Shepherd’s House helps displaced homeless camp individuals
ODOT has finished cleaning up a homeless camp off Revere Avenue in northeast Bend, forcing individuals to relocate. The Shepherd’s House weighed in on how organizations like theirs can help in a time like this.
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NW Redmond-area brush fire prompts brief evacuations
An apparently human-caused brush fire burned along the rimrock of three northwest Redmond properties Tuesday afternoon, prompting brief evacuations until crews were able to put it out.
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As care facilities rules are relaxed, Bend woman recalls inability to visit mother
It’s been a long time coming, for families separated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Oregon’s long-term care facilities are now allowed to offer outdoor visitation with family members.
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United Way of Deschutes County’s new name: United Way of Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What’s in a name? For our local United Way, the answer is: a lot. The nonprofit, a “21 Cares for Kids” partner, recently changed its name from United Way of Deschutes County to United Way of Central Oregon. The change reflects the regional catchment area that the organization has been serving
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La Pine woman charged with embezzling $4.4 million from former employer
A La Pine woman was arrested at her home Monday on charges she embezzled about $4.4 million from her former employer, a rural McMinnville nursery, over a six-year period, authorities said Tuesday.
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Another warm day, before a bit of a cooldown
Skies will stay clear Tuesday night, with lows will be in the 50s.
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Aumsville climber falls hundreds of feet, dies at Three-Fingered Jack
A 19-year-old Aumsville man climbing near the summit of Three-Fingered Jack fell hundreds of feet and died on Sunday, Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon said Tuesday.
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Federal presence in Portland gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down on the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland has given new momentum to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.
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Police: Idaho shootout suspect was part of 2016 Malheur Refuge standoff
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police have identified a man injured during a shootout in northern Idaho as a participant in a 41-day armed occupation in 2016 at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. The Lewiston Tribune reported that 52-year-old Sean L. Anderson of Riggins, Idaho was identified Monday. The shootout occurred Saturday
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Hwy. 20 reopened after semi fire east of Sisters
A reported semi-truck fire closed U.S. Highway 20 east of Sisters Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
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Federal judge: Effort to move Oregon border can’t bypass petition signature rules
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a petition to bypass state-required signatures to qualify as a ballot measure its proposal for 17 counties to divorce from Oregon and become part of Idaho. U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane ruled Monday that the group Move Oregon’s Border was not “reasonably diligent” in attempting
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