Oregon confirms 2nd positive case of COVID-19
The Oregon Health Authority announced Sunday night the second presumptive case of COVID-19 in Oregon: a Washington County resident who is an adult…
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Millions coming for Ochoco, Mt. Hood NF fire recovery, prevention work
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the Ochoco and Wasco Forest Collaboratives have secured $1.68 million and $4.78 million in…
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Ex-JCSO records clerk reaches plea deal in dues theft case
A former Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office records clerk accused of stealing more than $15,000 in dues from department employees has reached a plea…
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Feds reject removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report
A long-awaited federal report released Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a…
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Judge denies request to delay Portland’s new rental rules
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Portland says he won’t block new city housing screening and security deposit rules taking effect this…
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Oregon House Democrats subpoena GOP walkout participants
The House Committee on Rules voted Thursday afternoon to issue civil subpoenas to absent and unexcused members of the House Republican Caucus,…
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Coalition launches campaign for $190 million Bend transportation measure
A partnership of business, environmental and community groups announced Thursday it has joined forces to support Bend’s $190 million transportation…
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Merkley launches Oregon coronavirus resource web page
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday launched a new resource for Oregonians seeking information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), including the…
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Knopp bill to freeze some seniors’ property taxes advances, despite walkout
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, said Thursday his bill for the 2020 short legislative session, to freeze property taxes for low-income seniors, has…
Continue Reading Wyden presses FS chief over backlog of fuels reduction, fire prevention work
At a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed the chief of the U.S. Forest Service…
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Sisters City Council talks short-term rentals, new DCSO contract
The Sisters City Council held a workshop Wednesday evening to discuss the year-old short-term rental regulations, and also discussed its new contract…
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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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