Businesses challenge COVID restrictions in suit against Gov. Brown
A group of businesses has filed a lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown over her recent extension of Oregon’s state of emergency because of the…
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More prescribed burns planned south of Sisters, south of Crescent
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, fuel specialists will conduct prescribed burning operations about seven miles south of Sisters, adjacent to…
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Prineville woman injured when rockslide crashes into couple’s car near Cougar Hot Springs
Jessica Officer and Danny Lopez were driving back home to Prineville from Terwilliger Hot Springs over the weekend when their car got hit by a…
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Gov. Brown: All 15 counties in ‘Extreme Risk’ will return to ‘High Risk’ on Friday
Gov. Kate Brown announced late Tuesday that an improvement in one metric — a slower rise in hospitalized COVID-19 patients — means the 15 counties,…
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OSU to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students, staff this fall, including Bend
Oregon State University announced Tuesday that it is planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in the fall term for students and employees…
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Bid to have Oregon House vote on oversight of Gov. Brown’s emergency powers fails
Members of the Oregon House on Tuesday narrowly defeated a move to consider a bill that would give the Legislature oversight of the governor’s…
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Oregon OSHA extends COVID-19 workplace protections rule, outlines repeal process
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it has adopted a rule to maintain risk-reducing safety measures for workers across the state against the coronavirus but…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 33rd; 748 new cases
There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 33rd, raising the state’s death toll to 2,508, the Oregon Health…
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Amid fire damage and drought, Oregon trees’ next nemesis: Bark beetles
Many of the trees damaged by Oregon’s Labor Day wildfires last year may face a new threat in the form of tree-killing beetles, which emerged in…
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Laird Superfood of Sisters acquires Bend’s Picky Bars for $12 million
One popular Central Oregon-based healthy food-maker — Laird Superfood of Sisters — is acquiring another — Bend’s Picky Bars — for $12 million,…
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Prescribed burns planned Tuesday SE of Bend, SW of Crescent, near Paulina
On Tuesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest, with assistance from Bend Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry,…
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Bentz urges Gov. Brown to lift renewed COVID-19 restrictions
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., issued a statement Monday calling on Governor Kate Brown to end the recently reinstituted COVID-19…
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Pacific Power building new service center, training facility at Bend’s Juniper Ridge
Recognizing Central Oregon as one of the fastest growing areas in the Northwest, Pacific Power said Monday it is building a new service center to…
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La Pine volunteers help clean up abandoned campsite
Paula Walters and a group of fellow volunteers spent the last four days cleaning up debris from an abandoned campsite in La…
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DCSO Search and Rescue K-9 team finds missing Wash. man near Tumalo Lake
A Washington state man who went for a walk around Tumalo Lake Saturday evening and failed to return was found early Sunday by a Deschutes County…
Continue Reading‘Tragic milestone’: Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths as toll tops 2,500; 756 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,501, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Some Oregon businesses against tighter restrictions
With 15 Oregon counties in Extreme Risk, that means no indoor dining, but will every business comply with Governor Brown’s tighter…
Continue ReadingWhite House officials say ‘no deal’ reached yet with Iran to lift economic sanctions
White House officials on Sunday denied Iranian state media reports that the US has reached an agreement with Iran to lift economic sanctions against…
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May gets off to a wet start across Central Oregon after a warm, dry April
Much of Central Oregon awakened to steady rainfall as the calendar turned to May on Saturday – in fact, more of it fell in Bend in just a few hours…
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4 teens injured in pickup rollover crash on USFS road south of Bend
Four teens were injured, at least one seriously, Friday evening when the pickup truck in which they were riding – two in the truck bed — left a…
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