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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to count ballots mailed until Election Day
Oregonians could mail their ballots up to and on Election Day and have them counted under a bill headed to Gov. Kate…
Continue ReadingOregonians could mail their ballots up to and on Election Day and have them counted under a bill headed to Gov. Kate…
Continue ReadingFour women from Bend took to the track Thursday at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in…
Continue ReadingA record heat wave incoming to Central Oregon is causing some to prepare for heat safety and search for spots to stay…
Continue ReadingWith the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat watch for Central Oregon, members of the Homeless Leadership Coalition are organizing…
Continue ReadingA Prineville man driving a side-by-side UTV was seriously injured Thursday when he failed to yield to a car that struck the vehicle on Southwest…
Continue ReadingOregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, reopened for the summer earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Transportation…
Continue ReadingWorkers in the Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.39 in May 2020, 6 percent below…
Continue ReadingOregon Governor Kate Brown has commuted the sentences of 41 inmates in recognition of their efforts to help fight wildfires in…
Continue ReadingA slow-moving thunderstorm cell parked itself over the north end of Bend late Wednesday afternoon, dumping up to an hour of torrential rain and hail…
Continue ReadingAfter almost two years with no event, the city of Prineville, which proudly calls itself the “Cowboy Capital of Oregon,” is hosting the 75th annual…
Continue ReadingThe Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…
Continue ReadingWith hundreds of lightning strikes rolling through Central Oregon over the last couple of days, sleeper fires are now a concern for crews in the…
Continue ReadingA scheduled homeless campsite cleanup and removal Wednesday on Bend’s Northeast Emerson Avenue included some times of tension between police and…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Forestry announced seasonal closures and limited-use regulations…
Continue ReadingA Bend man jailed for theft and a probation violation after he allegedly entered several vehicles in northeast Bend is expected to face more charges…
Continue ReadingMany restaurants in Bend are seeing a spike in revenue better than before the pandemic. However, those same restaurants are also struggling to feed…
Continue ReadingBlood donation rates for the Red Cross are at a low right now across the Pacific Northwest, just as summer increases the demand.…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon is not only expected to have another intense fire season, but also a traditionally busy summer season — perhaps the busiest. People…
Continue ReadingBlue River’s Kennedy Swann can probably take your money on the golf…
Continue ReadingA Vallejo, California man was arrested on numerous charges Sunday night at a Redmond motel, accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend at her…
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