ODFW urges coast visitors to stay away from sea lions on the beach, leash their dogs
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Public calls reporting sick or dead sea lions on the coast typically increase this time of year, as male California sea…
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First Responder Career Fair & Community Event took place for a second year at Bend’s Riverbend Park
The Bend Police Department hosted the second annual First Responder Job Fair and Community Event on Saturday at Riverbend Park in Bend, with numerous…
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Wyden introduces, Merkley co-sponsors bill to regulate use of AI to make critical decisions in housing, jobs, schools
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., introduced Thursday the Algorithmic Accountability Act of…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce legislation to protect students from fentanyl poisoning
On Thursday’s National Opioid Awareness Day, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said she has backed the Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in…
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Motorist seriously injured, 2 semis and car destroyed in fiery 17-vehicle pileup on foggy I-84 in NE Oregon
Thick fog and speed were factors in a fiery 17-car pileup on Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon Thursday afternoon that seriously injured one…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue helps hiker lost, disoriented by several inches of early snowfall
Early-season snowfall can catch many people off-guard in the woods, as it did a hiker lost on the Tam McArthur Trail west of Bend, who sought…
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Pedestrian struck at NW Bend intersection has died of his injuries; driver cited
An elderly man who was struck by a vehicle in an unmarked crosswalk in northwest Bend has died of his injuries, police said…
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Motorcyclist, 74, killed in crash at Knott and China Hat roads; Bend PD says he ran stop sign, hit side of Tesla
A 74-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday morning when he ran a stop sign and hit the side of a car at the intersection of Knott and China Hat…
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‘Our families deserve better’: Oregon’s Employment Related Day Care to be paused due to limited funds, high demand
The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care announced this week they will pause Employment Related Day Care program enrollment and open a…
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‘A critical step’: Redmond Fire & Rescue asking voters to approve new levy in November to meet growing needs
Redmond Fire & Rescue has laid out details for the public of its proposed five-year local option levy on the November ballot, aimed at enhancing the…
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‘I can’t imagine doing anything else’: Redmond HS teacher Dan Kernion named Regional Teacher of the Year
edmond High School educator Dan Kernion is this year’s High Desert Regional Teacher of the Year, as he and everyone at the school learned at a…
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Public use fire restrictions dropped on C.O. public lands; ODF’s C.O. District drops to ‘moderate’ fire danger
With increasingly cooler weather and various levels of precipitation across Central Oregon, the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River…
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Cooler weather on Petes Lake Fire prompts DCSO to reduce Elk, Lava lakes evacuation notice to Level 1 (Be Ready)
Due to moderating weather conditions leading to decreased Petes Lake Fire activity, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it is lowering…
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Oregon health officials urge vaccinations as respiratory virus season begins
As respiratory virus season gets under way, infectious disease experts are urging Oregonians to take advantage of newly available, updated vaccines…
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‘Oregon by the Numbers 2023’ report finds financial struggles endure, despite rebounds in job growth
The latest data captured in the report Oregon by the Numbers 2023 reveals that while job growth is rebounding post-pandemic in nearly every county,…
Continue ReadingGov. Kotek pulls $2.7 million in homeless funds from Multnomah County, redistributes to C. Oregon and others
Gov. Tina Kotek has pulled $2.7 million of the $18.2 million in emergency homeless response funds directed to Multnomah County and redistributed them…
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Sisters City Council denies proposed cold-weather shelter, citing sidewalk safety, other issues
Sisters City Council members voted 4-1 Tuesday afternoon to deny the application for a proposed shelter in Sisters, after months of controversy and…
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Renovated Goodwill in Bend celebrates grand reopening; new classroom addition offers variety of courses
There are some new educational opportunities at Bend’s Goodwill. Bend’s newly refreshed Goodwill store has more than bargain clothing, furniture…
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‘We’re seeing a need in the community’: COCC reports double-digit enrollment jump as fall term arrives
With the first day of fall term just days away, Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it’s set to begin the new academic year with an 11.1%…
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Bend business owner returns from fentanyl remediation global summit in Australia, plans Canada trip next
David Hart, the owner of Guarantee Air Duct Cleaning in northeast Bend, has returned from a fentanyl remediation summit in Queensland, Australia,…
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