Portland mayor: Police should prepare for body cameras
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is directing the police bureau to prepare for a body-worn camera program, in anticipation of the U.S. Department of…
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‘Busiest season ever’ for downtown Bend parking — so the hunt for a spot is on
Tobi Marx, Bend’s Parking Services Division manager, admits there were issues with the newly added parking gate at Bend’s Centennial Parking Plaza at…
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BLM plans 50% more wild horse roundups amid Western drought
Federal land managers have begun efforts to capture about 50% more wild horses than originally planned this year because of severe drought across the…
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NeighborImpact helps city of Madras secure $1.5 million grant for planned homeless facility
NeighborImpact said Tuesday it provided-grant writing services and technical assistance to help secure a $1.5 million federal grant, with the city of…
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Sierra Nevada red fox population gains endangered species status
In response to a petition and lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday granted endangered…
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WorkSource Oregon centers reopen across state for in-person service for first time in over a year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department, in partnership with WorkSource Oregon, launched two efforts Monday to support Oregon’s…
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Oregon announces sexual harassment settlement with Victoria’s Secret owner
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read announced Monday a settlement with L Brands, Inc., owner of Victoria’s Secret,…
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Bend residents share their opinions on mask requirement for K-12 students
The new requirement for students and staff at K-12 schools statewide to again wear masks indoors has stirred a lot of public…
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Gov. Brown plans to veto bills on Medicaid oversight, youth kratom purchase ban
Gov. Kate Brown provided notice Sunday that she intends to veto two bills passed during the 2021 Legislative Session.…
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ODOT, Deschutes County react to Gov. Brown’s order directing masks at state offices
Masks are back — but as a requirement, only for state agencies. Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a new rule requiring that all employees and…
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BLM plans helicopter gather of about 450 wild horses east of Burns, adoption, sale of most
The Bureau of Land Management Burns District announced Friday plans to conduct a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to…
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to offer first Citizens’ Academy
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Academy is an 11-week program that will focus on educating participants on the day-to-day duties…
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Redmond Airport receives $6 million in American Rescue Plan relief funding
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that airports in Redmond and Prineville have earned a combined $6.1 million from the American…
Continue ReadingBiden says Western wildfires demand ‘urgent action’ in meeting with governors
By Kate Sullivan and Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand “urgent action” as he…
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ODFW OKs lethal action after wolves attack four cows in Baker County
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it has authorized lethal action and will provide a kill permit to a Baker County livestock…
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Some Deschutes County Fair concert, rodeo attendees encounter opening-night parking issues
Viewer footage shared with NewsChannel 21 showed some parking troubles at the Deschutes County fairgrounds Wednesday…
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Seattle homelessness initiative qualifies for ballot
A campaign to alter Seattle’s city charter and force it to handle homelessness differently, known as Compassion Seattle, has officially qualified…
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Unemployed Oregonians to lose pandemic benefits in September
Oregonians could lose more than $70 million in weekly unemployment benefits after Labor Day, when some federal pandemic aid programs expire and the…
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Gov. Brown declares state of emergency in 22 counties amid new heat wave forecast
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — At the request of the Oregon Health Authority, Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 23 counties to…
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LCDC adopts land-use rules to help people displaced by wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission last week adopted revisions to a series of administrative rules…
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