Mosaic Medical, La Pine Health Center share in federal vaccine funding
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that $84 million in federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, which the…
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Oregon Supreme Court floats redistricting extension amid Census data delay
The Oregon Supreme Court has floated a plan that would give state lawmakers an extension on a deadline to redraw electoral boundaries because of…
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Prescribed burn planned south of Crescent, near Hwys. 97-58 junction
Beginning Thursday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations south of Crescent, about three…
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Gov. Brown declares drought emergency for Klamath County
Gov. Kate Brown signed Executive Order 21-07 Wednesday, declaring a drought in Klamath County, and directed state agencies to coordinate and…
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Bend’s Regal Old Mill theatres set to reopen on April 23
Bend’s Regal Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX is set to reopen on Friday, April 23, part of a wave of reopening dates for the major theater chain after…
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Missing Bend man’s car has been found in Northern California
The car of a Bend-area man missing since early March has been found in Northern California, prompting searches for him in that area, authorities said…
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Street Dog Hero seeks foster homes for 44 dogs rescued from S. Korean meat farm
Street Dog Hero, a Bend-based dog rescue operation, is preparing to receive about 44 dogs from South Korea, rescued from a dog meat farm. And it…
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‘We can’t find anybody’: Redmond adult foster home struggles amid hiring crisis
Hannah’s House provides care for people who can’t take care of themselves. The adult foster care home has managed to survive COVID-19, but now faces…
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‘New to humanity’: Never-mapped glacier discovered on South Sister
There’s been a new discovery on South Sister: A glacier, never before mapped, near the summit of the…
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Bend coffee shop plans to appeal $27K OSHA fine for COVID-19 violations
Kevista Coffee Shop’s battle with the state over COVID-19 public health restrictions it refuses to follow reached a new level Tuesday, as Oregon OSHA…
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C. Oregon ODOT worker sues union over dues, invokes Racketeering Act
Staci Trees, a Deschutes County resident and ODOT employee, isn’t the first Oregon public worker to file suit against her union over its alleged…
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Prineville man jailed in stabbing that left victim seriously wounded
A 28-year-old Prineville man was located, arrested and jailed on a first-degree assault charge Monday night, accused of stabbing and seriously…
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Central Oregon recovery continues; 7 out of 10 lost jobs have returned
After moving out of the Extreme Risk category of COVID-19 public health restrictions, Central Oregon began to see more sustained job gains in…
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1,000-acre prescribed burn planned this week west of Pine Mountain
Beginning Wednesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will conduct prescribed fire operations about five miles west of Pine…
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Redmond middle, high school students back in class five days a week on April 19
Thanks to reduced state distancing requirements, Redmond middle and high schoolers will return to full-time in-person classes on April 19,…
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Plane on Bend-Tacoma flight crashes in SW Washington; Navy helicopter rescues 2
A U.S. Navy helicopter crew searching for a missing plane found and rescued two people whose small plane crashed Monday afternoon on a flight from…
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Official: DRW resident burned stump that rekindled, sparked fire
Strong winds buffeted much of Central Oregon Sunday afternoon, leading to major damage, trees falling on houses, and a burn pile rekindling. and…
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Former Mtn. View, Ducks kicker making comeback with High Desert Storm
The Oregon High Desert Storm, Central Oregon’s new indoor pro football team, is getting some High Desert…
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Fire destroys barn NW of Redmond; firefighters keep it from reaching home
A fire that destroyed a barn, chicken coop, shed and outhouse and threatened a nearby home northwest of Redmond Monday evening may have been sparked…
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3rd Oregon man arrested in attack on the U.S. Capitol
Court records show an Oregon man was arrested in Florida on criminal charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack at the US Capitol.…
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