BPRD to reopen Juniper Swim & Fitness Center on Monday, with many changes
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Tuesday it will reopen the Juniper Swim & Fitness Center for the first time in nearly three months next…
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Study of DCSO deputies’ rotating shifts seeks to improve their health
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with a physician from St. Charles to study whether having deputies work frequently rotating…
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Deschutes improves to ‘High Risk,’ indoor dining to return; Crook, Jefferson still ‘Extreme’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 12 counties, including Deschutes, have improved in risk level, with 10 moving out of Extreme Risk for the…
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State Land Board OKs $1.6 million land sale for new Redmond readiness center
The State Land Board on Tuesday approved several property transactions, including the sale of 20 acres in Redmond to the Oregon Military Department…
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Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon Legislature
An Oregon lawmaker is trying to repeal a state law that critics say allowed officers to threaten racial injustice protesters in Portland with…
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Senators vote that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate
The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House impeachment managers…
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Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy Williams among those to resign at Biden request
A former President Trump appointee, Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams, is among the U.S. attorneys nationwide directed Tuesday to step down as…
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Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 48th
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 48th, raising the state’s death toll to 2,031, the Oregon…
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Oregon Health Authority lifts ‘outbreak’ status at St. Charles Redmond
The Oregon Health Authority has notified St. Charles Redmond that all COVID-19 tests over the past two weeks related to the hospital’s recent…
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Oregonians 80 and older begin receiving COVID vaccinations
Appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon were quickly booked as residents who are 80 years and older became eligible to receive doses…
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Winter storm watch issued for cold, potent snowstorm due to move into High Desert
The biggest bout of winter weather yet is poised to move into Oregon and the High Desert later this week, as the National Weather Service has issued…
Continue Reading3.6-magnitude earthquake felt north of Mount Hood
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck about 10 miles north of Mount Hood Monday…
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Bend planning body signs off on new ‘master sign plan’ approach
The Bend Planning Commission signed off Monday night on several changes in the city’s sign code that would provide some flexibility for signage in…
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‘It was great’: Bend-La Pine middle, high schoolers back in class after 10 months
Bend-La Pine middle and high schools welcomed back students on Monday, marking the first day in more than 10 months that all of the district’s…
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‘People want hope’: Bend jewelers say engagement ring sales up amid pandemic
The pandemic has brought some couples closer together, through quarantining and spending nights together alone.…
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‘It will look a lot different’: C.O. high school football still in limbo
Oregon high schools got the green light Monday to resume non-contact football practices.…
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Remains found on Warm Springs Reservation believed to be missing woman
Human remains discovered last month on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation apparently are those of a 58-year-old Warm Springs woman who has been the…
Continue ReadingAt least 14 people died in avalanches last week, the deadliest week of US avalanches on record
Andy Jessen was the mayor pro tempore of Eagle, Colorado. Sarah Moughamian, a lover of all things outdoors, spent all the free time she had in the…
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Redmond adjusts ‘hybrid’ high school schedules for students’ Feb. 22 return
In an effort to have students on site as much as possible, the Redmond School District said Monday it will bring high school students back to…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death; 305 cases is lowest in nearly 4 months
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,024, and 305 new cases, the lowest daily count in nearly…
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