Time for back-to-school immunizations, Deschutes County advises
Back-to-school may be different with COVID-19, but the importance of staying up-to-date on immunizations remains steady. Central Oregon public health…
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Wednesday wildfire updates: Lionshead, Santiam, Two Four Two blazes
Here are Wednesday’s full updates for the Lionshead, Santiam (formerly Beachie Creek) and Two Four Two…
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C. Oregonians seek to help evacuees; Red Cross deals with COVID-19 health risks
With many Central Oregonians looking for ways to help by donating items to wildfire evacuees arriving in Deschutes County, the American Red Cross…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 12th
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 12th death, raising the state’s death toll to 494, the Oregon Health…
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Gov. Brown declares statewide conflagration; several towns ‘substantially destroyed’
Gov. Kate Brown declared her first-ever statewide conflagration Wednesday amid an unprecedented number of destructive wildfires across Oregon that…
Continue Reading Watch Live: Gov. Kate Brown, state officials wildfire briefing
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown will hold a wildfire press briefing today at 1 p.m. The governor will be joined by Mariana Ruiz-Temple,…
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Sisters woman offers three evacuated families shelter after fleeing Holiday Farm Fire
A woman in Sisters has taken three families under her wing after they were evacuated from their homes due the Holiday Farm…
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Highways 20 and 97 reopen, others closed; drivers urged to use ‘extreme caution’
Two major highways into and out of Central Oregon closed by wildfires in recent days have reopened, ODOT said Wednesday, though the agency is…
Continue ReadingFire Alert: Bend, Redmond ban recreational fires; other government notices
The Bend and Redmond fire departments joined other agencies Wednesday in banning all recreational fires. We have that and other fire-related notices…
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Deschutes County distributes $4.4 million in CARES Act funding
Deschutes County commissioners have allocated the remaining $4.39 million of federal funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund from the Coronavirus…
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Family Access Network receives $75,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust
Meyer Memorial Trust recently granted the Family Access Network (FAN) $75,000 over the course of two years to connect children and families to…
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Bend volunteer-run clinic keeps serving patients during COVID-19
William Claridge, MD, brings decades of valuable clinical experience to his work caring for patients at the Volunteers in Medicine clinic in…
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BBB: Consumers allege online retailer charging fraudulent fees
The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning against online retailer, Primitive Survivors, also known as Superior Global Marketing DBA Primitive…
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Another clear day in C.O.
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! We are expecting a second consecutive day of clear skies here on the High Desert. However, the same cannot be said…
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There’s still time to buy a Great Drake Park Duck Race ticket
The Great Drake Park Duck Race is still taking place this Sunday.…
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Santiam Canyon pummeled by wildfire; Mill City homes, businesses lost, mayor says
Imagine driving through blood orange skies, as you evacuate a home you may never return to.…
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Bend police speak to school speed limit zones
Bend police say even at schools where students aren’t in class, motorists should still obey the regular speed limits – and be alert…
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Heat, winds fuel destructive Northwest wildfires
Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Building a digital defense for online school
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense as your kids head back to school…
Continue ReadingWildfire information from the Willamette, Fremont-Winema forests
Here are wildfire announcements Tuesday night from the Willamette and Fremont-Winema national forests, along with helpful information from ODOT and…
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