Don’t get grinched: Text scammers posing as Oregon DMV hoping for holiday payout
Scammers posing as the Oregon DMV are texting cell phones claiming that a refund is available. It is a fake message and a phishing scam trying to get…
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Judicial panel upholds Oregon’s newly drawn six congressional districts
Following September’s contentious redistricting special session in the Oregon Legislature, a judicial panel on Wednesday unanimously dismissed a…
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Senators send White House names of 3 U.S. attorney finalists; Hummel not among them
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent to the White House Wednesday the names of three finalists to be the next U.S. Attorney for…
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Plans for new apartment complex at Bend Westside roundabout concerns neighbors
Mill Creek residential plans to develop a new 297-unit multifamily apartment complex called Modera Century West at the Century Drive/Reed Market…
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Oregon DHS proposes expanding Project Independence, creating Family Caregiver Assistance Program
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking public comment on an Oregon Department of Human Services application to apply for…
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Liberal Oregon resists dropping fossil fuel, other controversial investments
Oregon residents are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state…
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Bend Police Dept. outlines past five years of DUII arrests, adds dedicated enforcement team
This year, the Bend Police Department redirected two traffic unit officer positions to be a dedicated DUII / Aggressive Driving Enforcement Team on…
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Deschutes National Forest modifies trail closures west of Bend
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has modified temporary closures on portions of trails within the greater West Bend trails…
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Deschutes County plans expanded public safety campus, jail, sheriff’s office upgrades
Deschutes County is currently in the process of accepting bids from architects and engineers to continue work on its master plan to upgrade the…
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State extends crisis response, National Guard deployments to help health care workers
State health officials said Monday they have expanded measures to ease staffing constraints among Oregon’s health care workforce, maintain adequate…
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ODF seeks to fund projects of small forestland owners, Firewise communities
The Oregon Department of Forestry issued a call for projects Monday for $5 million in grants funded by Senate Bill…
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Oregon Supreme Court dismisses challenge to new legislative maps
The Oregon Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two challenges filed by Republicans to new state legislative districts approved by the Legislature in…
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COVID-19 booster doses now authorized for all Oregon adults
Everyone in Oregon age 18 and older is now eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose, the Oregon Health Authority announced…
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Proposed SE Bend gas station sparks neighborhood controversy, petition drive
“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already…
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Bentz introduces bill to limit northern spotted owl habitat designation
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., introduced on Thursday H.R.6019, a bill that would codify the Trump Administration’s Northern Spotted Owl Critical…
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Rep. Reschke to run for redrawn House District 55, including much of Deschutes County
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke, R-Klamath Falls, announced Friday his intent to file to run for state representative for the newly redrawn House…
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Oregon DHS works to recover $7.8 million in mistakenly issued Pandemic EBT student food benefits
The Oregon Department of Human Services said Friday it mistakenly issued $7.8 million of Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) food benefits to about 5,800 students…
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Bentz issues statement on ‘no’ vote on Build Back Better bill; Merkley hails House passage
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) released the following statement Friday regarding his vote against the Build Back Better…
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Homeless camps off China Hat Road prompt fire danger concern, call for solutions
s the issue of homelessness continues to grow in Bend, residents living at the south end of Bend feel the homeless camps off China Hat Road also…
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Smith Rock State Park due to gain new visitor center, parking/traffic improvements
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved an initial list of park capital improvement projects Wednesday, to be funded by new general…
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