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C. Oregon Postal Workers Rally for Jobs
With the U.S. Postal Service losing billions of dollars a year, it’s fighting for survival and has drafted plans to lay off 35,000 employees…
Continue Reading‘Project Connect’ Helps Record Crowd in Need
There are more than 2,200 Central Oregonians who are homeless, and most don’t have access to proper medical treatment and care. But Saturday,…
Continue ReadingCritics Fighting Big Bend Water Pipe Project
It’s the largest infrastructure project that the city of Bend has undertaken, a surface water project to replace aging pipeline and spend more…
Continue ReadingMadras Bus Stop: Suitcase Had $1 Million in Meth
Central Oregon drug agents staked out a bus rolling north through Madras and when it stopped, found a suitcase with marijuana inside. But a…
Continue ReadingBend Councilors Vote to Buy Water Pipe Steel Early
Despite criticism from several speakers, Bend city councilors voted 6-1 Wednesday night to spend $4 million on steel pipe for a $70 million surface…
Continue ReadingDMV Study: $1.5 Million to Fix Up Bend Office
More than a year after its effort to move Bend’s DMV office to a southwest Bend shopping center sparked sharp criticism from neighbors, city…
Continue Reading‘Scars of Honor’: Central Oregon Soldier Recovering
He’s only 24 years old, but Ryan Craig has endured enough pain for a lifetime. Back in November, the Army sergeant took a bullet to the head…
Continue ReadingOregon minimum wage up 30 cents to $8.80
State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian announced Thursday that Oregon’s minimum wage will rise to $8.80 per hour next year. The 30-cent increase…
Continue ReadingBend Underpass Flood Fix Sparks Biz Worries
When it rains hard, the Third Street underpass in Bend often floods and causes a lot of problems, including stopping cars from getting through. Now…
Continue ReadingWildfire smoke swirls through High Desert
The dozen-plus wildfires burning around Oregon promise to bring smoky skies to various parts of the state in coming days, including the High Desert,…
Continue ReadingFeds award $2.2 million to CO hydro projects
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday nearly $17 million in funding over the next three years for…
Continue ReadingShadow Lake Fire burnout sends smoke streaming
A large burnout operation on the northwest flank of the Shadow Lake Fire late Monday put up a dramatic plume of smoke that streamed toward the east…
Continue ReadingHwy. 26 reopens as firefighting effort continues
ODOT again closed Hwy. 26 at Warm Springs Reservation for several hours Thursday evening for the aerial battle against one of several stubborn…
Continue ReadingDeschutes NF roadless decision released
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland announced Monday a decision that will guide changes to motor…
Continue ReadingWarm Springs Wildfires Grow to 32,000 Acres
Four large wildfires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation have now burned more than 32,000 acres, and the threat to nearly 200 homes has prompted…
Continue ReadingBend’s ‘Art In The High Desert’ Draws Art Lovers
The smoky skies in Bend on Sunday didn’t stop art lovers from heading outdoors to browse hundreds of vendors’ inspiring artwork at the…
Continue ReadingCrime Stoppers: Unlocked Cars at CRR Targeted
Jefferson County sheriff?s deputies asked the public for help Sunday in identifying whoever is responsible for recent thefts from unlocked vehicles…
Continue ReadingBend’s Eaton Takes Decathlon Silver at Worlds
Trey Hardee successfully defended his world decathlon title Sunday, winning the gold ahead of Bend’s Ashton Eaton to give the U.S. its first…
Continue ReadingFire Destroys Hay Barn in Lower Bridge Area
A barn filled with 70 tons of hay, a tractor and other equipment went up in flames Saturday evening along Lower Bridge Way in the Terrebonne area, a…
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