Update: Missing La Pine man found, taken to hospital for evaluation
A La Pine man reported missing on Sunday, prompting a search and request for the public’s assistance, was found Monday morning and taken by ambulance…
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OSP seeks public help to find whoever left buck deer to waste in Jefferson County’s Three Rivers Area
Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers asked the public for help Monday to find whoever shot a buck deer three times with a bow and left it to…
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State confirms $5.6 billion revenue surplus; Oregon taxpayers to get record kicker credit on 2023 tax returns
The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis on Monday confirmed a more than $5.61 billion revenue surplus in the 2021-2023 biennium, triggering a tax…
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Valuable connections: Sisters Harvest Faire brings together hundreds of vendors, people in the fall mindset
 In Sisters, people were getting into the fall mindset, even on a pretty warm weekend. In downtown Sisters. hundreds of people enjoyed Sunday’s…
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Summit High boys soccer team helps out community in need by volunteering at Nativity Wood Lot
The Summit High School boys soccer program is giving back to their community this month by volunteering at the Nativity Lutheran Church Wood Lot in…
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Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory showcases thousands of mushrooms and fungi
(Update: Adding video, comments from Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — There were thousands of mushrooms and…
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Crews complete nearly 1,000-acre prescribed burn on Deschutes National Forest 11 miles SE of Bend
Firefighters completed a three-day, 984-acre prescribed burn Saturday about 11 miles southeast of Bend, U.S. Forest Service officials…
Continue ReadingEclipse fever starts now. Here’s where to see the upcoming ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Over large swaths of the Americas this month and next April, too, all eyes will be on the skies during two spectacular…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill that would have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including…
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Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish
Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what…
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FBI Portland seizes 25 guns and nearly 9 kilos of suspected cocaine, makes five arrests in multi-state takedown
Five people were arrested on Wednesday in a large-scale drug and gun bust throughout three states, the FBI in Portland announced…
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A happy surprise: Billionaire philanthropist’s $1.6 million gift helps propel La Pine Community Health Center’s expansion
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $1.6 million to a major expansion of the La Pine Community Health Center, which provides…
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ODFW to help provide up to 10 Oregon gray wolves for Colorado wolf reintroduction effort
State’s voters had approved Dec. 31 deadline DENVER (KTVZ) – In a one-year agreement announced Friday between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the…
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New Bend Bioscience facility turns drug innovations into reality, for use in clinical trials
A Bend high-tech firm focused on developing enhanced pharmaceutical drug delivery technologies, opened its R&D lab earlier this year and now has…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags to half-staff in honor of Eugene airman killed in Colorado Humvee crash
Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of Air Force…
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Bend man accused of shoplifting dozens of bottles of alcohol now also charged with stealing 125 tools
A Bend man recently charged with stealing five-dozen bottles of alcohol from area stores after he was caught on security camera putting three bottles…
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Boise man killed when car leaves Highway 20 near Black Butte Ranch, hits tree, OSP reports
A Boise man was killed a week ago in an early-morning single-vehicle crash when his car left U.S. Highway 20 near Black Butte Ranch and crashed into…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy denies reports he’s leaving Congress
By Melanie Zanona, Pamela Brown and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is denying reports that he is expected to step…
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Bend man faces DUII, other charges in fatal 2022 incident at NW Bend roundabout — but police find no evidence of crash
A nearly year-long investigation of the death of a 76-year-old Bend man after an incident at a northwest Bend roundabout that police had called a…
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‘Pacific Power’ scammers target Bend landlord, demand $2,700 ‘past due’ payment — or fast ‘power shut off’
A Central Oregon insurance agent was the target of scammers seeking $2,700, but it wasn’t just a phone or email scam. Instead, someone claiming to be…
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