A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding…
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Bundy, defendants to pay over $50 million in damages after lawsuit with St. Luke’s
By Cooper McCauley Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — The jury has reached its decision in the…
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Central Oregon crew working Golden Fire finds missing dog ‘Ladybird,’ reunites her with family
A good dog tag on the collar with a current phone number can be worth its weight in gold. That’s what one now-happy dog owner learned when a…
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Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, 4 other Senate Republicans announce 2024 re-election bids, seek M. 113 ruling
Five Oregon Senate Republicans, including Tim Knopp of Bend, announced plans Monday to seek re-election next year, and two are asking the secretary…
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‘Super-exciting’: Sunriver Resort converting 18 tennis courts to pickleball
Sunriver Resort says it will open 10 outdoor pickleball courts on August 8 — National Pickleball Day. Another eight indoor courts are slated to open…
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‘Hazardous’ smoke moves into Central Oregon from wildfires; DEQ issues air quality advisory; BPRD cancels camps
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for parts of Central…
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Last 7 Hunnell Road residents still working to move out, despite city’s 48-hour extension due to wildfire smoke
Because of poor air quality in the region due to wildfire smoke, people in the temporarily closed area of Hunnell Road and Clausen Road will be given…
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Bend transient camp resident jailed on reckless burning charge; police say tossed cigarette butts sparked fire
A resident of a transient camp on Bend’s north end was arrested and jailed on a reckless burning charge Sunday evening, accused of tossing…
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SW Oregon’s Flat Fire tops 22,000 acres, has first containment at 3%; firefighting force grows to nearly 1,500
The Flat Fire that broke out near the southwest Oregon town of Agness just over a week ago has now burned more than 20,000 acres, as burnout…
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Bend motorcyclist crashes into parked car, seriously injured near Devils Lake on Cascade Lakes Hwy.
A 61-year-old Bend man was flown to St. Charles Bend with serious injuries after he crashed his motorcycle into a parked car near Devils Lake Sunday…
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Crews on Warm Springs Reservation report good progress on 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire, now 40% contained
More than 120 people working to douse the 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire that broke out Friday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation now have it 40%…
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Wildfire in southern Washington’s Klickitat County grows to nearly 52,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Friday in Klickitat County, Washington had grown to almost 52,000 acres by Sunday, prompting Level 3…
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FairWell concertgoers voice frustration over long delays in leaving fairgrounds; officials, festival working to ease issues
Deschutes County residents who attend events at the fairgrounds are very familiar with the traffic backups and delays in leaving nighttime concerts.…
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C.O. federal lands raised to ‘Extreme’ fire danger level; crews encircle human-caused blaze in Three Sisters Wilderness
Central Oregon’s federal lands were moved from High to Extreme fire danger level on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., as new fires continue to occur around…
Continue Reading Portland hospital security guard shot and killed; suspect killed by police in Gresham traffic stop
A hospital security guard was killed in a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on Saturday morning, and the suspect is dead after…
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Bend Fire has busy Saturday morning, putting out 2-story bark mulch fire, 3-story house fire
Saturday got off to a busy start for Bend Fire & Rescue crews who first tackled a 2-story-tall burning pile of bark chips and mulch in southeast…
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Prineville-area woman crashes SUV 70 feet down embankment, is awakened by drone searching for her
A Prineville-area woman who crashed her SUV about 70 feet down an embankment off Juniper Canyon Road early Saturday morning managed to get out and…
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Pahlisch Commercial volunteers help Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity build 12 new homes for families
A dozen families soon will have new homes, thanks in part to a week-long partnership pairing a local homebuilder with Bend-Redmond Habitat for…
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OSP, DCSO add extra patrols to address influx of traffic for FairWell Music Festival, Jefferson County Fair
Oregon State Police will be enhancing its patrol efforts in the Bend area over this weekend as two big events bring more traffic to the…
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‘We really do feel for them’: Bend’s Hunnell Road sweep leaves former residents scattered across the area
The city of Bend’s Hunnell Road encampment clearing and closure that began earlier this week has left many of the former residents with nowhere to…
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