Deschutes County Judge Stephen Forte to step down
Deschutes County Circuit Judge Stephen Forte confirmed Wednesday he’s decided not to seek re-election after nearly two decades on the…
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Facebook riles tiny Oregon coast town with undersea cable plan
A tiny coastal village in Oregon is opposing a plan by Facebook to build a landing spot for a submarine cable connecting America with Asia.…
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Bend man donates blood for first time in years
NewsChannel 21 caught up with one of the donors on Wednesday who said his wife signed him for the blood drive while watching the telethon.…
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Sisters Middle School wins in national STEM contest
Sisters Middle School has been named one of the winners in Oregon in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The school was chosen from thousands of…
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Clarno sued over clean-energy ballot measure rejections
Environmental advocates are suing Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno over her rejection of two clean-energy ballot initiatives, claiming the action…
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Juniper burning continues on Crooked River Grassland
Firefighters plan to burn more juniper slash piles beginning Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the week on the Crooked River National…
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Crook County Schools plan K-4 ‘theme school’ for this fall
In response to continued growth, Crook County School District administrators said Tuesday they are developing plans to open a theme elementary school…
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Bend-La Pine Schools set public forums on superintendent search
Bend-La Pine Schools are inviting community members to share thoughts about attributes and qualities they would like to see in a new superintendent…
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Schoen chosen to fill Bend Park and Rec Board vacancy
The Bend Park and Recreation Board Tuesday evening chose Deb Schoen to fill a vacant board position. …
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3 new restaurants to bring more traffic to Bend’s north north end
Since the very moment Chick-Fil-A announced they were planning a location in Bend, there’s been a flurry of mixed reactions. The reactions include…
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OSU develops tools to help land managers use risk-analysis approach to ‘new wildfire reality’
New digital tools developed by OSU are designed to enable land managers to better adapt to the new reality of large wildfires through analytics that…
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City of Bend advises of possible data security breach
The city of Bend said Tuesday it was recently informed a potential data security incident may have compromised the payment card information of some…
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Turner woman sues Mormon church over husband’s abuse disclosure
TURNER, Ore. (AP) — A Turner woman is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for $9.54 million after her husband’s confession to…
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Infant dies at Hillsboro day care
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say an infant girl died at an in-home day care in Hillsboro. Hillsboro police were called to the day care just…
Continue ReadingMerkley urges de-escalation with Iran
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing U.S. service…
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Slide halts Amtrak service between Seattle, Portland
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak officials say a landslide blocking the tracks has temporarily stopped train service between Seattle and Portland. The slide…
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner holds town hall
Candidate for Secretary of State Jamie McLeod-Skinner held a town hall meeting in Bend on Tuesday…
Continue Reading176 killed when Ukraine Intl. Airlines plane crashes in Tehran shortly after takeoff
(CNN) — All 176 people on board a Ukraine International Airlines flight were killed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam…
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Virtual reality, real injuries: OSU study aims to ease VR’s aches and pains
Carpal tunnel, stiff shoulders, eye-strain headaches – these are all well-known side effects of prolonged computer use. But what happens when…
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Mike Allen gives blood, introduces us to special donor
NewsChannel 21’s Mike Allen is live donating blood in Bend – for the first time, even – and introduces us to Kedo Olson, a Culver man who has a very…
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