OSP trooper stopped, arrested on DUII charge in downtown Bend
Bend police stopped and arrested an Oregon State Police trooper on a DUII charge in downtown Bend late Thursday…
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Three Oregon mayors push for state emergency homeless shelter money
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is leading an effort to pressure the state to immediately pay for temporary homeless shelters, a week after announcing a…
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SW Bend homeowner worries about traffic gridlock if future wildfire sparks major evacuation
A southwest Bend homeowner who lived through one of the most destructive wildfires in area history over 30 years ago is still worried about traffic…
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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan outlines planned audits for 2022
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released the 2022-23 Audit Plan Thursday. The plan outlines new audits the Oregon Audits Division intends to…
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Oregon lawmaker’s bill tries to revive campaign finance limits after setback
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan has rejected proposed ballot measures to cap political donations, on procedural grounds. But one prominent…
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Oregon forms task force, strengthens effort to attract semiconductor industry
Oregon’s political leaders said Thursday they’re going to try to attract the booming semiconductor…
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Deschutes County seeks two Budget Committee members
Deschutes County is seeking residents who are interested in serving on the Deschutes County Budget Committee. Applications will be accepted through…
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Redmond’s PatRick Environmental receives 5-year, $160 million federal firefighting contract
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday welcomed news that the U.S. Forest Service is awarding contracts to eight Oregon companies in…
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Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump…
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ODOT purchase, closure of Bend storage facility has customers scrambling to find new space
Customers of Lucky Horseshoe Storage at the north end of Bend will need to move their belongings out by early May, as ODOT has acquired and closed…
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Forest Service allocating $262.7 million to Oregon for wildfire recovery efforts
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $262.7 million is headed to Oregon to help the state recover from wildfires.…
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Wyden, colleagues urge President Biden to step up efforts to demilitarize police
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined nine colleagues Wednesday in calling on President Biden to step up efforts to demilitarize the…
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Oregon lawmakers debate how to use additional $800 million in new revenue forecast
Following another sunny revenue forecast in Oregon – fueled by a surge in corporate and income tax revenues – economists said Wednesday that state…
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Upset Redmond homeowners say blasting for development caused damage; city stops work
The sound of construction is what homeowners on Northwest Teak Avenue in Redmond are used to hearing. However, neighbors say some of the work has…
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Common School Fund will send $64.2 million to Oregon schools this year
Oregon’s K-12 public schools will receive $64.2 million from Common School Fund in 2022, an increase from the prior year, officials announced…
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Businesses, drivers urge Oregon lawmakers to OK bill to permit statewide self-serve gas option
Oregon legislators heard from businesses and drivers Tuesday calling on them to support a bipartisan bill that would allow Oregonians across the…
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New Oregon survey data shows record-high health insurance coverage
The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday that its biannual Oregon Health Insurance Survey data showed a record-high 95.4% of people in Oregon…
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Consultant urges numerous changes to improve COCC Campus Public Safety operations
Nearly six years after the brutal murder of Central Oregon Community College student Kaylee Sawyer by a campus security officer, a consultant this…
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Forest Service plans 67-acre prescribed burn Thursday SW of Sisters
Favorable conditions exist for Sisters Ranger District firefighters to conduct a 67-acre understory prescribed burn about 2 1/2 miles southeast of…
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Deschutes River Conservancy gets federal funds for water bank; senators seek to assure future funding
Funding for the Deschutes River Conservancy was included in a $20.5 million package for a suite of 13 drought resiliency projects in five Western…
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