Wheeler County fire grows to 310 acres; lightning map technology assists C.O. fight
Wednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler…
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Petition seeks to name Pilot Butte Trail after fallen Bend Marine
Thursday marked one week since the tragic death of 20-year-old Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, a Bend Marine among nine people — eight Marines and a…
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Bend Aviation Camp brings kids high-flying fun
The Bend Science Station partnered with Leading Edge Aviation for an ‘Amazing Aviation Camp’ at the Bend Airport on Thursday. We talked with some…
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Deschutes National Forest announces closures
Dead or dying trees are being removed for safety…
Continue Reading Kids take flight at Bend ‘Aviation Camp’
The Bend Aviation Camp, organized by Bend Science Station with some help from aviation business partners, really took off on Tuesday, to the joy of…
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Out & About: Beautiful Central Oregon in pictures
It was a great week to get some great…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Too many puns this week….kind of fishy.
Great catches this…
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La Pine resident says trash, pollution a growing issue on BLM lands
Many Central Oregonians enjoy walking, hiking and horseback riding on BLM-managed lands, but they have to endure what some say are growing amounts of…
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Gradual warmup ahead
Central Oregon’s headed for a cooler night Thursday with winds out of the west 20 mph, gusts up to…
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Oregon Supreme Court upholds reductions in PERS benefits
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the reductions in public employee pension benefits that state lawmakers passed last year to help address…
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Gov. Brown removes Lake County from COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
– Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Lake County has succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from…
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Mtn. View HS coach, multi-sport athlete react to OSAA’s condensed sports calendar
When Mountain View High School head football Coach Brian Crum got the news his team would still have a season, he was ecstatic.…
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Bend woman killed in crash near Suttle Lake
A 24-year-old Bend woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Suttle Lake on Wednesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins…
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Portland police, protesters clash for 2nd straight night
Police and protesters in Portland have clashed for the second night in a row and the city’s police chief says the ongoing violence is harming the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools names Cuadros new curriculum, instruction leader
Bend-La Pine Schools interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Thursday that Juan Carlos Cuadros has been selected to serve as the district’s…
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US appeals court denies bid to resurrect Bundy standoff case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court refused to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy and family members…
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Oregon reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 267 more cases, 23 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 339, along with 267 new cases, including 23 in Central Oregon, the…
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NBC’s new ‘True Story’ show looks to share funny, wild stories from C. Oregonians
Hey, Central Oregon! Do you have a funny story to share? Or maybe just an absolutely wild and crazy (but true) story? Well, now is your chance to…
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Some new Bend residents say it’s tough to find housing amid COVID-19
Bend continues to see a rise in out-of-town visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, but people hoping to relocate to Bend may have a difficult time…
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‘Lucky 13’ golfers have made holes-in-one at Bend’s Awbrey Glen since May
A lucky 13 golfers at Bend’s Awbrey Glen Golf Club are feeling even more fortunate lately.
Each golfer has made a hole-in-one at the course on…
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