Lionshead Fire update: Now over 109,000 acres, 5% contained, 1,000 firefighters
Here is Thursday’s update on the Lionshead Fire, which has spread to the west to meet the Beachie Creek Fire, grown to more than 109,000 acres and…
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Beachie Creek Fire at 182,000 acres; roads being reopened into areas of heavy damage
Here is Thursday morning’s update on the now-182,000-acre Beachie Creek Fire that tore through the Santiam Canyon earlier this week, causing heavy…
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Hazardous air quality ahead
Over the last couple of days, winds have mostly been coming out of the southeast, helping keep our smoke levels at a minimum. However, a big change…
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3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — Three people died in a wind-whipped Northern California wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes…
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Online gear check-in now underway for Skyliners Ski Swap
The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation is excited to announce that the Annual Skyliners Ski Swap will be held on Friday and Saturday, October…
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Audit: Oregon’s mental health treatment system needs improvements
Oregon’s mental health treatment system has systemic issues that limit the state’s ability to meet the ever-growing needs of Oregonians,…
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Oregon’s congressional delegation seeks fast federal disaster declaration
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump, urging rapid approval of Gov. Kate Brown’s request for a federal…
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Destructive Almeda Fire now criminal investigation; body found in area
Police say a wildfire that apparently began in the area of a BMX park on the north side of Ashland and burned hundreds of homes is a criminal…
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OSU-Cascades aims for ‘net-zero’ energy in expansion
OSU-Cascades officials and contractors met with reporters Wednesday afternoon to show and discuss the progress so far and what’s still to come in…
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Oregon trucking industry hit by widespread highway closures
The large number of wildfires closing highways across Oregon is having a major impact on travel, and that includes the state’s trucking…
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Bank volunteers in Bend sew masks
Volunteers with First Interstate Bank in Bend spent part of their Wednesday sewing hundreds of masks to donate to front-line workers at the…
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C.O. national forests, BLM banning all campfires
Central Oregon’s national forests, Crooked River Grassland, Prineville District BLM are banning all campfires, propane fire pits on federally managed…
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Central Oregonians come together to help feed evacuated pets
At the Super 8 Motel in Redmond on Wednesday, many people were out and about, walking their dogs.…
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NW wildfires destroy 100s of homes; boy, 12, grandmother killed in Santiam Fire
Deadly wind-blown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said Wednesday, warning it could…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help to find fugitive, assault suspect
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office requested the public’s help Wednesday in finding a fugitive wanted in an assault and robbery case last week…
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Warmer, but still hazy
Clear skies with smoke and haze is expected to continue overnight Wednesday into Thursday.…
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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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