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47 arrested in Washington child porn sting
SEATTLE (AP) – Authorities say 47 people in Washington state were arrested as part of a nationwide operation to identify and disrupt those who…
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Wyden-Merkley hemp legalization advances in Farm Bill
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced their bipartisan legislation to legalize hemp passed the Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday…
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Local Alert Weather, Wed. AM, 6.13.18
Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… We got off to a clear, warm start this morning and with the exception of some high wind this afternoon and…
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Fire burns 2 NE Bend homes; losses top $300K
(Update: Damage estimate; neighbor, fire official comments; residents, neighbor had smelled smoke for days) After days of residents and a neighbor…
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What’s the buzz? Next week is all about the bees
As National Pollinator Week approaches, the Oregon Bee Project is ramping up efforts to educate people throughout the state to help with bee health…
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OSU study: Multilingual students making major progress
A new analysis of multilingual students’ academic progress shows that the group’s achievement in reading and math grew substantially…
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Brushfire stopped west of Redmond
An improperly extinguished campfire apparently sparked a brushfire west of Redmond on Tuesday afternoon that took firefighters about three hours to…
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New medical marijuana tracking system rolling out
New regulations will take effect this summer for Oregon’s medical marijuana growers. Come July 1, all medical marijuana growers with three or…
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Bend woman accused of assault in court
A Bend woman accused of assaulting another woman after a crash in May appeared before a Deschutes County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday. Megan…
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McKenzie Highway reopens to cars on Monday
The McKenzie Highway is reopening after last fall’s Milli Fire severely damaged the road. The winding, scenic highway is definitely not the…
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Bend couple, city spar over artificial grass along river
Ray and Jacalyn Haworth are in a dispute with the city of Bend over artificial grass in their backyard. From the Haworths’ perspective,…
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Walden shepherds 25 opioid-fight bills through House
Continuing his efforts to address a public health crisis that is killing more than 100 Americans every day, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., led a…
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Local Alert Weather – Tues. PM
Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Through sunset tonight (which is 8:50!) we’ll be seeing some high clouds throughout Central Oregon.…
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18th, final Malheur Refuge takeover defendant sentenced
Blaine Cooper, also known as Stanley Blaine Hicks, 38, of Humboldt, Arizona, was sentenced Tuesday to time served in prison for his role in the…
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KTVZ.COM Poll results: Purge inactive voters?
Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking what you think is a reasonable amount of time to purge inactive voters: What’s a…
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Global golf tourism convention coming to Sunriver
Oregon will showcase its diverse array of golf products to the world when the 10 th annual North America Golf Tourism Convention takes place in the…
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Friends of the Children receives $150K in foundation grants
Friends of the Children Central Oregon just received two major grants from the Ford Family Foundation and the Silver Family Foundation totaling…
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Wyden-Merkley bill would require paper ballots, audits
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sen.…
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9 charged in Corvallis with credit card fraud to fund pot biz
Nine Corvallis-area residents face conspiracy charges related to a credit card “bust-out” fraud scheme and an interstate marijuana…
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