Oregon reports 16 more COVID-19 deaths, including Jefferson County’s 17th
COVID-19 has claimed 16 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 17th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,449, the Oregon Health…
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Central Oregon counties to stay in state’s ‘Extreme Risk’ category into mid-January
Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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Oregon’s voter-approved cigarette tax hike, new e-cigarette tax begin Friday
Beginning Friday, Jan. 1, Oregon’s tax on cigarettes will increase by $2 per pack and e-cigarettes will be taxed for the first time in Oregon, after…
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Bend man seriously injured in head-on Hwy. 97 crash into tow truck, dump truck
A Bend man was seriously injured Monday morning when his car crossed into the oncoming lanes of U.S. Highway 97 on Bend’s north end, colliding with a…
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Oregon’s OSHA ‘overwhelmed’ with COVID-19 complaints
In your average year, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency receives around 2,000 complaints about employers who might be breaking safety…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 865 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,433, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Bull trout discovery in Klamath County creek a restoration milestone
For the first time in over a century, bull trout were found in a reconnected creek channel crossing the Sun Pass State Forest in Klamath County – a…
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Firefighter’s car stolen while responding to a fire in Vernonia
A Vernonia firefighter had her car stolen on Christmas Day while responding to a house…
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Bend man arrested in assault that critically injured woman
A Bend man was arrested Saturday on an assault charge, accused of causing a head injury that left a woman hospitalized in critical condition, police…
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Stubborn Tumalo fire, sparked by fire pit, destroys mobile home, outbuildings
Investigators said an unattended fire pit sparked a stubborn fire that put up a tall column of black smoke visible for miles and destroyed a mobile…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 22nd
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 22nd death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,427, the Oregon Health…
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Two drivers killed in Hwy. 97 head-on crash in northern Redmond
One driver was killed and a second seriously injured in a crash that closed U.S. Highway 97 on the north end of Redmond for a time Thursday morning,…
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Bend police begin testing body cameras
The Bend Police Department is testing out different body cameras for their officers to wear while on duty.…
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Prineville mayor-elect seeks Jan. 1 biz reopening; Redmond mayor disagrees
At least a dozen mayors and mayors-elect across the state, including Prineville’s mayor-elect, have joined in a coalition that is urging small…
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Fire destroys 2 mobile homes, damages 2 others at park in southern Bend
Two manufactured homes were destroyed by a fire and two others were damaged Wednesday night at at a mobile home park in southern Bend, officials…
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Bend homeless helping homeless: One couple’s mission to provide hope
Marion Douglas and his wife, Jessie Jamie, have fallen on hard times. But they aren’t alone, in more ways than…
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Missing Eugene couple, granddaughter rescued, 2 days after car got stuck
A Eugene couple and their 4-year-old granddaughter, the subject of an extensive search when they failed to return from a Christmas tree-cutting trip…
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Christmas takeout booms as more Central Oregonians plan to celebrate at home
This pandemic-affected holiday season has made for very different, yet busy times at Central Oregon restaurants offering…
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Hunters Assn. chapters boost reward for Sisters-area elk poachers to $3,000
Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now…
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Train derails after collision in Central Washington
A freight train derailed in Central Washington after a collision with a truck, one day after a train carrying crude oil derailed north of Seattle,…
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