Unhealthy air prompts some C.O. school districts to revise Monday plans
While Crook County schools work to hit one set of numbers –COVID-19 metrics — to make it possible for older Crook County students to return to…
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LWV offers ballot info for those displaced by fires, other circumstances
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you have been displaced due to fires or other circumstances, here is the information you need to make sure you get a ballot…
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Donations pour in for fire evacuees and their pets; C.O drop-off locations arise
Wildfire evacuees are still arriving at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds from various fire-stricken areas around Oregon, and many Central Oregonians…
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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast
Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews…
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Bend bird rescue offers help to evacuees in need
Second Chance Bird Rescue in Bend is offering space, food or supplies to the feathered friends of any wildfire…
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Bend nonprofit collecting donations for evacuees
Point Hope, a Bend nonprofit, is accepting donations of food, clothing and other items for wildfire evacuees at the My Place…
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Dense smoke grounds flights at Redmond Airport
With dense smoke flooding Central Oregon, many airlines were forced to cancel flights out of Redmond Airport on Friday and Saturday. Airport manger…
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Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing
Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some…
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Lake County town of Paisley under Level 3 evacuation order due to Brattain Fire
The 250 or so residents of the Lake County town of Paisley were told to evacuate Saturday due to burnout operations on the 8,000-acre Brattain Fire…
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Merkley secures funds to train more National Guard to fight Oregon wildfires
Also launches wildfire resource web page WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Oregon has received the federal…
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At least 7 dead, dozens missing as 36 wildfires burn across Oregon
At least seven people have died and dozens more are missing amid dozens of Oregon wildfires that have burned more than a million acres, put a…
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ODOT: North Umpqua Highway 138E to be closed for at least a week
Oregon Highway 138E (the North Umpqua Highway) is expected to remain closed between Glide and U.S. Highway 97 for at least a week due to hazardous…
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Deschutes, other NW national forests expand area closures due to wildfires
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest on Friday expanded a forest closure to large portions of the…
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Not all masks help with wildfire smoke
Morgan Emerson of the Deschutes County Health Department says masks used to prevent COVID-19 work differently from masks that help prevent smoke…
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C.O. businesses close due to smoke
Businesses across Central Oregon closed their doors Friday due to the heavy smoke clouding the…
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Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
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Key to keeping smoke inside to a minimum: Seal it up
As poor air quality continues to hit Central Oregon, there seems to be no escape from the…
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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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Oregon FBI: Reports of extremist groups setting wildfires are untrue
The FBI in Oregon joined local law enforcement on Friday in saying they have investigated reports and found no evidence that extremist groups are…
Continue Reading President Trump approves Oregon’s emergency disaster declaration due to wildfires
President Donald J. Trump has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and…
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