On Monday, Deschutes County commissioners will review and discuss proposed criteria to help evaluate potential locations for the county’s new solid…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is seeking people from across the state to be part of a new Equity Advisory…
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in…
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The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are set to receive about $25 million in federal funds to tackle the reservation’s long-standing water issues,…
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As a result of low water levels at East Lake, Crescent Lake and Wickiup Reservoir, the Forest Service said Friday it will not be installing a number…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Researchers say the newest member of a group of endangered southern resident orcas is a female. The Center for Whale Research says…
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Summer came early last week for 23 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. With the help of volunteers, wildlife officials…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should…
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With another low run of summer steelhead forecast, angling closures for steelhead, bass and salmon will be in effect for parts of the Deschutes River…
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The annual event ‘let’s pull together’ happened Saturday morning at Brooks Park in Bend, as well as other locations. People put on their gloves…
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Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed the bipartisan Private Forest Accord package, Senate Bills 1501 and 1502 and House Bill 4055, at the World…
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Electric vehicle charging is coming to the Oregon State Park system. Starting this summer and over the next year, Level 2 EV chargers will be…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ — Springtime gives birth to an abundance of baby wildlife here in Central Oregon, which means residents and visitors are more…
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The East Cascades Audubon Society has a golden eagle camera project with a website where viewers can watch a live camera and past recorded activities…
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The U.S. Forest Service opened a 30-day public comment period Friday for a draft environmental assessment on the nearly 26,000-acre Cabin Butte…
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Southern Bend residents represented by several neighborhood associations say they fear they may lose the use of land they enjoy — the Deschutes…
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The Oregon Department of Transportation says it’s all in on transportation…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The endangered California condor returned to soar the skies over the state’s far northern coast redwood…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Individuals, businesses, and community organizations are encouraged to apply for funding for materials, infrastructure, or time…
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