Immigration law group files suit to block ICE buses from leaving Bend with detainees
A Portland nonprofit immigration rights law group has gone to court, seeking to keep two ICE buses from leaving Bend with two detainees aboard.
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Learning pods creating new alternative for Central Oregon students
As students ready to hit the classrooms in-person and online, a new option for parents is popping up: learning pods.
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Sisters gets new full time DCSO deputies
Candidates will be hired soon for the new positions.
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Mission 22 relocates to Sisters
The national non-profit helps veterans with programs like rock climbing.
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Bend Police Chief Krantz issues statement on PD actions during ICE protest
New Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz issued a detailed statement Thursday afternoon regarding his and his department’s actions during Wednesday’s ICE buses protest, saying state law largely dictated what they could — and could not — do.
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OHA Q and A about returning to campus
Parents and students have questions about Covid-19 procedures.
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Deschutes Commission hears from Sunriver residents
They’re concerned about safety near Harper Bridge.
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C.O. parents shift some back-to-school shopping plans amid pandemic impacts
Back to school shopping is looking a little different this year for parents across Central Oregon, like much of the nation.
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Health officials still urge student vaccinations, even with distance learning
With socially distanced learning being the new normal for students and their families this fall due to COVID-19, some parents may be a little more reluctant to take their children and teens to the doctor to get their regular vaccinations.
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New ‘gross earnings’ definition may help Oregon self-employed get benefits
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor gives the Oregon Employment Department more flexibility to set the definition of “gross earnings” for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims.
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Let the warmup begin
Our skies will begin to clear over night Wednesday, lows will be in the low to mid 40s.
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Border Patrol agents pull 2 detainees off 2 ICE buses, ending 12-hour Bend protest
Hundreds of protesters surrounded two unmarked white buses at the Crane Shed Commons parking lot for nearly 12 hours Wednesday, until U.S. Border Patrol agents used pepper spray to move in and remove two detainees and some officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses.
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Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 375 total; state sees fewer cases, deaths
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 375, along with 258 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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Proposed plaque to honor former Summit HS student draws mixed response
Some Bend residents are seeking to honor Deshaun Adderley, a former Summit High School student who took his own life at the age of 14. They are petitioning for a plaque at the school that would share his name and story, but a local suicide expert is advising against the idea.
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C. Oregon sees high demand in manufactured homes this year
Manufactured home dealers in Central Oregon said Wednesday they’ve seen a boom in business this year.
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Family Access Network receives $1,500 grant
The Family Access Network has received a $1,500 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation to connect local families affected by the coronavirus pandemic with basic needs including food, utilities, transportation and rental assistance.
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OSP: At least 8 vehicles shot on Interstate 5 in S. Oregon in recent weeks
Oregon State Police are again seeking the public’s help in finding whoever has been shooting at vehicles driving on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon in recent weeks.
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Multnomah Falls reopens to the public, with coronavirus rules
Oregon’s tallest waterfall and one of the state’s most popular attractions has reopened to the public with new guidelines in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mosaic Medical receives new mobile clinic
Mosaic Medical is pleased to announce that our new Mobile Community Clinic has arrived in Central Oregon and will begin traveling around the region to serve patients this week.
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Cooldown won’t last long
Good Wednesday, Central Oregon! Low pressure centered in western Canada will be responsible for rotating some cooler air into the Pacific NW today. Today’s highs will be in the mid to upper 70’s and for a period this afternoon NW winds will pick up to 5-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Partly cloudy skies today
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