Sisters, ODOT working on plans for new Hwy. 20-Locust Street roundabout
It’s been about 12 years since the City of Sisters and the Oregon Department of Transportation first eyed improvements to ease traffic issues at the…
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Detroit, a lakeside Oregon town hit hard by wildfire, faces a new worry
The mayor of Detroit, a lakeside town ravaged by a wildfire last fall, is worried that a plan to lower the risk of a large earthquake causing the…
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Seedling shortage a post-wildfire challenge for Oregon forestland owners
Unprecedented demand for forest tree seedlings after Oregon’s devastating large wildfires of 2020 are creating difficulties for forest landowners,…
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Prescribed burn planned along Century Drive west of Bend has been canceled
Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists have canceled plans to conduct a small, 20-acre prescribed fire Wednesday afternoon two miles west of the…
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Bend Park & Rec Board waives development fees for Veterans Village project
The Bend Park & Recreation board unanimously approved waiving system development charges (SDCs) Tuesday night, for the Veterans Village project…
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Portland police union head resigns amid leak probe
The head of the Portland police union has resigned over what the union called his mistake related to a police report that baselessly accused Portland…
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Bend Park and Rec’s Larkspur Community Center set to open on April 5
The Bend Park and Recreation District announ The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Tuesday that the Larkspur Community Center: Home of the…
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Gov. Brown announces members of Oregon’s new Psilocybin Advisory Board
As required under Ballot Measure 109, approved by voters last November, Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday announced the 17 members of the Oregon…
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Wyden co-sponsors bill to reimburse schools that put Wi-Fi on buses
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would provide E-Rate support for school bus Wi-Fi, to help close the…
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Oregon adds nearly 14,000 jobs in February as jobless rate edges downward
Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.1% in February, from 6.2% in January, as the state gained nearly 14,000 jobs, the Oregon Employment…
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Bend aviator, airport manager soars through ‘glass ceiling’
NewsChannel 21 sat down with Bend Municipal Airport Director Tracy Williams to discuss how far women have come in the aviation and aerospace fields.…
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Lake reserve community contests $429K DEQ fish death fine
The Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community is contesting a $439,200 penalty from the state Department of Environmental Quality for allegedly killing…
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Corps of Engineers may trim Detroit Reservoir maximum level, to ease quake threat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering a plan to reduce Detroit Reservoir’s maximum pool elevation by five feet, beginning this summer,…
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Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
Leaders and elected officials in Portland are demanding an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by “anarchists” that continues…
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Proposed tighter metro area requirements could affect Bend-Redmond area
A federal review body has proposed an update to the population requirements that cities need to meet in order to qualify as a metropolitan area, and…
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OSU board to mull potential discipline for president
Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees says it will meet Wednesday to review an investigative report into sexual misconduct complaints and…
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Ammon Bundy arrested after missing Idaho trial on trespass charge
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested after failing to attend his trial on charges that he trespassed during an Idaho legislative…
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Speeding worries Wells Acres Road residents; Bend PD says it’s worse elsewhere
On Monday morning, Bend police pulled over a driver on Wells Acres Road for driving nearly 13 miles per hour over the speed limit in a school…
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New equipment planned at Lake Billy Chinook to protect against wave damage
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider a $605,000 contract to buy equipment to protect…
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Deschutes County sets hearing on busy 2021-22 project list for planners
A public hearing is coming up on Deschutes County Community Development’s draft 2021-22 work plan, a busy list of projects ranging from…
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