Bend man gets 18 months in Deschutes County Courthouse hoax bomb
A Bend man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Thursday for placing a hoax bomb at the Deschutes County Courthouse in July of 2019, U.S.…
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Oregon’s congressional delegation seeks fast federal disaster declaration
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump, urging rapid approval of Gov. Kate Brown’s request for a federal…
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Deschutes County distributes $4.4 million in CARES Act funding
Deschutes County commissioners have allocated the remaining $4.39 million of federal funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund from the Coronavirus…
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C.O. national forest, BLM officials to ban campfires on all federal lands
All campfires, propane fire pits will be banned on all federally managed public lands in Central Oregon, effective…
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Firefighters work tirelessly on holiday during Red Flag fire conditions
As many Central Oregonians spent the Labor Day holiday relaxing, hundreds of firefighters kept on working hard to contain or keep several wildfires…
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Oregon Dept. of Corrections reports sixth death of inmate with COVID-19
An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario who tested positive for COVID-19 died Sunday at an area hospital, the sixth state…
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‘Burn it down’: Portland protesters light fire near police precinct; 15 arrested
A fire started outside a police precinct on Portland’s north side resulted in about 15 arrests during protests Sunday night into Monday morning,…
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Libertarian nominee Jo Jorgensen blames Portland unrest on both major parties
While Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Jeremy “Spike” Cohen spoke in Portland early Sunday afternoon, presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen…
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Dozens arrested, riot declared again as violent Portland protests continue
Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice Saturday night in Portland, as often violent…
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Lake Billy Chinook boaters hold rally on the water in support of President Trump
Dozens of boats and hundreds of boaters took part in a rally in support of President Trump Saturday on the waters of Lake Billy…
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Cannon Beach City Council bans fireworks
The City Council unanimously voted this week to ban all fireworks after what the city called one of the worst years for fireworks during the Fourth…
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Oregon GOP misses Voters Pamphlet deadline by 29 seconds, files complaint
The Oregon Republican Party has filed a complaint against Oregon’s secretary of state after her office rejected the party’s Voter Pamphlet statement…
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As COVID-19 cases fall, Gov. Brown, health officials urge staying local over holiday
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials called on Oregonians Friday to do their part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 268 cases amid signs spread is slowing
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 475, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday, along with…
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Mt. Bachelor proposes new hiking-mtn. biking, snow-cat trails, snow-making guns
New trails and snow-making guns are proposed improvements at Mt. Bachelor out for public review and comment from the Deschutes National Forest’s…
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Officers fatally shoot suspect in Portland protest killing
A man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through…
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Watch live: Gov. Kate Brown holds news conference
Gov. Kate Brown is holding a news conference at 11 a.m. to discuss Oregon’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, the ongoing protests in Portland,…
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Budget cuts mean fewer OSP Fish, Game troopers hunting for poachers
As the hunting season kicks off in Oregon, many will buy tags and set out in hopes of feeding their families. However, while this is going on, others…
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Baker County improves, comes off Oregon’s COVID-19 County Watch List
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Baker County has succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from the…
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Ex-Sunriver police officer acquitted on official misconduct charges
After two days of testimony, a Deschutes County judge late Thursday found a former Sunriver police officer not guilty of official misconduct for…
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