Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three…
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BLM enacts Northwest fire restrictions as season begins; fireworks, exploding targets banned
Fire restrictions, including fireworks bans, went into effect Tuesday for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon and…
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OHA investigating 4 Oregon salmonella cases tied to eating Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough; 18 cases reported nationwide
Four recent cases of Salmonella infection in Oregon are being linked to the consumption of Papa Murphy’s raw cookie dough, which now includes at…
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Deschutes County road crews clear snow, reopen Cascade Lakes Highway, just days before holiday weekend
Just days before the big holiday weekend, Deschutes County road crews reopened the Cascade Lakes Highway on Tuesday morning, but drivers were warned…
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Central Oregon jobless rates still falling amid ‘modest’ employment gains, economist says
Unemployment rates continued to decline throughout Central Oregon last month as the region registered modest employment gains, the Oregon Employment…
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Domestic assault report brings DCSO deputies, SWAT team to Tumalo home, prompts area alert, leads to man’s arrest
A welfare check on a reported victim of domestic violence and her two young children at a Tumalo-area home Monday morning led to a six-hour Deschutes…
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Salute to Seniors: Bend Tech Academy’s Class of ’23 is small, close-knit
Our next Salute to Seniors for the Class of 2023 focuses on Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School, where students relish the smaller class sizes…
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Merkley, Wyden visit Warm Springs to mark $28 million federal investment in new water treatment plant
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and federal officials visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Monday to celebrate over $28 million…
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Crescent Ranger District firefighters plan prescribed burn in Gilchrist State Forest, east of Highway 97
Firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to conduct a 126-acre prescribed burn Tuesday in the Gilchrist State Forest about six miles…
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Parents, kids wait for swim lessons: Bend Park and Recreation District classes have a waitlist
Some Bend parents are having a hard time getting their kids into public swim…
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St. Charles Bend nurses vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike; hospital says it expects to reach a contract in time
Nearly 1,000 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association at St. Charles Bend have voted overwhelmingly and in record-breaking numbers to…
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Bend-based Project Recover unites another family with WWII MIA identification
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that, in partnership with Bend-based Project Recover and other experts in the field, they…
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Oregon House OKs, sends governor legislation to require fentanyl education in schools
The Fentanyl Education Bill, SB 238 A, passed the House Thursday, with 59 yes votes and 1 excused absence, after passing the Senate last month 28-1,…
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Jordan Road near Lake Billy Chinook reopens after slides, flooding from third straight stormy night
A third straight night of thunderstorms rumbled through Central Oregon Saturday evening, bringing more lightning, thunder, rain and hailstorms,…
Continue ReadingJudge enters not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, charged in Idaho student murders
By Dakin Andone and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of…
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Oregon gas prices up a nickel a gallon in past week, down almost $1 from a year ago, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
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Prineville man drowns at Prineville Reservoir State Park; Deschutes County Dive Team recovers body
A Deschutes County dive team on Sunday located and recovered the body of a 20-year-old Prineville man who drowned while trying to swim to shore…
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Bend native, Democrat Kevin Easton announces bid for Fifth District congressional seat
Bend native and Salem resident Kevin Easton announced Sunday his campaign for United States Congress in Oregon’s 5th District, seeking to…
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Amber Alert update: Nampa, Idaho boy found safe; police seek non-custodial father in alleged domestic battery
A 2-year-old Nampa, Idaho boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert received across a wide area, including Central Oregon, has been found, police…
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Victims of deadly Oregon highway crash were farmworkers, union says
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural…
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