Unattended candle sparks fire that destroys NW Prineville home
An unattended candle sparked a fire that destroyed a northwest Prineville home while the family was away Monday morning, but a cat perished in the…
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Deschutes County Clerk’s Office ramping up for first election under new Clerk Steve Dennison
With just one day until the primary election, things are starting to ramp up at the Deschutes County Clerk’s…
Continue ReadingOregon’s Kurt Schrader, after backlash over breaking with House Democrats, faces primary challenge in redrawn district
By Gregory Krieg, CNN A contentious House primary in Oregon is dividing national and local Democrats as Rep. Kurt Schrader, running now in a district…
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Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods…
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OSU-led study offers long-term look at methods to control wildfire in sagebrush steppe ecosystem
New research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue comes to aid of family whose UTV became stuck in snow west of Bend
A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team came to the aid of five members of a Bend family whose side-by-side UTV became stuck in the…
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Community-serving Bendites clean up trash along China Hat Road area south of Bend, find a surprise
Joseph Myers says he and his wife, Jackie Smit, have been serving the Central Oregon community in various ways over the past seven…
Continue ReadingBiden’s leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries
By STEVE PEOPLES, MARC LEVY and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In his telling, President Joe Biden’s political philosophy…
Continue Reading2022 midterms: What to watch in primaries in 5 states
By MARC LEVY and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate…
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Prineville woman, alleged meth and fentanyl trafficker, stopped and arrested at Madras truck stop
A Prineville woman accused of importing fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Portland area and distributing it in Crook County was stopped and…
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Prescribed burns totaling about 500 acres planned near Sunriver early next week
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan about 500 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban interface adjacent to Sunriver…
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Deschutes County plans $20 million upgrade to Redmond’s Negus waste transfer station
Deschutes County commissioners this week authorized $20 million in bonds to replace and upgrade the aging Negus Transfer Station on Northeast Maple…
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You can watch a pair of nesting golden eagles, and their eaglet, live at Whychus Creek in Sisters
The East Cascades Audubon Society has a golden eagle camera project with a website where viewers can watch a live camera and past recorded activities…
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Forest Service seeks public comments on nearly 26,000-acre Cabin Butte forest treatment project SE of Bend
The U.S. Forest Service opened a 30-day public comment period Friday for a draft environmental assessment on the nearly 26,000-acre Cabin Butte…
Continue ReadingThese families buy about half of infant formula nationwide. Here’s how the Biden administration is trying to help them
CNN, WBBM, KCBS, KCAL, KVVU, KHNL, KGMB, KCCI, WCSC, WFTV By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is seeking to make it easier for low-income…
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Gov. Brown declares ‘abnormal price disruption,’ targets price gouging for baby formula amid shortage
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued a proclamation declaring an abnormal market disruption due to the baby formula shortage ​​in the United…
Continue ReadingPortland unrest drives interest in 2 congressional primaries
Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of Oregon congressional primaries, one featuring a…
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Central Oregon’s runaway youth at risk of trafficking and homelessness, advocate says
Several families have reached out to NewsChannel 21 in recent months, asking for help finding a runaway child. NewsChannel 21 spoke with Eliza…
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SW Bend neighborhood groups band together in bid to ‘save Deschutes South Canyon’ as a park — not housing
Southern Bend residents represented by several neighborhood associations say they fear they may lose the use of land they enjoy — the Deschutes…
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NE Redmond residents unnerved by late-night alert of ‘armed, dangerous’ fugitive still on the loose
About 2,000 northeast Redmond residents got an emergency alert late Wednesday night that police were searching for a fugitive who ran from a traffic…
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