Bend Park and Rec weighs ways to balance riverside access, protect habitat
Over time, the Deschutes riverfront in Bend, has taken a beating, and it has not been restored in more than 10 years. That’s why the Bend Park and…
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Different kind of vaccine deadline: School Exclusion Day coming up Feb. 17
School looks different for kids. While many children still rely on remote learning, state health officials want to make sure they are safe as schools…
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‘Risk’ vs reward: Deschutes County businesses weigh limits of reopening
Starting Friday, Deschutes County officially moves down from an Extreme Risk level to High Risk as COVID-19 case counts drop to their lowest level in…
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Deschutes improves to ‘High Risk,’ indoor dining to return; Crook, Jefferson still ‘Extreme’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 12 counties, including Deschutes, have improved in risk level, with 10 moving out of Extreme Risk for the…
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State Land Board OKs $1.6 million land sale for new Redmond readiness center
The State Land Board on Tuesday approved several property transactions, including the sale of 20 acres in Redmond to the Oregon Military Department…
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Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon Legislature
An Oregon lawmaker is trying to repeal a state law that critics say allowed officers to threaten racial injustice protesters in Portland with…
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Feds OK $1 million grant to restore fire-stricken Detroit’s water system
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Tuesday it is investing $1 million to restore potable water to the rural town of…
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Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy Williams among those to resign at Biden request
A former President Trump appointee, Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams, is among the U.S. attorneys nationwide directed Tuesday to step down as…
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Feds uphold Oregon’s denial of permit for Jordan Cove natural gas terminal
Federal authorities on Monday upheld the state of Oregon’s finding that a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal…
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EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticide sales
The EPA’s Seattle office has issued a “stop sale” order to Amazon regarding possibly dangerous or ineffective unregistered pesticides making illegal…
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Oregonians 80 and older begin receiving COVID vaccinations
Appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon were quickly booked as residents who are 80 years and older became eligible to receive doses…
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Bend planning body signs off on new ‘master sign plan’ approach
The Bend Planning Commission signed off Monday night on several changes in the city’s sign code that would provide some flexibility for signage in…
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City of Boise reaches settlement in lawsuits over homeless camping
The city of Boise says officials have reached a settlement ending a dozen years of litigation over people without shelter sleeping in public.…
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Merkley, Wyden intro bill to bring transparency to presidential pardons
Sen. Jeff Merkley led three of his colleagues—including fellow Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden— on Monday in introducing the Presidential Pardon…
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Redmond adjusts ‘hybrid’ high school schedules for students’ Feb. 22 return
In an effort to have students on site as much as possible, the Redmond School District said Monday it will bring high school students back to…
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Oregon DHS study: Financial exploitation of seniors costly, still difficult to prove
Family members or those in a close, trusted relationship are responsible for nearly half of substantiated financial exploitation cases of older…
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Idaho congressman unveils plan to breach 4 Lower Snake dams, save salmon
A Republican congressman is proposing removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to address the decades-long…
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Wisconsin governor proposes legalizing marijuana
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing legalizing marijuana in the badger state as part of his 2021-2023 biennial budget proposal on…
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COID canal piping boosts Madras-area farm deliveries, Crooked River flows
The Central Oregon Irrigation District said Friday it has received final approval from the Oregon Water Resources Department for the West-F project…
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Brief pursuit south of Bend leads to arrest of Redmond fugitive
An attempt to pull over a car with no taillights in southern Bend Thursday night led to a brief pursuit and the arrest of a 40-year-old Redmond…
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