Klamath County raid on illegal marijuana grow turns up 4,500 plants worth over $22 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies and the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided and destroyed an illegal marijuana production…
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Bend couple gets scam ‘bank’ text messages, loses nearly $10K, warns people to beware
A text scam going around recently hit a Central Oregon couple. Bend resident Jill Sievers said nearly $10,000 was taken out of their joint…
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Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Johnson gets on ballot
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials notified unaffiliated candidate for governor Betsy Johnson on Thursday that she has qualified for the…
Continue ReadingOregon: Surge in out-of-state abortion patients
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders in Oregon on Thursday said there has been a…
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Over 700 St. Charles workers sign petition, refuse to repay overpayments without outside audit; union files BOLI complaint
Two unions representing workers at St. Charles Health System have launched their latest volley against the financially troubled organization, with…
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Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be…
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Friends of the Children Central Oregon receives $1.4 million, part of philanthropist’s $44 million gift to mentor group
Friends of the Children – Central Oregon announced Thursday that the organization HAS received $1.4 million as part of a $44 million gift to the…
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Bend runner places 20th overall, top American in steep, rocky mountain trail race in France
One of the world’s toughest mountain trail races is underway in France, and several Bend athletes are participating in the event. Matt Palilla…
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OHA biweekly report shows drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released Wednesday, shows a decrease in COVID-19-related cases. hospitalizations and…
Continue ReadingWater deliveries halted to farmers in Oregon, California
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath Irrigation District in southern Oregon has reversed course and now says it has complied with a U.S.…
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DCSO identifies Bend man, 41, who died going over Dillon Falls on inner tube
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released the name of a 41-year-old Bend man who died Tuesday when he went over turbulent Dillon…
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New report, ‘The Re-Employment of Oregon,’ looks at state’s ‘remarkable turnaround’ after pandemic hit
The pandemic recession brought unparalleled job losses – in both speed and scale – to Oregon in March and April 2020. Two years later, the state’s…
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How fast can you go online? ‘Faster Internet Oregon’ asks you to take a speed test to assist broadband goals
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and statewide partners announced Wednesday the Faster Internet Oregon speed test campaign, urging…
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Redmond church’s plans to expand safe parking program for homeless hits rough sledding before city council
Redmond’s Mountain View Fellowship Church says its “safe parking” program to help the homeless has been successful for nearly a year and it plans to…
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Aha! (ExpressJet Airlines), formerly under United, files for bankruptcy, ceases operations
ExpressJet Airlines, which calls itself a “reboot” of the company formerly flying as Delta Connection and United Express and branded itself aha!,…
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Law enforcement shoots, kills 3 cougars in SW Bend, north of Sisters over weekend; OSP, ODFW explain why
Law enforcement shot and killed three cougars in residential areas in southwest Bend and north of Sisters over the weekend, determining by their…
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CERT Team raids Hunnell Road trailer, seizes meth, suspected fentanyl; owner arrested
The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team served a search warrant and arrested the owner of a trailer along Hunnell Road on Monday afternoon,…
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Central Oregon job growth slows dramatically; unemployment rates unchanged in July
Central Oregon job gains have slowed dramatically since the region recovered from the pandemic losses earlier this year, the state Employment…
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Public invited to joint memorial service Sunday for Bend twin brothers killed in Idaho plane crash
Bend Fire & Rescue announced plans on Tuesday for a public joint memorial service for twin brothers Mark and Daniel Harro, next Sunday at 11 a.m. at…
Continue ReadingNew home sales fall 12.6% in July as rising prices take a toll
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business New home sales plunged in July as high prices and mortgage rates pushed buyers to think twice about closing the deal.…
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