Gov. Brown removes Lake County from COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
– Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Lake County has succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from…
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Bend woman killed in crash near Suttle Lake
A 24-year-old Bend woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Suttle Lake on Wednesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins…
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Portland police, protesters clash for 2nd straight night
Police and protesters in Portland have clashed for the second night in a row and the city’s police chief says the ongoing violence is harming the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools names Cuadros new curriculum, instruction leader
Bend-La Pine Schools interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Thursday that Juan Carlos Cuadros has been selected to serve as the district’s…
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Oregon reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 267 more cases, 23 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 339, along with 267 new cases, including 23 in Central Oregon, the…
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NBC’s new ‘True Story’ show looks to share funny, wild stories from C. Oregonians
Hey, Central Oregon! Do you have a funny story to share? Or maybe just an absolutely wild and crazy (but true) story? Well, now is your chance to…
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Thunderstorms rumble through C.O. with hail, rain, lightning – and new fires
Thunderstorms moved through the High Desert late Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing hail in La Pine, the first significant rain for much of…
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2 stranded Bend rafters rescued from rock in middle of Deschutes River
A rope-and-raft rescue effort helped two young, stranded rafters off a rock on the Deschutes River below the Sunrise Village neighborhood Wednesday…
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Crook County Fair set to open with small-scale, COVID-19-conscious plan
The Crook County Fair begins Thursday in Prineville, and like so many things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, things will look quite a bit…
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Oregon Employment Dept. cites progress on claims backlog
The Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday they met their FOCUS PUA goal of processing 70,000 remaining initial Pandemic Unemployment…
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Bend issues COVID-19 health-safety requirements for lodging operators; moves toward transportation bond
After issuing an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend through Labor Day, the city late Wednesday issued new operating regulations for…
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OSAA condenses 2020-21 activities calendar, shifts fall sports to start in March
The Oregon School Activities Association shifted its traditional fall sports season contests to begin in March under a new 2020-21 school activities…
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C.O. farms receive grants to recover from late-May hailstorm
The May 30 super-cell storm that ripped through much of Central Oregon dropped large hail and caused extensive damage to crops, leaving some farms…
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Empty shelves linger: C.O. grocery stores still dealing with product shortages
COVID-19 has changed a lot of the sights, sounds and activities of everyday life, and has made one somewhat unnerving sight more common: Empty…
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Car hits, damages pole on Crooked River Ranch; driver hurt, power restored to 1,100
woman was injured Wednesday when her car crashed into a power pole on Crooked River Ranch, toppling several large transformers and cutting power to…
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Gov. Brown: ‘Vast majority’ of businesses following COVID-19 guidelines
A month after announcing that state inspectors would conduct weekend spot checks in bars, restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms, and other…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 COVID-19 deaths, 299 cases and new outbreaks, including in C.O.
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 338, along with 299 new cases and several outbreaks newly…
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Old Bend-Redmond Highway, Tumalo Road intersection about to get a roundabout
Work will begin next Monday to add a roundabout and make other safety improvements at the intersection of Old Bend-Redmond Highway and Tumalo Road,…
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Fire destroys rope-swing play structure at Harmon Park
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a rope-swing play structure at Harmon Park late Tuesday…
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Hummel discusses new ‘no mugshot’ policy for prosecutors
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel has announced a new “no mugshot” policy for prosecutors working in his office, in an effort to promote…
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