DEQ extends Central, Southern Oregon air quality advisory for another day or two
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued another air quality advisory Tuesday for Central and Southern Oregon due to smoke from the…
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Commercial Matsutake mushroom harvesting season begins Sept. 5, extends for two months
The 2023 season for commercially harvesting Matsutake mushrooms will open for the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua and Willamette National Forests…
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Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration Act to send task forces to 71,000-acre Smith River Complex at Oregon-Calif. border
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the 71,000-acre Smith River Complex at the California-Oregon border to allow…
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Deschutes County Road Department proposes ban on temporary political signs in road rights of way
The Deschutes County Road Department wants to ban political signs in roads right of way, saying that not only is it a time-consuming enforcement task…
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OLCC resumes Central, Eastern Oregon alcohol and cannabis minor decoy operations
Inspectors from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission began to fan out across Central and Eastern Oregon in recent days with minor decoy…
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Bullying up from pre-pandemic levels; experts cite cell phones, pandemic disruptions
According to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, 40% of children and teens recently interviewed said they were bullied on school campuses in the…
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More than a dozen Douglas County fires in Tyee Ridge Complex have grown to about 2,900 acres, 5% containment
The two largest fires among 14 sparked by lightning in what’s now being managed as the Tyee Ridge Complex merged over the weekend in northwest…
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Lightning-sparked fire in Bull Run Watershed on Mt. Hood National Forest grows to 1,600 acres, still 0% contained
The lightning-sparked Camp Creek Fire on the Mt. Hood National Forest has grown to about 1,600 acres, burning in the Bull Run Watershed that serves…
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Crews on 22,000-acre Lookout Fire also fighting two new nearby blazes; Bedrock Fire reaches 71% containment
As Central Oregon continues to deal with unhealthy smoke levels from fires to our west, firefighters tackling the Lookout, Bedrock and other fires on…
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Gov. Kotek, C.O. officials say they are ‘committed to working together with urgency’ on shelter options before winter
After a three-day visit to Central Oregon late last week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and several local officials issued a joint statement Monday, saying…
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Weekend of bluer skies ends with a wall of smoke surging into C.O.; Bend Park and Rec programs affected
Bluer, less smoky skies for much of the High Desert for much of the weekend could have left some folks wondering why the state Department of…
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Jefferson County schools chosen for $500,000 federal grant to boost after-school and summer programs
The Oregon Department of Education announced Monday the organizations that will receive federal grant funds for after-school and summer programs,…
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Oregon gas prices rise another 2.1 cents, average $4.70 a gallon, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.70/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Westbound I-84 to close at Biggs Junction Monday AM to recover two semis that crashed into Columbia River
Interstate 84 westbound at Biggs Junction, milepost 103, will close Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. for recovery of two semi-trucks that crashed and went…
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‘It’s the best feeling’: Furry friends find forever families through Clear the Shelter’ pet adoption events
With this month’s Clear the Shelters campaign by NewsChannel 21 and NBC, animal shelters on the High Desert are finding forever homes for their furry…
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Oregon Republican senators sue to run for reelection, saying walkout rule shouldn’t stop them
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Five Republican state senators in Oregon are suing to be allowed to run for reelection next year even though they accumulated a…
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OSU Board OKs $36 million project to prepare 24 acres at OSU-Cascades for innovation district, other future expansion
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University President Jayathi Murthy and OSU Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Barnes shared…
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Governor Kotek wraps up three-day Central Oregon tour; here’s her recap of the visit
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited communities in Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties Wednesday through Friday on…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union breaks ground on new Old Mill headquarters, eighth branch
Mid Oregon Credit Union hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its new corporate headquarters and eighth full-service branch, located at 557…
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Crux Fermentation brings back its ‘Dogs and Lagers’ event to celebrate National Dog Day
Crux Fermentation is hosting a Dogs and Lagers event this weekend, to celebrate National Dog…
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