Level 2 evacuation alert on Warm Springs Reservation due to Lionshead Fire
A Level 2 “Be Ready” evacuation alert has been issued for the Sidwalter-Miller Flat area due to the still-growing Lionshead Fire, Police Chief Bill…
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Wildfire smoke has brought Oregon record-poor air quality, DEQ reports
Oregon is experiencing record-poor air quality from wildfire smoke across the state, according to analysis released Tuesday by the Oregon Department…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 184 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 519, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Plateau Travel Plaza joins in celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
The Plateau Travel Plaza is holding a week-long celebration of the 3.5 million professional truck drivers who deliver America’s freight safely and…
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C.O. gyms get busier as safer option to work out amid the dense smoke
Good news for “gym rats” and exercise fanatics: There are still ways to stay in shape while the wildfire smoke clouds our area.…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense against disaster fraud
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday timely segment focuses on building a digital defense against charity fraud amid…
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Oregon’s jobless rate fell to 7.7% in August, before the wildfires hit
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped significantly in August, to 7.7%, though still up sharply from a year ago — but that was before the sizable…
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Bend, Redmond, Prineville DMV offices closed due to poor air quality
The Bend, Redmond and Prineville DMV offices closed Tuesday morning due to air quality…
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Secretary of state offers voting info for Oregonians displaced by fires
Secretary of State Bev Clarno offered information Tuesday in response to the wildfires and to ensure all displaced Oregonians are able to receive…
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Two Bend students’ artwork honored in Agriculture in the Classroom calendar
Two Bend students in fifth grade were honored during a virtual reception held earlier this week. Their artwork was selected among 643 entries…
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Family Access Network expands service to Jefferson County
The Family Access Network is excited to announce that we will be providing FAN advocate services at Madras High School, Bridges High School and…
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C.O. Emergency Info Network: Emergency supply kit, landfill-garbage service
Here is the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network daily digest for Monday, with information on creating an emergency supply kit,…
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Warm & smoky
Partly cloudy skies will turn mostly sunny today, but widespread smoke will keep us under a hazardous air quality all…
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200 more Oregon National Guard members to get firefighter training
Thanks to requests by state leaders for federal funds allocated by members of Congress to provide training in advance of wildfire season, more than…
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Oregon AG, others challenge methane-rules rollback for oil, gas industries
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 24 states and municipalities Monday in challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Evacuation orders being lifted Tuesday AM on 14,500-acre Two Four Two Fire
A threat of high winds did not materialize on the fire lines Monday, so the Two Four Two Fire northwest of Chiloquin didn’t grow, containment…
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Which mask best to stop wildfire smoke?
N95, paper mask or cloth masks – which is best to deal with the smoke? We talked to Central Oregon doctors…
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Jefferson County school buildings closed Tuesday; Crook County K-3 students to return
With more hazardous air quality readings late Monday, Central Oregon school districts again weighed whether to open their school buildings, though…
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Oregon’s delegation urges feds to declare fires’ smoke public health emergency
Oregon’s congressional delegation on Monday urged Health and Human Services secretary to declare Oregon’s wildfires a public health emergency due to…
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New Deschutes River Woods ‘fire squad’ aims to prepare for — and prevent — the worst
As devastating wildfires rage across Oregon, residents continue to fear for their property and livelihoods — if not from these blazes, then the ones…
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