18th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser held in Bend
Hundreds of Central Oregonians came together at Central Oregon Community College in Bend on Sunday for the 18th annual Empty Bowls event. The…
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Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters help fight 2 N. Calif. blazes
(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in…
Continue ReadingFamily, friends mourn loss of Prineville motorcycle rider
Grieving family and friends of a Prineville motorcyclist killed in a Redmond crash Friday afternoon are expressing shock and sadness over the sudden…
Continue ReadingAlternative group forms to promote Oregon wine industry
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Wine businesses unhappy with the Oregon Wine Association have created a second trade group. The new coalition of Oregon wine…
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Dems in Congress demand update on BLM wild horse plans
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming…
Continue ReadingSalem bicyclist dies of injuries from crash with car
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials at Salem Health Hospital say a bicyclist involved in a crash last week has died. The Salem Statesman Journal…
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Driver dies in 4-vehicle I-5 crash near Woodburn
A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Woodburn early Saturday morning killed a 24-year-old Beaverton man and injured five others, three…
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Prineville motorcyclist killed in SW Redmond crash
Redmond police on Saturday identified a Prineville motorcyclist who suffered fatal injuries Friday afternoon in a collision with a minivan at a…
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Two new measles cases reported from PDX exposure
A Lane County resident and a visitor to Washington County have been diagnosed with measles, the Oregon Health Authority said Saturday. Their…
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Oregon counties’ lawsuit over timber harvest goes to trial
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A trial that could shape how Oregon harvests its forest trust lands is underway, with 14 counties and dozens of smaller taxing…
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Oregon task force approves opioid tapering guidelines
The Oregon Opioid Tapering Task Force on Friday completed clinical guidelines on opioid tapering it developed over the past several months. The…
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Stretch of Bend’s Murphy Road project nearly done
The stretch of Murphy Road Corridor improvements to Southeast 15th Street in Bend are expected to be completed in a week, officials said Friday. In…
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Coast Guard cutter back in Astoria after $54M cocaine seizure
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Astoria has returned after a mission in which they seized nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth…
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Deschutes River Trail segment to be closed next week
A section of the Deschutes River Trail near Ryan Ranch on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest temporarily will close…
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Cascade Natural Gas home bills to rise 8.3 percent
After many years of falling rates due to lower wholesale natural gas costs, the Oregon Public Utility Commission said Friday it approved rate hikes…
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New study finds ‘alarming’ rise in Oregon youth vaping
(Update: Adding Deschutes County official comment) While overall use of marijuana among Oregon youth has remained flat, the primary way they’re…
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3 teens arrested in Portland man’s fatal shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the death of a 65-year-old man who was found shot outside a North…
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Human remains found near Willamette NF trailhead
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say human remains were discovered near a trailhead on the Willamette National Forest, about 30 miles west of Bend.…
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OSP: Driver jailed, traffic stop turns up 632 lbs. of marijuana
(Update: More details from OSP log entry) An Ohio man was arrested on several drug charges after a Klamath County traffic stop for speeding turned up…
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Portland CPA gets 51 months in major embezzlement scheme
A Portland certified public account was sentenced Thursday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release for wire fraud and…
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