NE Bend water main break floods area, closes several streets
A 12-inch water main broke and flooded an area of northeast Bend Wednesday morning, closing several streets and prompting emergency repairs,…
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Some Bend voters are just relieved Election Day is over
It was a quiet Wednesday morning in Bend, the morning after a historic election, both at the state and national level.…
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Meet the four newcomers just elected to the Bend City Council
Bend is going to have four new faces on the seven-member city council, as voters tossed out two incumbents and filled two open seats on…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Knopp pulls ahead of Kiely overnight; Nelson, Kropf win; money measures pass
A new round of Deschutes County ballot results early Wednesday morning moved state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, ahead of Democratic challenger Eileen…
Continue ReadingPortland Mayor Ted Wheeler hanging on after challenge from left
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland has declared victory after a bruising campaign that sandwiched him between a tough challenger to his…
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Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, ‘magic’ mushrooms
Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on…
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Helt, Kropf have no regrets after heated race for Oregon House District 54 seat
A big controversy surrounding the lead-up to Election day in the race for Oregon House District 54 was campaign ads, many of them sharply negative…
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Drug measures, Senate race top Oregon ballot
Voters in Oregon are deciding two high-profile drug measures and a U.S. Senate race while people in Portland choose a mayor in a race that has drawn…
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ODOT to close Old McKenzie Pass Highway for the winter on Thursday
With snow in the Cascades predicted in the next few days, ODOT maintenance managers have decided to close the Old McKenzie Pass Highway at dawn…
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Gov. Brown’s Election Day message: Make your vote count
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an Election Day statement Tuesday, urging anyone who has yet to vote to fill out their ballot to do so — and visit a…
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The Pavilion ice rink in Bend opens for new season
The Pavilion ice rink in Bend closed early in the spring, because of COVID-19, but now it’s back for this winter season.…
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Count on NewsChannel 21 and KTVZ.COM for your election results, and more
On an Election Night as momentous as ever, and over the days to come, NewsChannel 21/KTVZ.COM will bring you complete team coverage of the results…
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Gov. Brown calls in OSP, puts Guard on standby to deter Portland election violence, intimidation
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday “a law enforcement plan to keep the peace, protect free speech and prevent violence and intimidation on Election Day…
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Ochoco National Forest plans prescribed burn this week in Maury Mountains
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters are planning an 884-acre prescribed burn in the northwest portion of the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco…
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Portland police declare riot after windows smashed in Lloyd District businesses
Police in Portland declared a riot Saturday night after authorities said protesters smashed windows in businesses and threw projectiles at police.…
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Oregon revises school reopening metrics; 1,000s more could return to class
Despite rising, record daily COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials unveiled new, more flexible and complex school…
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Oregonians voice varied reactions to federal decision to delist gray wolves
Gray wolves are no longer an endangered species in the United States. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that decision Thursday, and there…
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DA Hummel charges 7 people in Pilot Butte melee; declines to charge 8 others
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced Thursday that he is filing criminal charges against seven people for their actions during a…
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Person killed, Salem officer shot in ankle after foot chase
Police say a person was killed and a police officer was wounded after shots were fired in Salem Thursday…
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Trump administration ends federal gray wolf protections across most of US
The Trump administration has removed gray wolves in most of the U.S. from the endangered species list.…
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