Outreach organization reflects on Portland push to remove homeless camps
As Portland begins removing homeless camps this week, outreach organizations are sharing how this will impact the communities they work with every…
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Oregon among blue states slow at lifting COVID restrictions
Even as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved earlier this month to ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated…
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Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy runs for Idaho governor
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is running to be Idaho’s next governor, according to documents filed Friday with the Secretary of State’s…
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City of Bend set to begin limited reopening of public facilities for in-person services
The city of Bend will begin on Monday a limited reopening of some of its public facilities for in-person services. It said modifications will be in…
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OLCC recalls marijuana vapes sold under Naked Extracts, Native labels
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Friday it is issuing an immediate health and safety recall for marijuana vaping products sold under the…
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Oregon to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October
The state of Oregon will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day under a new bill passed by the Oregon Legislature.…
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Breese-Iverson critical of investigator’s findings regarding fellow lawmaker’s texts
Prineville state Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson said Thursday she’s upset about the findings of an investigator looking into her claims of sexual…
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Crook County, Redmond schools adopt OSAA mask, vaccine guidance; Bend-La Pine still weighing steps
Under new state guidance, Oregon’s student athletes and spectators can go maskless at indoor sporting events, if they are vaccinated and can prove it…
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ODOT homeless camp cleanup at Revere Ave./Bend Parkway to remove fire hazards, people if necessary
The homeless camps off of the Bend Parkway at Northeast Revere Avenue are set to be cleaned next Monday, but officials say it will involve little to…
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Central Cascades wilderness permits to open daily rolling permits Friday
Beginning Friday morning, Central Cascades Wilderness Permits will become available within a seven-day rolling window through this…
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Wyden, colleagues try again with bill to ramp up prescribed burns, curb threat of severe wildfires
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Thursday that they…
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Deschutes County offers COVID-19 relief funds to businesses hurt by recent one-week move to Extreme Risk
Deschutes County has $1.3 million in relief funds available for eligible businesses that were directly impacted by the county’s April 30 move to…
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Bend Park and Rec updates guidelines, will verify vaccine status for indoors mask removal
Updated public health guidance from Oregon Health Authority and Deschutes County’s move to the “Lower Risk” COVID-19 category will bring changes to…
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Portland to increase homeless camp removals
The city of Portland says it will increase the number of urban homeless camps they remove because of public health and safety risks, beginning…
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Wyden, Murray introduce bill to modernize aging state tech systems
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced new legislation Thursday to help state and local governments update their technology…
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Councilors consider proposed resolution to oppose oil train transports through Bend
At Wednesday evening’s Bend City Council meeting, councilors listened to a committee’s recommendations to pass a resolution in opposition to oil…
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Bentz chairs committee forum on ‘catastrophic drought,’ pitches $57 million Klamath disaster aid
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) chaired the House Natural Resources Committee Republican Forum on Catastrophic Drought on Wednesday in his continuing…
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‘Super colony’ of ants with a painful bite close Crane Prairie Campground
A popular campsite west of La Pine will only have one type of guest, for now: ants, with a nasty bite that’s best to avoid.…
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La Pine post office reduces hours after Postal Service worker tests positive for COVID-19
A La Pine U.S. Postal Service worker recently tested positive for COVID-19, leading to sharply reduced customer service hours at the post office…
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program opens for applications; Gov. Brown signs rent repayment extension
As of Wednesday, qualified renters may begin submitting applications to the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program for funding to pay rent, rent…
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