President Trump puts VP Pence in charge of coronavirus response
President Donald Trump on Wednesday placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the US government response to the novel coronavirus, amid growing…
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Oregon legislative limbo lingers, threatening bills of both parties
Pressure continued to rise and the House and Senate chambers remained empty Wednesday at the Oregon Capitol, one day after most House Republicans…
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$250M homelessness tax measure on Portland-area May ballot
Metro, the regional government for the three counties in the Portland metropolitan area, has voted to place a ballot measure before voters this May…
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Deschutes County to remove about 50 hazard trees near Sunriver
Starting this week and continuing sporadically throughout April, the Deschutes County Road Department will remove approximately 50 hazard trees along…
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Gov. Brown announces stopgap funding for Pendleton levee repair
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday $1.8 million in stopgap funding for levee repairs in Pendleton through an emergency no-interest, no-payment,…
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Wyden co-sponsors bill to stop border wall funding ‘raid’
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would reverse what he called “the Trump administration’s short-sighted…
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Several C.O. road projects on ODOT’s 5-year list
Several Central Oregon highway projects are on ODOT’s new draft five-year list, and the agency is seeking public input in an online open…
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Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
Deschutes County has, for the first time in memory, more registered Democrats than Republicans, a sign of how demographic shifts and the GOP’s tack…
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Oregon House Republicans – except Helt – join Senate in climate battle walkout
Most Republicans in the Oregon House — in fact, all but Bend Rep. Cheri Helt — didn’t show up for Tuesday’s session, expanding a GOP protest over…
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Oregon hospitals join denunciation of ‘public charge’ rule
An association representing Oregon hospitals on Tuesday denounced a new federal rule they said could jeopardize access to health care for those…
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BPRD responds to critics, vows to save every Drake Park tree it can
The Bend Park and Recreation District acknowledged Monday it removed green ribbons and tags wrapped around about a dozen of the three dozen trees in…
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Bend police cite 2 DCSO deputies for ‘excessive speed’ in injury crashes
Bend police said Tuesday they have cited two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies after determining that “excessive speed” — hitting 90 mph on…
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Oregon listing no. of people monitored, investigated for novel coronavirus
The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday it will begin weekly updates on persons under monitoring and persons under investigation for novel…
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Medford restaurant sued by feds over alleged sexual harassment
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit filed by a federal agency accuses the owners of a Medford restaurant of subjecting employees to sexual…
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COCC’s Campus Village set to break ground on first home
The first home of Central Oregon Community College’s Campus Village is set to break ground at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, kicking off the…
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Attorney Melanie Kebler announces Bend City Council bid
Melanie Kebler, a local crime victims’ rights attorney, announced her candidacy Monday for Position 1 on the Bend City Council, currently held by…
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Knopp explains his balk at GOP boycott: ‘I can’t work … from out of state’
All but one Republican state senator — Bend’s Tim Knopp — on Monday boycotted the Oregon Legislature, denying Democrats a quorum in an attempt to…
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Bend seeks to fill vacancy on affordable housing advisory panel
The City of Bend is looking for interested residents to fill one three-year appointment on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.…
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Oregon House OKs health care affordability, accessibility bills
Several pieces of legislation to increase affordability and accessibility in health care passed the Oregon House this week.…
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Bend police officer files to unseat Deschutes Sheriff Nelson
A Bend police officer who shot and killed a suspected drunken driver in downtown Bend more than three years ago filed to run Friday against Deschutes…
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