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Friday AM Local Alert Weather, 9.14.18
Friday Morning, Everyone…A chilly body of air over the Pacific NW will keep our temps well below average today, but mostly sunny skies are…
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Portland woman injured in protest plans lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland woman is planning to sue the city after she was injured when police used “flash-bang” grenades and…
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Parents sue Hermiston schools over son’s football injury
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The parents of a 17-year-old high school football player have filed a lawsuit against a northern Oregon school district,…
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Thursday 9/13 PM Local Alert Weather
Clear skies started off our Thursday here in Central Oregon, but clouds developed across the region as we progressed through the day. The clouds are…
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Tacoma school district may take legal action over strike
SEATTLE (AP) – The Tacoma school district says it may sue its teachers union if teachers continue their strike over contract negotiations. The…
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OSU study: LGBTQ youth at higher risk of drug use
Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are at increased risk of using substances such as alcohol, nicotine and marijuana, a new study…
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New free resource for Alzheimer’s disease caregivers
Providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can be a challenge, but AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association have announced an…
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Senators tout Oregon projects in energy, water spending bill
Senators Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ron Wyden announced Thursday key provisions in the Energy and Water…
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Walden urges active forest management to cut severe wildfires
Continuing his push for active forest management to prevent unnaturally catastrophic wildfires, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held a hearing Thursday to…
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Prineville PD: No public danger after missing boy found
(Update: Police chief assures ‘no continued danger to any of our children’; adding video, comment) Prineville’s police chief sought…
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Sisters seeks housing policy advisory board members
The City of Sisters is accepting applications for members of the Housing Policy Advisory Board. The board advises the Planning Commission and City…
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Update on campground closures in Newberry Caldera
The Deschutes National Forest will be closing Cinder Hill and Little Crater Campgrounds, including the boat launches, day use areas and trailheads in…
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ODFW: No sign of cougar in first day of searching
(Update: Area of forest closed during cougar hunt) No cougar scent or sign was detected Thursday by trackers in the field near the site where a…
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Raid on Bend storage units finds drugs, stolen gun
A Prineville man already jailed on drug charges and an arrest warrant faces new charges after a raid on three Bend storage units turned up two guns,…
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Grand jury: PSU officers justified in fatal shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury in Portland has found that two campus security officers at Portland State University were acting in…
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Merkley proposes mental health counselors in all public schools
Marking National Suicide Prevention Week, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., announced the introduction of the Elementary…
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Grant to give Crook County students access to laundry
The Family Access Network recently received a $500 grant from the Rotary Club of Crook County. Funds will be used for a laundry program for…
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Rosenblum hails ruling on federal student loan forgiveness
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday hailed a federal court ruling that keeps alive a rule providing forgiveness of federal loans to…
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Oregon AG again sues maker of OxyContin
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday sued Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, claiming it has been falsely and deceptively…
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