AAA: Falling oil prices have put the brakes on surging Oregon gas prices — for now
After cresting above $123 per barrel shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the price of crude oil has gradually fallen below $100 per…
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More federal funds to keep Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance portal open another week
Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Tuesday it will keep the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program portal open until 11:59 p.m. next…
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NE Bend attempted burglary suspect runs, tries to hide, caught with help of police drone, K-9 Kim
A 42-year-old Bend man accused of attempting to burglarize a pair of northeast Bend businesses was scared off by an alarm and tried to run and hide…
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Bend officials remove unsafe homeless camp along NE Second Street and Greeley Avenue
Starting at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Bend police officers posted blockades around Northeast Second Street near Greeley Avenue in order to begin the cleanup…
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Central Oregon high school students hit the road to cheer their teams to lofty heights
Hundreds of Central Oregon high school students traveled to Corvallis and Portland over the past week to cheer on their fellow classmates competing…
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With new federal funds, C.O. hopes to become ‘model for state’ for school mental health resources
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that key provisions for education and health care will be provided in the Labor, Health…
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies identify Texas man killed in Sunday snowmobile crash
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday released the name of a snowmobiler from Texas who suffered fatal injuries late Sunday afternoon when…
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Ex-Coffee Creek state prison nurse charged with sexual assaults of 12 women in custody
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment that accuses a former Oregon Department of Corrections nurse of sexually assaulting a dozen…
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Oregon Dept. of Justice hires anti-poaching special prosecutor
Oregon poachers beware, there is a new force in the courts: an anti-poaching special prosecutor. Jay D. Hall, hired last month as a new assistant…
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Former Warm Springs Ventures CEO pleads guilty in federal court for role in tribal fraud scheme
A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corp. pleaded guilty Monday in federal court…
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Oregon, US gas prices steady after rapid rise, but ‘situation remains fluid,’ analyst says
Average gasoline prices in Oregon are unchanged in the last week, averaging $4.71 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
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$1 million federal grant to fund rehab of rentals on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Warm Springs Housing Authority has secured a $1.03 million federal grant from the…
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OSU research finds huge forest fires don’t cause living trees to release much carbon
Research on the ground following two large wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range showed the vast majority of carbon stored in…
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State boys 6A tourney: Tualatin ends Summit’s bid for perfect season, 66-49
Summit made it all the way to the championship game, but finishes the season 27-1 and is the only Bend school to ever finish top two in the 6A state…
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As masks come off, Oregon officials roll out new recovery plan for what’s next
As the state’s mask requirements begin lifting due to rapidly declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Oregon Health Authority said…
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City of Bend posts 72-hour notice of NE Second Street camp clearing
The city of Bend followed up an earlier 2-week notice with posted 72-hour notices Friday that the Northeast Second Street campsites will be removed…
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Bend City Council may OK $3.9 million ‘navigation center’ contract with Shepherd’s House
The Bend City Council could approve a $3.9 million navigation center for the…
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Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air launch Hillsboro, Redmond pilot academy to address pilot shortage
Alaska Airlines and its regional partner Horizon Air are teaming up with Hillsboro Aero Academy, a premier flight school in the Pacific Northwest,…
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Deschutes County commissioners set to declare drought emergency, seek state declaration
Deschutes County commissioners will be asked next Wednesday to adopt a resolution declaring a state of emergency due to severe drought conditions…
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200-plus people attend online hearing; all speakers oppose state land sale to Thornburgh Resort
After nearly 20 years of proposals and appeals, the back-and-forth fight regarding a planned destination resort west of Redmond continues. Thornburgh…
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