2 Oregon counties come off COVID-19 ‘watch list’; one added
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that two counties—Marion and Wasco—have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…
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Redmond awards $67K in small-business grants; $250K still available region-wide
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As part of continued pandemic relief efforts, the City of Redmond and the Redmond Chamber of…
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Bend community groups call for Mayor Sally Russell’s resignation
Tempers flared during last week’s ICE bus standoff between protesters and federal agents, and the impacts continue to…
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New wildfire in Columbia River Gorge prompts evacuations
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new wildfire broke out late Wednesday afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge west of The Dalles, growing to about 100…
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Work group recommends crackdown to curb vaping among Oregon youth
Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday received recommendations from the Vaping Public Health Work Group to address the epidemic of vaping-related illness and…
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Fire Alert update: several fires grew due to high winds
Two fires jumped containment…
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Bend’s Goodyear store owners react to President Trump’s boycott call
President Trump’s words have far-reaching impact, Steve Breedlove, the owner of Bend’s Goodyear store, told NewsChannel 21 on Thursday.…
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COCC revises fall class plans: Most courses will be taught remotely, online
Central Oregon Community College announced Thursday an update to its fall term reopening plans, with 75 to 80% of classes to be offered remotely or…
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Gresham pair arrested in Hwy. 97 drug bust
A traffic stop on Highway 97 just south of La Pine early Thursday morning led to the discovery of more than two pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a…
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Bend police, DA update status of double-homicide investigation
Police investigating the double-homicide of a couple found dead in their northeast Bend home late Saturday said Wednesday they are following up on…
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Motorist finds man’s body along Hwy. 26 NW of Madras; investigation underway
A passing motorist found a man’s body lying along U.S. Highway 26 northwest of Madras on Thursday morning, prompting an investigation that…
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Deschutes Public Library to expand public access in coming days
Deschutes Public Library said Thursday it has carefully opened access to resources and services over the past three months. The next step in this…
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C.O. wildfires: Frog Fire at 3,700 acres, plume visible; air quality advisory issued
Firefighters working in hot, windy conditions saw major growth Wednesday on several wildfires across Central Oregon, and that growth continued…
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Largest of 3 wildfires on Warm Springs Reservation tops 2,300 acres
More than 500 firefighters are battling three wildfires burning on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The P-515 Fire is the largest, at more than…
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Proposed C.O. fiber optic cable line aims to boost rural connectivity
If you’re having trouble with internet service and connectivity in some rural areas of Central Oregon, that may be resolved soon.…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 301 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 412, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Bend to form human rights, equity commission; critics still upset in wake of protest
A week after Bend protesters confronted two Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses, sparking a standoff that drew national headlines, Bend city…
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Bend La-Pine Schools outline fall plans at virtual town hall
Bend La-Pine Schools officials held a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday evening to discuss what school will look like this fall, as best as is…
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More heat, wind bring new C.O. wildfires, while others grow larger
More heat and winds increased fire behavior around the region on Wednesday, with several small fires growing much larger and other new ones being…
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Witness recounts Ohio man’s 40-foot cliff fall near the Deschutes River in Bend
Sometime after midnight on Wednesday morning, Marcus Wolf found his friend, who had just fallen 40 feet from of a cliff he was scaling near the…
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