Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 388 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 620, along with 388 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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State reaches $5.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over surgical device
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday a $5.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. for…
Continue ReadingTrump reverses course, grants California’s wildfire disaster declaration request
President Donald Trump approved California’s request for a presidential disaster declaration to help combat the state’s record-setting wildfires,…
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COVID-19-compliant courtroom set up at Deschutes Fairgrounds
Jury selection and trials can now be held with social distancing in…
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Redmond student starts petition for changes in online learning
Ridgeview High School student Jace Easton has begun a petition, calling for changes to the online learning system. Find it at:…
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Mailboxes left wide open at NW Bend apartments leave voters concerned
Residents of one apartment complex in NW Bend where mailboxes were left wide open for hours were afraid they’d lose their ballots before they even…
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Hummel leads way for new Central Oregon Decency Project
It’s no secret this is a time of heightened tension in our country and our…
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Oregon federal prosecutor to oversee election fraud, voting rights complaints
United States Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Friday that Assistant U.S. Attorney Austin Rice-Stitt will lead local efforts in connection with…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Oct. 18-24
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Oct. 18-24, including an update on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway-Tumalo Road…
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Grace, beloved Sunriver trumpeter swan, apparently killed by coyotes
Grace, the Sunriver Nature Center’s resident female trumpeter swan, has died, apparently due to depredation, likely by coyotes, the facility…
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Lane County is fifth added to Oregon COVID-19 ‘County Watch List’
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Lane County has been added to the County Watch List, bringing the total number of counties on the list…
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President Trump signs bill to name Bend VA clinic for Robert Maxwell
President Trump this week signed legislation to rename the Bend Veterans Affairs Clinic for World War II hero Robert F. Maxwell, the oldest living…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 6 COVID-19 deaths, 1 in Jefferson County; 418 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including a 50-year-old Jefferson County man, raising the state’s death toll to 617, the Oregon…
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New round of Central Oregon COVID-19 small-biz impact grants announced
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and a network of local partner organizations on Friday began offering another round of grants to the…
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C.O. warming shelters prep for major changes, challenges amid pandemic
With temperatures cooling down across Central Oregon, warming shelters are gearing up for what they expect will be very important fall and winter…
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End of an era: Boardman, Oregon’s last coal-fired power plant, shuts down
Portland General Electric Co. announced Thursday it has permanently shuttered its Boardman Generating Station in Eastern Oregon’s Morrow County,…
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Oregon Board of Education passes resolution supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’
The Oregon State Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday declaring “Black Lives Matter.”…
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Central Oregon county leaders worried about low response to Census
With Thursday being the last day to respond to the 2020 Census after a court ruling this week, Central Oregon county leaders have expressed concerns…
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People are using their cars to socially distance and still enjoy C.O. live events
It’s safe to say everyone in 2020 has heard of and even experienced social distancing, but what about social distancing in your car?…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Oct. 19-25
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of October…
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