Walmart agrees to $3.1 billion opioid settlement framework
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Walmart agreed to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’…
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FBI, Warm Springs Tribal Police investigating man’s suspicious death on reservation
The FBI is partnering with Warm Springs Tribal Police to investigate a man’s suspicious death on the Warm Springs Reservation, officials said…
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New Oregon paid leave program starts in 6 weeks; statewide campaign aims to prepare employers
This week, Paid Leave Oregon launched a statewide campaign aimed at notifying Oregon employers about their role and responsibilities in the new…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District to start pile burning west of Bend, Sunriver
Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Ranger District plan to start pile burning in areas west of Bend and Sunriver as conditions…
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Mt. Bachelor announces it will add a wood energy (biomass) facility next summer
Mt. Bachelor has announced it will start construction next June of a state-of-the-art biomass facility to heat its buildings, saying it will replace…
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Gov. Brown issues executive order to help hospitals, health care address rise in RSV pediatric cases
Gov. Kate Brown, attending a trade meeting in Vietnam, exercised her executive authority under ORS Chapter 401 Monday in response to a surge of…
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Bend Chamber employer survey finds lack of housing affordability limiting economic growth
Recognizing the threat that housing costs pose to talent attracting and retaining talent on, and to the regional economy in general, the Bend Chamber…
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OSP identifies victim of Hwy. 26 fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash in Madras
The cause of a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash that closed U.S. Highway 26 in Madras for about four hours Saturday night remains under investigation,…
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‘Our dad was the coolest’: Family grieves C.O. native, B-17 pilot killed in Texas mid-air crash
A B-17 pilot killed in the mid-air collision of two World War II-era military planes at a Dallas air show on Saturday was a Bend Senior High School…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Andrea Salinas wins US House seat in Oregon’s 6th
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Andrea Salinas has won the U.S. House seat in Oregon’s newly created 6th…
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Ian Cranston murder trial nears end; closing statements expected Tuesday, before jury gets case
The murder trial of Ian Cranston in the September 2021 downtown Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr. is coming to a…
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Troutdale teacher arrested at Bend Target, accused of trying to meet ‘teen’ for sex, in online police sting
A 26-year-old Portland-area teacher was arrested Friday night at the Bend Target store, where police said he arranged through online messages to…
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Bend 15-year-old setting records in skeleton, aiming for next Winter Olympics
A Caldera high school student is training for the next Youth Winter Olympics, in the very fast, risky winter sport of…
Continue ReadingGoogle agrees to $392 million settlement with 40 states over location tracking practices
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google has agreed to a record $391.5 million settlement with 40 states for allegedly misleading consumers over its…
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As winter sets in, Bend mayor calls on community to help provide temporary shelters under new, easier rules
Amid an early spell of sub-freezing temperatures, Bend Mayor Gena Goodman-Campbell and other city leaders asked for the community’s help Monday to…
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Salem man killed in crash on icy Highway 58 near Willamette Pass
A Salem man was killed Friday night when he lost control of his car on icy Highway 58 near Willamette Pass and collided with a La Pine man’s…
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C.O. drug agents arrest alleged Bend cocaine trafficker in La Pine Hwy. 97 traffic stop
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon drug agents pulled over and arrested a Bend man on Highway 97 in La Pine early Monday morning, accused of…
Continue ReadingPolice identify 4 University of Idaho students found dead outside campus
By Chris Boyette and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Four University of Idaho students who were found dead Sunday night in a house near campus have been…
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Bend man arrested, accused of firing shot into ground after getting in argument
A 27-year-old Bend man was arrested late Sunday afternoon, accused of firing a shot into the ground after getting into an argument with another man,…
Continue ReadingRead: Jamie McLeod-Skinner’s statement conceding 5th District race to Lori Chavez-DeRemer
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner conceded Oregon’s U.S. House Fifth District race to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer on…
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