Oregon student-athletes can now make money through NIL, with some guidelines
On Monday, the Oregon School Activities Association voted to set parameters for student-athletes regarding endorsements related to name, image and…
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Variable speed limit signs set to debut on Hwy. 97 south of Bend, with a goal of reducing crashes
Beginning next Monday, drivers will see new variable speed limit signs throughout a 10-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 south of Bend, ODOT said…
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Blazing meteor seen over Northwest, in Bend as well; Lincoln City PD sgt. captures it on dashcam
A meteor was seen far and wide around the Northwest Wednesday night, including in Bend, and was captured on the dash camera of a Lincoln City police…
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Drugged driver cited after slamming SUV into Tumalo Fire Station, causing substantial damage
An alleged drugged driver slammed into the Tumalo Fire Station on Cook Avenue late Wednesday night, causing substantial damage, and was cited for DUI…
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St. Charles Bend home health, hospice nurses file to join union
Another group of nurses at St. Charles Health System filed a request Wednesday to join a union, the Oregon Nurses…
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Madras man killed in Highway 97 head-on crash north of Redmond
A 23-year-old Madras man was killed Thursday night when he crossed into the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 97 north of Redmond and his car collided…
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17,000 acres of burnouts along west containment line push Cedar Creek Fire past 112K acres
Firefighters’ conducting firing (burnout) operations along the primary west-side containment line in recent days have pushed the Cedar Creek Fire’s…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres; evacuation levels lowered, burnouts boost smoke
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters are conducting burnouts to rob the 93,427-acre Cedar Creek Fire of fuel to advance, though that also has…
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Cedar Creek Fire still active, not growing now; containment still 0%; new 120-acre fire lined NE of Paulina
The Cedar Creek Fire did not grow in size Wednesday, but it is still actively burning and drawing a still-growing firefighting force of over 2,150…
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‘Stronger Together’: Bend’s Eastside Safeway quietly, busily reopens, weeks after tragedy
Many shoppers and well-wishers were on hand to welcome the reopening of the Eastside Safeway in northeast Bend Wednesday morning with a full parking…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive $211K from federal DOJ to protect community, prevent sex crimes
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory as smoke worsens, much of C.O. at ‘hazardous’ levels; impacts being felt
Much of Central Oregon was cloaked in a murk of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire on Monday morning, sending air quality readings soaring into the…
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Prineville Reservoir at lowest level on record; flow into Crooked River set to drop dramatically
Starting next Wednesday, water releases from Prineville Reservoir will be decreased from the current flow rate of about 180 cubic feet per second…
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Sunriver police report boy’s near-drowning at Sunriver’s SHARC pool; lifeguards perform lifesaving efforts
– Lifeguards performed life-saving efforts on a young boy who nearly drowned at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center (SHARC) pool…
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Deschutes County commissioners take up disputed Redmond-area zone change request
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A zoning dispute near Redmond is pitting farmers against…
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Bend firefighter and his twin brother killed in small-plane crash at Idaho airport
A Bend firefighter and his twin brother were killed Monday morning in the crash of a small plane at an airport in Yellow Pine, Idaho, the agency and…
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Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team welcomes drug detection K-9 ‘Ladybug’ to the team
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team has welcomed Bend Police drug detection K-9 Ladybug and her handler, Detective Rob Pennock, to the team.…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revives, appoints 19 members to Police Chief’s Advisory Council
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Thursday he’s appointed the 19 members of the revived Police Chief’s Advisory Council, which had been…
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Controversial, withdrawn wildfire risk map draws criticism at packed ODF community meeting in Redmond
The Oregon Department of Forestry drew a big crowd in Redmond Wednesday night on that controversial state wildfire risk map state officials recently…
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Mental health and wellness festival planned Sunday at Drake Park
Bend therapist Savanna DeLuca has put together what she considers Bend’s first mental health and wellness festival. …
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