Preschool Promise expands to C. Oregon, has more pre-K spots for families in need
Preschool Promise, a statewide initiative to increase the number of quality, affordable spaces for children ages 3 or 4 years old, has expanded to…
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Investigation underway after violence erupts at Bend political rallies
President Trump supporters gathering for a cruise through town and Black Lives Matter protesters holding a self-described “block party” gathered at…
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Bend-La Pine parents rally to reopen schools, but the latest case counts don’t help
Just as dozens of Bend parents gathered for a “reopen the schools” rally at Bend-La Pine Schools’ headquarters in downtown Bend Monday, last week’s…
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Apparent assault on Bend Latino man has family, police looking for answers
Family members say 30-year-old Geovanni Ortega last remembers walking from downtown Bend near Newport Avenue last Friday night — when the next thing…
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Oregon state prisons may end partnerships with community colleges
The Oregon Department of Corrections recently announced it is proposing to end its partnership with the state’s community colleges and move its Adult…
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Lionshead Fire, at 204K acres Oregon’s largest of year, nears 50% containment
The more than 204,000-acre Lionshead Fire, sparked by lightning west of Warm Springs in mid-August, is approaching 50% containment, the last of…
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Oregon Safeway, Albertsons pharmacies now offer at-home COVID-19 test kits
Safeway and Albertsons pharmacies in Oregon and Southwest Washington are now offering at-home COVID-19 test kits, the companies announced…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 288 new cases
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 572, along with 288 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Krantz vows investigation, protesters surround Bend police HQ day after melee
One day after rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter participants turned into a melee, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz vowed a…
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Driver charged with DUII after crashing pickup into SW Redmond home
A Redmond woman was arrested by citation on drunken driving and other charges after her pickup truck crashed into the front of a southwest Redmond…
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Driver killed in late-night SW Redmond crash
A Redmond man was killed late Saturday night when his car left a southwest Redmond intersection at a 90-degree turn and struck a large tree, police…
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Early-morning fire heavily damages SW Madras triplex; 2 cats perish
A southwest Madras duplex was heavily damaged by a fire early Sunday morning, and while the residents escaped, two cats perished, an official…
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Dueling Bend rallies turn into melee; Mace, Taser used, gun pointed; 1 arrest
A boisterous confrontation amid dual rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters near Pilot Butte turned violent and…
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38 Bend leaders condemn hate, decry violence ahead of 2 weekend rallies
A Trump 2020 ‘caravan cruise rally’ is set to begin Saturday afternoon near Bend’s Drake Park.…
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ODFW staff urges denial of Ochoco’s Bowman Dam fish passage waiver request
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission staff is recommending the panel reject a request by Ochoco Irrigation District for a waiver of fish passage…
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2 Sisters HS students, 3rd teen killed in crash on Forest Service road west of Sisters
Three teens — two of them Sisters High School students — were killed Thursday night when their SUV left a Forest Service road west of Sisters and…
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‘It’s been phenomenal:’ Deschutes County Stabilization Center set to open 24/7
The Deschutes County Stabilization Center has been up and running for about four months now. But in just over two weeks, it’ll be staffed 24/7 for…
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Construction begins on 47-unit Redmond workforce apartments project
Housing Works announced Friday it has begun construction of Midtown Place, a 47-unit affordable housing apartment community designed to support…
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Officials detail free removal of hazardous material from burned properties
Cleanup from the recent wildfires and wind damage is set to begin in eight Oregon counties as federal, state and local officials have finalized…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 314 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 563, along with 314 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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