Oregon, partners launch $500 emergency COVID-19 relief check program
Starting Wednesday, Oregonians facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to apply for a one-time payment of…
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Neighbors say Bend’s Hawthorne transit station is becoming too crowded
A group of Bend residents called the Hawthorne Avenue Neighbors are calling for big changes, much sooner than proposed by the city and Cascades East…
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One driver cited, another flown to hospital after Hwy. 126 crash near Powell Butte
An Albany man was cited for reckless driving Wednesday morning after his car slammed into the back of another car stopped to turn left on Highway 126…
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Redmond woman killed in multi-vehicle Hwy. 97 crash south of Madras
A Redmond woman was killed and several other people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 97…
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Fallen Bend Marine’s family joins in memorial walk up Pilot Butte
Dozens of veterans and others from around the area gathered Tuesday evening to take a walk up Bend’s Pilot Butte to honor the memory of Marine Pfc.…
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Drought could mean fewer local sustainable products, Bend-area farmer says
With drought conditions persisting, the Arnold Irrigation District, which supplies hundreds of farms and ranches in Central Oregon, has shut off its…
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First-time homebuyers struggle in Bend’s booming real estate market
Devin Lakovics says she’s ready to buy her first home But in Bend’s booming real estate market, that can be far easier said than…
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Prineville man facing DUII, hit-and-run charges; ODOT construction trailer hit
A 25-year-old Prineville driver was arrested Monday night on DUII, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting an ODOT construction trailer in…
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Oregon unemployment rate falls in July, but job recovery slows, state economists say
Oregon’s total non-farm payroll employment rose by 20,500 jobs in July, less than half the gain of 57,000 jobs seen in June, the Oregon Employment…
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Last Juniper Ridge Fire evacuation levels lifted
All evacuation notices for the Juniper Ridge Fire that broke out Saturday north of Bend have been lifted, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said…
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Wildfire in Opal Creek Wilderness north of Detroit prompts area closures
The Beachie Creek Fire in the Opal Creek Wilderness north of Detroit has prompted area…
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Bend-area family’s motor home struck by falling tree
Sunday’s thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds that caused damage across Central Oregon, but one family in particular was hit hard off…
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A rescue for the birds: Team effort frees entangled osprey near Terrebonne
A team effort by several public and private entities on Monday helped free a fledgling osprey that became severely entangled in its nesting materials…
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Redmond man arraigned on murder charge in woman’s stabbing death
A 61-year-old Redmond man was arraigned Monday afternoon on a second-degree murder charge in last month’s stabbing death of a 54-year-old woman he…
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Portland protesters assault driver of crashed truck downtown
Protesters punched and kicked a man to the ground in Portland after he crashed his truck onto the sidewalk on Sunday night near otherwise peaceful…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 192 new cases; positive test rate falls
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 388, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Springfield man killed, 2 teens injured in Hwy. 242 crash west of Sisters
A Springfield man was killed and two teens were injured Sunday morning in a rollover crash of a pickup truck on state Highway 242 (the McKenzie Pass…
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NE Bend wildfire, sparked by motor home’s hot exhaust, declared fully contained
A wildfire on Bend’s northern outskirts that burned nearly 40 acres and prompted hundreds of evacuations late Saturday was declared fully contained…
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Dive team unable to find Lake Billy Chinook drowning victim
A dive team with Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue attempted to locate and recover the body of a drowning victim in Lake Billy…
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Hay truck fire burns 25 tons, shuts Hwy. 97 north of Terrebonne
A hay truck caught fire and closed U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne Saturday afternoon, backing up traffic for miles. Removing and dousing the…
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