New Oregon paid-leave program aims to help some quarantined workers
A new program starts this week to help people who work in Oregon and need to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 exposure, but don’t have access to…
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OLCC OKs permanent rules for curbside recreational marijuana delivery
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved permanent rules Friday allowing licensed recreational marijuana retailers to continue curbside delivery…
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ODOT to barricade fire-hit portions of state Highways 22, 226
To ensure public safety and prioritize travel for emergency responders, ODOT crews will barricade portions of Oregon Highway 22 (the North Santiam…
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Some evacuees worry they can’t afford to rebuild lost homes under modern codes
At the Super 8 Motel in Redmond on Sunday, smoke and worry filled the air, as anxious evacuees heard from the town of Detroit’s mayor while they wait…
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Unhealthy air prompts some C.O. school districts to revise Monday plans
While Crook County schools work to hit one set of numbers –COVID-19 metrics — to make it possible for older Crook County students to return to…
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200 Deer Ridge inmates stage protest over smoke, other issues in temporary quarters
About 200 Deer Ridge state prison inmates near Madras refused to return to temporary quarters late Friday night due to thick smoke and other…
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OSP: Gunman found dead in Lakeview motel room after officer-involved shooting
A man who confronted a Lake County sheriff’s deputy with a handgun at a Lakeview motel Saturday afternoon apparently was shot by the deputy and died…
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Deschutes County begins planning for Comprehensive Plan update
The Deschutes County Community Development Department anticipates initiating a Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Update in the fall of…
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Oregon Employment Dept. prepares to provide Lost Wages Assistance benefits
The Oregon Employment Department launched online self-certification Friday for the Lost Wages Assistance program, a temporary emergency measure that…
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Ex-Deschutes prosecutor still plans to sue county, despite report refuting most claims
On Friday, the results of a nearly four-month investigation into allegations of racism and sexism in the Deschutes County District Attorney’s office…
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Oregon FBI: Reports of extremist groups setting wildfires are untrue
The FBI in Oregon joined local law enforcement on Friday in saying they have investigated reports and found no evidence that extremist groups are…
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President Trump approves Oregon’s emergency disaster declaration due to wildfires
President Donald J. Trump has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and…
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FEMA authorizes federal funds to battle more Oregon wildfires
BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds Thursday to help with firefighting costs for…
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‘Get out, stay out:’ Law enforcement clamps down on fire-zone looters
Get out, and stay out. That’s what the Marion and Linn County sheriff’s offices are telling evacuees as the fires in Santiam Canyon and elsewhere…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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