Bend City Council OKs $679K contract for police dashboard, in-car camera system
The Bend City Council on Wednesday night approved a contract with Axon to install a fleet camera system in all Bend Police Department vehicles, which…
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Bend councilors choose faster, hands-on approach to craft unsanctioned camping rules
Bend city councilors, reviewing the issues involved in crafting a code to regulate unsanctioned camping in the city, agreed Wednesday evening to a…
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Oregon property owners get notice of high, extreme risk wildfire classification; public meetings begin
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry is holding a series of community information sessions starting next week in southwest Oregon,…
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Paid Leave Oregon worker and employer contributions start in January; benefits begin in fall of 2023
In a little more than a year, you’ll be able to take extended time off work, while being…
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Deschutes County commissioners send psilocybin ‘opt out’ measure to November ballot
Voters across Deschutes County this fall will decide whether to “opt out” of psilocybin use and production in the unincorporated areas of the…
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Oregon’s June jobless rate barely moves; 8,700 jobs added, up 2,500 from recent months
Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment grew by 8,700 jobs in June, following gains averaging 6,200 jobs in the prior seven months, the Oregon Employment…
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Secretary of state’s cybersecurity audit finds gaps in Oregon Department of Corrections defenses
The Oregon Department of Corrections has yet to fully implement some critical cybersecurity safeguards, according to an audit report released…
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Oregon health care costs rose 49% from 2013 to 2019, driven by prescription drug prices, OHA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – According to a new Oregon Health Authority report, health care costs grew 49% per person across insurance markets between…
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Bend-La Pine School Board votes unanimously to send $250 million bond measure to fall ballot
The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday evening and voted unanimously to send a $250 million bond measure to the November ballot, in large part for…
Continue ReadingGun-control measure will be on Oregon’s fall ballot
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians will decide in November whether people wanting to purchase a gun will first have to…
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Judge acquits Patriot Prayer founder, 1 other, in riot trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon granted a motion Tuesday to acquit far-right Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson and associate Russell…
Continue ReadingRep. Kurt Schrader, defeated in May primary, endorses independent Betsy Johnson for governor
Two months after voters in Oregon denied Democrat Kurt Schrader an eighth term in Congress, he endorsed an unaffiliated candidate for governor on…
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Deschutes County adopts $408 million budget, up 6.5%; numerous road, other projects outlined
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners has adopted the county’s fiscal year 2022-23 budget, including a wide range of programs and projects,…
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Authorities shoot, kill cougar in DRW; 2 residents cited after firing several shots at ‘aggressive’ animal
Authorities shot and killed a cougar near a Deschutes River Woods home Sunday night, hours after two men fired several shots at the animal they said…
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75 Oregon organizations express support for River Democracy Act to declare more Wild and Scenic waterways
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — 75 organizations across Oregon have released a letter in support of the River Democracy Act (Senate Bill 192), introduced in…
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BLM says fuel breaks built with partners kept Eastern Oregon wildfire from growing much larger
Fuel breaks built by the Bureau of Land Management and partners helped stop last month’s Willowcreek Fire, which blackened more than 40,000 acres,…
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‘I think it’s great’: Redmond Park and Rec plans to send $49 million recreation center to voters in November
Like much of the High Desert, Redmond continues to grow. To accommodate that growth, a proposal is headed for the fall ballot to fund a major new…
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Central Oregon public land agencies boost fire danger rating to ‘high’ as temperatures warm, fuels dry out
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management on Friday increased the…
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Poachers who left five elk dead sentenced in Harney County
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) —Two Hines residents have been sentenced for their involvement in killing at least seven elk while shooting into the fleeing…
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Bend says it’s ‘ahead of the curve’ in battling housing crisis, compared to other Oregon cities
Construction crews are building homes all over Bend to try and meet demand amid a severe shortage of…
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