Gov. Brown’s Election Day message: Make your vote count
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an Election Day statement Tuesday, urging anyone who has yet to vote to fill out their ballot to do so — and visit a nearby drop box before 8 p.m.
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Oregon veterans among first to take part in innovative lung cancer screening program
A team of medical personnel with VA Portland Health Care System created a centralized lung cancer screening program that’s saving Veterans’ lives by identifying and treating their early-stage lung cancer.
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COCC’s Small Business Management Program seeking applicants
Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center is now accepting applications for its popular Small Business Management program, with a new cohort launching virtually in February.
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against ‘juice jacking’
This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature focuses on building a digital defense against juice jacking.
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Nike says Oregon HQ layoffs will reach 700 by January
Nike says it expects to eliminate 700 jobs at its headquarters near Beaverton by January as part of a broader restructuring announced over the summer.
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Plaintiffs added to wildfires lawsuit against Oregon utilities
PORTLAND (AP) — Additional plaintiffs in Oregon have joined a $600 million lawsuit against power utilities, alleging that the companies let electrical equipment spark wildfires that ravaged the state in September. Three of the region’s law firms that are behind the class-action lawsuit announced an amended complaint on Monday that includes more people who said
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Very fair Election Day
With the advance of a storm system on the Pacific NW we will see our clouds gradually increase today.
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URGENT – More than 100 million ballots were cast before Election Day
(CNN) — More than 100 million Americans have voted nationwide before the polls opened on Election Day, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist. These votes represent more than 47% of registered voters nationwide. Twenty-one states and Washington, DC, have seen more than half of their registered voters cast ballots
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It’s boat registration renewal time in Oregon
The Oregon State Marine Board is emailing boat registration renewals to boaters who have an email on file for boats with registration expiring 12/31/2020.
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Natural Grocers recalls elderberries due to possible salmonella presence
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KTVZ) — Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado-based natural grocery retailer, is voluntarily recalling Natural Grocers Brand 4-ounce Organic Whole Elderberries after being notified by its supplier of the potential presence of Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly
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State quarantine paid leave program distributes more than $2 million
More than 2,000 people have been approved to receive benefits under a new state program that helps people who work in Oregon and need to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 exposure, but do not have access to COVID-19-related paid sick leave.
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ODOT Region 4 road construction report: Week of Nov. 2-6
Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Region 4 road construction report for the week of Nov. 2-6.
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New metrics, but more cases: Bend-La Pine Schools still face hurdle to reopening
A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases is further delaying reopening of in-person classes for Bend-La Pine Schools, even under the new state metrics released last week, an official told families on Monday.
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The Pavilion ice rink in Bend opens for new season
The Pavilion ice rink in Bend closed early in the spring, because of COVID-19, but now it’s back for this winter season.
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Bend man arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
An investigation that began in early January led to the arrest Monday ot a 51-year-old Bend man, accused of possessing numerous images of child pornography, police said.
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Redmond veteran mourns dog killed by off-leash dog; now, she wants answers
Retracing her steps, Army and Air Force veteran Debra Slade on Monday revisited where she last took her dog, 10-year-old Tucker, over the weekend, when it was fatally attacked by another dog.
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On an Election Night as momentous as ever, and over the days to come, NewsChannel 21/KTVZ.COM will bring you complete team coverage of the results and reaction to the wide variety of local and state races and measures, along with NBC’s coverage of the race for the White House.
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Bend leaders call for peace
The mayor, former mayors and others release a video on the eve of the election.
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Bend man won’t serve jail time for removing COVID-19 signs
Ricardo Orazetti of Bend will not serve any jail time after pleading guilty to removing COVID-19 restriction signage from Quail Park in Bend last May.
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Two Bend natural gas leaks; one prompts ‘shelter in place’ for nearby residents
A pair of unrelated natural gas leaks occurred in different areas of Bend within 10 minutes late Monday afternoon, one resulting in “shelter in place” advice for a few nearby homes, officials said.
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