Oregon lawmakers face threats and backlash over gun bills
Ahead of the Oregon Legislature’s final vote on two controversial gun bills, lawmakers from both parties are receiving threats, letters of…
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Butler Market Rd.-Purcell Blvd. intersection to close for 4-5 months for roundabout project
The intersection of Butler Market Road and Purcell Boulevard in northeast Bend will be closed for 4-5 months for roundabout installation, starting…
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Family of man killed by Portland police calls for special prosecutor
The family of the man fatally shot by a Portland police officer is calling on the governor and state attorney general to appoint a special…
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NW Bend neighbors upset by sudden removal of trees; city apologizes
People living near Drake Park in downtown Bend are upset after several trees were suddenly cut down. On Friday, the city…
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Deschutes, Crook counties among 12 likely to move back to ‘Extreme Risk’ in a week
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials presented an even stronger mix of immediate gloom and long-range hope Friday at their latest COVID-19…
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OSU professor Spinrad chosen to serve as NOAA administrator
Richard “Rick” Spinrad, an Oregon State University professor and former OSU vice president for research who lives near Sisters, has been…
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Revived Bend bike share program plans to add more bikes, new locations
Bike sharing in Bend arrived in 2016, but was another victim of the pandemic that hit last…
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ODFW: New legislation would provide $23 million a year for Oregon fish, wildlife conservation efforts
A major new piece of legislation, co-sponsored by Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, was introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The…
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Report: Federal agents unprepared for Portland protests
A report by the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security finds that federal agents deployed to Portland last summer to quell…
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Bend’s Murphy Road Corridor improvements are ahead of schedule
“It’s going to be done before you know…
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Two Oregon gun control proposals may merge, in scaled-back fashion
Oregon lawmakers are considering scaling back and combining the two central gun control proposals to emerge this session, OPB…
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Bend Police Community Response Team aims to help people in crisis
The Community Response Team at the Bend Police Department includes an embedded social worker with officers who help individuals during a crisis, work…
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Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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Oregon Senate passes bill to better track deaths of homeless Oregonians
Senate Bill 850 passed the Oregon Senate on Wednesday on a 22-5 vote. Senator Deb Patterson (D-Salem) sponsored this bill to ensure that the state…
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ODFW report shows rise in wolf population; livestock killings nearly double
State wildlife biologists counted 173 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 9.5 percent increase over last year’s count of 158, according to the…
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With council’s nod, Redmond PD to seek acceptable site for new facility
During Tuesday evening’s Redmond city council workshop, the Redmond Police Department presented future expansion plans for a new facility.…
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Wyden, Merkley reintroduce bill to let VA prescribe medical marijuana to veterans
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday they have joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor, remembrance of former VP Walter Mondale
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of former Vice…
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Bend-La Pine Schools adding electric bus to fleet by summer, as replacements go green
Bend-La Pine Schools typically replaces about 20 school buses every two years. That, of course, is not cheap. Fortunately, the district has received…
Continue Reading Rep. Breese Iverson accuses Democrat state lawmaker Witt of sexual harassment
State Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, says she was subjected to sexual harassment and pressured to take part in a “quid-pro-quo”…
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