Clear the Shelters: Senior pets make wonderful companions
In this week’s “Clear the Shelters” feature, NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster looks at how older animals, often overlooked, are in need of a new,…
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Much cooler & windy
As thunderstorms move out of the area we will be left with cooler temperatures and higher…
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LeBron James laughs off Trump’s criticism of NBA players taking a knee
NBA star LeBron James says the league won’t miss Donald Trump’s viewership after the US President criticized players for kneeling during…
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Oregon Employment Dept. cites progress on claims backlog
The Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday they met their FOCUS PUA goal of processing 70,000 remaining initial Pandemic Unemployment…
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2 stranded Bend rafters rescued from rock in middle of Deschutes River
A rope-and-raft rescue effort helped two young, stranded rafters off a rock on the Deschutes River below the Sunrise Village neighborhood Wednesday…
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Fred Meyer celebrates educators, parents with ‘Extra Credit Wednesdays’
Fred Meyer is offering more ways to save on back-to-school essentials during its first Teachers and Honorary Teachers savings event this fall.…
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Oregon Lions’ Scramble for Sight Golf Classic is still on
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Oregon school students and younger children still are faced with undiagnosed vision issues…
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Oregon Zoo targets giraffe poaching crisis heightened by COVID-19
Amid a poaching crisis heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Zoo in Portland and the Uganda Wildlife Authority have announced a new…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office to join in DUII, safety belt enforcement blitzes
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other law enforcement agencies around the state and country in a national high-visibility DUII…
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Bend issues COVID-19 health-safety requirements for lodging operators; moves toward transportation bond
After issuing an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend through Labor Day, the city late Wednesday issued new operating regulations for…
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Crook County Fair set to open with small-scale, COVID-19-conscious plan
The Crook County Fair begins Thursday in Prineville, and like so many things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, things will look quite a bit…
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Thunderstorms rumble through C.O. with hail, rain, lightning – and new fires
Thunderstorms moved through the High Desert late Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing hail in La Pine, the first significant rain for much of…
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Safe Routes to School program discussed despite COVID-19 uncertainties
The next virtual meeting is August…
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It’s “No Ordinary Cat”
Local author journeys with “Rufus” into the fiction…
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Live entertainment returns to Les Schwab Amphitheater
200 people will be allowed in to see and hear “Songs for a New…
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Empty shelves linger: C.O. grocery stores still dealing with product shortages
COVID-19 has changed a lot of the sights, sounds and activities of everyday life, and has made one somewhat unnerving sight more common: Empty…
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A chance for thunderstorms and a fire weather watch
Under partly cloudy skies we’ll see the chance for thunderstorms taper off as we get closer to…
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Gov. Brown: ‘Vast majority’ of businesses following COVID-19 guidelines
A month after announcing that state inspectors would conduct weekend spot checks in bars, restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms, and other…
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Hazard tree removal to close road to Dark Lake, Camp Tamarack
Beginning Monday, the Deschutes National Forest plans to close Forest Service Road 2066-600, which provides access to Dark Lake and Camp Tamarack, to…
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OSAA condenses 2020-21 activities calendar, shifts fall sports to start in March
The Oregon School Activities Association shifted its traditional fall sports season contests to begin in March under a new 2020-21 school activities…
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