Prescription drug take-back event extends to vaping materials
With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove…
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Deal to buy NORPAC cooperative terminated
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Agriculture entrepreneur Frank Tiegs has pulled out of his planned $155.5 million takeover of the bankrupt NORPAC Foods…
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Family of man who died sues Oregon Zoo, George Clinton for $5M
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of a man found dead after an Oregon Zoo concert is suing, alleging that the zoo, a contracting company and the…
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Audit: Delays possible in accessing safety net programs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new audit says Oregonians may face delays in accessing safety net programs if the state doesn’t have enough workers…
Continue ReadingBusinesses are suffering following Hard Rock Collapse and Road Closures.
Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS, La (WPMT) — The Hard Rock Hotel collapse continues to cause problems.…
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Sea urchin explosion off California, Oregon decimates kelp
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests…
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Senate OKs Merkley wildlife trafficking rewards bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Wednesday the Senate passage of the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act,…
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OSP to end policing relationship with OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police will end its policing relationship with Oregon State University after more than 30 years of working with…
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BLM boss: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
(Update: Adding more details, reaction, quotes) RENO, Nev. (AP) — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses…
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Bend wants you to ‘Imagine a Day Without Water’
Could you imagine a day without water? That’s what the city of Bend wants you to think about. Bend partnered Wednesday with a nonprofit, the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump made 87 false claims last week, including 40 in a single day
President Donald Trump made 87 false claims last week, using relentless dishonesty to defend his dealings with Ukraine and his decisions on Syria.…
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Suspect in Bend woman’s attempted murder captured
A 20-year-old man accused of shooting and stabbing a Bend woman and another man in southern Oregon last month was captured in Indiana after policed…
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Candlelight vigil planned for Maliyha Garcia
A candlelight vigil is planned next week for Maliyha Hope Garcia, the 5-year-old Redmond girl whose adopted parents were convicted of murder last…
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Bend to restripe Portland Avenue in safety effort
Beginning this Friday, the city of Bend will restripe Portland Avenue, from First Street to College Way, with a new layout to address citizen…
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Census Bureau hiring 500,000 temporary workers nationwide
The U.S. Census Bureau launched a national recruitment effort Tuesday to hire approximately 500,000 temporary workers to help conduct the 2020…
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Beaverton mushroom picker missing in SW Washington
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An elderly mushroom picker from Beaverton, Oregon, was reported missing in Skamania County, north of Carson — the second…
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Judge: Suit by ex-inmate over medical care can go to trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Marion County inmate’s allegations that the county was indifferent to his serious medical…
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Audit: New Oregon public aid computers meet standards
The state of Oregon’s massive new computer system designed to determine eligibility for public assistance benefits generally followed industry…
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Oregonians use new roadkill salvage law to full effect
Since Oregon’s roadkill law went into effect 10 months ago, more than 100 drivers have harvested animals hit by vehicles. Oregonians have…
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Bend ‘In-N-Out Burger’ sign sparks false hopes
Signs heralding a new restaurant or other business go up around Bend all the time, but few bring such attention or questions as one spotted this week…
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