Five workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion and fire at a hemp product manufacturing plant in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon, prompting…
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Oregon Housing and Community Services has announced it will pause accepting new applications for the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund Program at 11…
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Three weeks before Measure 114 is scheduled to go into effect, a federal lawsuit has been filed to block the voter-approved gun regulation measure,…
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A roadway setup known as the “bike box,” a painted-off area for bicyclists at the front of an intersection, can help them stay safe at urban,…
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An unattended campfire spread to a temporary shelter and several large juniper trees in the city-owned Juniper Ridge area north of Bend late Saturday…
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The Environmental Center invited the public to help plan for Deschutes County’s energy future. Saturday’s event was the first-ever Local Energy…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline…
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An Oregon State Police trooper’s late-night traffic stop on Interstate 5 south of Albany turned into a drug bust and seizure of about 12 pounds of…
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Reps. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released a statement Friday sharply critical of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision…
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Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and businesses in Central Oregon, the Java Bear coffee shop at Bend High School has reopened,…
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An increase in severe respiratory infections this season is putting pressure on Oregon’s already-strained hospitals as the holidays approach. But…
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The Bend Park and Recreation District is seeking two applicants for upcoming vacancies on the board of directors following the announced…
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To help hungry families share a meal this Thanksgiving, NeighborImpact has distributed Thanksgiving meal staples to more than a dozen food pantries…
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A pair of elderly anglers spent a long, cold night stranded on the Deschutes River, one aboard a boat after its anchor got loose. But it could have…
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The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday it has established a new 1,099-acre preserve near La Pine and Newberry National Volcanic Monument. The…
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Deschutes County commissioners have given final approval for development of a new, third Redmond ‘safe parking’ program site on county-owned land…
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Oregon voters have narrowly passed measures that would strengthen gun laws and mandate health care as a human right, The Associated Press reported…
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Sisters Ranger District fire specialists are conducting brush removal work with Forest Service staff and contractors to mow about 3,300 acres of…
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The Ochoco National Forest said Thursday it has released the draft Environmental Assessment for the Lemon Gulch Trails Project. The proposal –…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Street Crimes Unit detectives seized methamphetamine, a stolen handgun and about $3,500 in cash when they pulled over a…
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