Inflation pushes Oregon’s maximum allowable yearly rent hike to 14.6%
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services this week published the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2023. The…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive $211K from federal DOJ to protect community, prevent sex crimes
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory as smoke worsens, much of C.O. at ‘hazardous’ levels; impacts being felt
Much of Central Oregon was cloaked in a murk of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire on Monday morning, sending air quality readings soaring into the…
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Prineville Reservoir at lowest level on record; flow into Crooked River set to drop dramatically
Starting next Wednesday, water releases from Prineville Reservoir will be decreased from the current flow rate of about 180 cubic feet per second…
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Federal officials warn Oregonians to ‘be on the lookout’ amid spread of deadly ‘rainbow fentanyl’
With two recent Portland-area seizures, federal officials are warning Oregonians to be on the lookout for dangerous ‘rainbow…
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Crater Lake gets a redesign — the 20-year-old Oregon license plate, that is
Oregon DMV said Friday it will start issuing a new design for the Crater Lake license plate for passenger cars on Sept.…
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Oregon PUC approves Pacific Power discount for income-qualifying residential customers
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Friday it has approved PacifiCorp’s program to offer income-qualifying residential customers an ongoing…
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Deschutes County commissioners take up disputed Redmond-area zone change request
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A zoning dispute near Redmond is pitting farmers against…
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Bend firefighter and his twin brother killed in small-plane crash at Idaho airport
A Bend firefighter and his twin brother were killed Monday morning in the crash of a small plane at an airport in Yellow Pine, Idaho, the agency and…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revives, appoints 19 members to Police Chief’s Advisory Council
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Thursday he’s appointed the 19 members of the revived Police Chief’s Advisory Council, which had been…
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Controversial, withdrawn wildfire risk map draws criticism at packed ODF community meeting in Redmond
The Oregon Department of Forestry drew a big crowd in Redmond Wednesday night on that controversial state wildfire risk map state officials recently…
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Oregon reports at least 6 monkeypox cases, says info, testing, vaccine and treatment are key in response
Oregon Health Authority officials said Thursday they are emphasizing information-sharing, testing, vaccination and treatment as part of the…
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Drug agents raid 2 Bend-area illegal marijuana grows, find 6,800 plants, arrest 4; K-9 hurt in fight with suspect
An 18-month investigation of a Bend-area drug ring allegedly growing illegal marijuana to deliver around the Northwest ended in a pair of raids…
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SE Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout opens, Bend’s first with protected bike lanes
The Southeast Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout – Bend’s first-ever bicycle-protected traffic circle – opened to traffic Thursday…
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Oregon to end bail-based pretrial release system Friday, focus instead on arrestee’s danger to community
A new state law that takes effect Friday makes major changes in Oregon’s process for determining whether and how arrested individuals can be released…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission cuts some trappers’ minimum trap check times
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new rules Friday that reduce some of the state’s trap check times, which an environmental…
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Oregon committee approves millions in emergency funding
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A key Oregon legislative committee has approved millions of dollars in funding for urgent issues facing the state, ranging from…
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Every public school district in Oregon last year was given the option to ban guns from their properties. Oregon Public…
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Abortion rights supporters rally, march in Bend as Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling awaited
It’s been nearly a half-century since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe V. Wade that the U.S. Constitution protects women’s right to an…
Continue ReadingGOP hopes to end 35-year Oregon gubernatorial losing streak
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It’s been 35 years since there was a GOP governor in Oregon, but…
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