‘No one should die on the streets of Bend’: Mayor, 2 councilors issue statement
Here, in full, is a statement issued Tuesday by Bend Mayor Sally Russell and councilors Melanie Kebler and Megan Perkins regarding two deaths at a…
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Oregon DMV expanding services as state lifts COVID-19 restrictions
Oregon DMV said Tuesday it is continuing to expand services and increase choices for Oregonians who need services – online, by appointment and in…
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Oregon OSHA plans clearer, safer guidelines for outdoor workers in heat, smoke
Oregon OSHA is planning to propose safer guidelines for employees who work in extreme heat…
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Two legislative leaders recap 2021 legislative session
Oregon House Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner and Senate Majority Leader Rob Wagner spoke with reporters Tuesday about accomplishments of the…
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Deschutes County’s ’21-22 $653 million budget includes 38 new positions, 17 in Health Services
The Board of County Commissioners has approved Deschutes County’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget following a series of public meetings and hearings by…
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Bend fireworks stand operators react to city’s use ban: ‘It’s anti-American’
The City of Bend on Monday declared a local state of emergency in response to the ongoing extremely high temperatures forecast by the National…
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Bend homeless advocates seek solutions after 2 people die at Hunnell Road camp
Service organizations and volunteers at the homeless camp along Hunnell Road in northern Bend are doing their best to keep people safe from the…
Continue Reading Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire threat
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…
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Oregon lawmakers approve $13.8 million for OSU-Cascades’ new Student Success Center
The 2021 Oregon Legislature approved on its final day Saturday $13.8 million in state-backed bonds for a Student Success Center at OSU-Cascades that…
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Gov. Brown, top lawmakers, others comment on Legislature’s adjournment
Here are several statements issued by Gov. Kate Brown, legislative leaders and others upon Saturday’s adjournment of the 2021…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue completes 3 simultaneous missions
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue had a busy Friday night, with three simultaneous rescue missions for an injured hiker near Broken…
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Oregon Legislature adjourns 2021 session marked by COVID
The Oregon Legislature adjourned Saturday afternoon, bringing to a close the 2021 session in which significant renewable energy, police reform,…
Continue ReadingThese are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they’re quitting
A swirling tornado of flames reaching 40,000 feet into the sky tore through a California city in 2018, leaving a veteran hotshot firefighter…
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City of Bend urges residents to cut water use amid chlorine shortage; plant should be back online soon
The city of Bend is asking all of its water customers to make a voluntary reduction in water usage, starting Friday, due to a continued shortage of…
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to count ballots mailed until Election Day
Oregonians could mail their ballots up to and on Election Day and have them counted under a bill headed to Gov. Kate…
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US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters; may move from seasonal to full-time jobs
U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire…
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Gov. Brown commutes sentences of 41 inmates for their wildfire response efforts
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has commuted the sentences of 41 inmates in recognition of their efforts to help fight wildfires in…
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Oregon’s biennial financial condition report shows impact of federal COVID-19 relief funds
The Audits Division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office released the biennial State of Oregon Financial Condition Report Wednesday.…
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Lawmaker pushes to condemn Seattle city park with large homeless population
A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle next to a courthouse that is the site of a large homeless encampment and declare the…
Continue ReadingAs temps, fire danger rise, Forest Service, BLM, ODF enact C.O. campfire, other public use restrictions
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Forestry announced seasonal closures and limited-use regulations…
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