New report shows Deschutes County’s crime rate on the decline in recent years
Deschutes County’s crime rate fell nearly 16% between 2014 and 2019, District Attorney John Hummel and area law enforcement agencies reported…
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Oregon lawmakers delay meetings over protest concerns
Oregon lawmakers will delay by at least two days much of the substantive work of next week’s beginning of the Legislature because of warnings from…
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Salvage logging, reforestation proposed for 2 La Pine-area wildfires
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on plans to salvage and reforest hundreds of acres in…
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Wildlife groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves
Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves…
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Oregon FBI opens command post to coordinate response to possible ‘violent activity’
The FBI in Oregon has set up a command post to gather information and coordinate with other agencies about possible “violent activity” related to…
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Central Oregonians react to Trump impeachment
Impeached not once, but twice.…
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Oregon National Guard medics assist at Salem mass vaccination site
Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Tuesday to assist them with their efforts to distribute the…
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Trump administration slashes imperiled northern spotted owls’ habitat
The Trump administration has slashed millions of acres of protected habitat for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and…
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Bentz votes against impeachment; Merkley, Wyden urge fast Senate trial
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., the new congressman from Oregon’s Second Congressional District, voted against the impeachment of President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Oregon National Guard activated for possible state Capitol protests
Gov. Kate Brown has activated the Oregon National Guard because of possible violence at the state Capitol and elsewhere following the violent…
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How are Central Oregon’s drought and reservoir water levels faring?
Half of Central Oregon is in extreme drought, the other half is in a severe…
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Redmond councilors urge Gov. Brown to let businesses reopen, as schools are
After making several changes, Redmond city councilors voted 5-2 Tuesday evening to send a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, urging her to give businesses in…
Continue ReadingLegislator says he has been threatened after security video allegedly shows him opening an Oregon Capitol building door for protesters
Security footage released Friday shows protesters entering the Oregon Capitol last month after a Republican state legislator allegedly opened a side…
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OSU experts: Lack of personnel among challenges in Oregon’s vaccine rollout
Oregon State University hosted an expert panel Tuesday to address various aspects of Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, which like much of the nation…
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Gov. Brown announces county risk level updates; no changes in C. Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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Oregon’s new eviction protection notice, declaration form available
The Oregon Judicial Department has posted the new “Notice of Eviction Protection” and “Declaration of Financial Hardship” forms to its…
Continue ReadingPanel recommends steps by Oregon lawmakers to rein in rising health care costs
A committee led by policy experts, citizens and stakeholders took steps Tuesday that they say will help put Oregon on a path to keep health care…
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Ore. employers can require COVID-19 vaccinations, with some exceptions, state says
Oregon employers can require workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, once they are available, with some exceptions, the state Bureau of Labor and…
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Bend-La Pine parents, staff plant flags for COVID victims, want reopening delayed
A group of Bend-La Pine parents, school staff and others critical of the district’s school reopening plans planted 100s of flags at an event Monday…
Continue Reading700-plus C.O. school staff offered vaccinations; OHA lays out initial priorities
More than 700 Central Oregon school staff members, including 430 in the Bend-La Pine Schools, will be offered COVID-19 vaccinations, starting this…
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