Oregon Employment Dept. still struggles with calls
The Oregon Employment Department says upgrades are coming, but many Oregonians now face a time limit on claims, and cannot get through to the office…
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Furry Friends: Energetic Chub is looking for love
Chub is a 5-year-old mixed lab who came to Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center as a stray and could use a nice new…
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U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene will have fewer fans
Tickets purchased for the event last year will be refunded. Fewer spectators will be allowed in because of Covid-19…
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Out & About: The flowers are in bloom
Beautiful images of Central Oregon in the…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Suckers and trout this week
Again, “secret locations” are apparently the places where the biggest fish…
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Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back in C.O.
A special visitor is back on the High Desert: the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. It will be at Bendy Dog pet store in downtown Bend (114 NW Minnesota…
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36 Oregon organizations push for more federal transportation funding on Earth Day
In recognition of Earth Day, 36 Oregon transit, environmental, housing, and community organizations sent a letter to the Oregon Congressional…
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New tool to fight wildfires demonstrated in Bend
Ponsee Manufacturing and Miller Timber have modified a tool used in timber thinning to fight wildfires. We got a look Thursday at the ‘Elephant King’…
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Supporters of effort to move Oregon’s border, join Idaho rally in Prineville
Supporters of an effort to “Move Oregon’s Border” and create the state of Greater Idaho rallied Wednesday in Prineville as Crook County leaders met…
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Humane Society of Central Oregon receives grant from ‘Petco Love’
The Humane Society of Central Oregon received a $12,500 grant from the ‘Petco Love’ nonprofit. It’ll help support HSCO’s spay and neuter…
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Cascades East Transit proposes shuttle fare hikes
Cascades East Transit wants to increase the shuttle fares by $1 for ‘Ride the River’ (to $4) and Lava Butte (to $3) this summer. They say the…
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Deschutes DA Hummel updates unsolved NE Bend double-homicide
Eight months after the killings of Raymond Atkinson Jr. and Natasha Newby in their northeast Bend home, Deschutes County District Attorney John…
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Please don’t touch the baby animals
Their mothers and fathers are probably close by, and most likely are not…
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Prineville elementary students build duck nesting houses
Third-grade students at Steins Pillar Elementary School in Prineville built 10 mallard nesting houses Tuesday with the help of representatives from…
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Crook County Health Department thanked, given gifts for COVID efforts
Crook County Health Department staff and vaccination clinic volunteers were surprised with a special gift Tuesday. The gifts were given to recognize…
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Prineville door component maker hiring dozens
Endura Products, a door component maker with a Prineville plant, is holding an open house hiring event on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., to fill…
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Oregon Senate passes legislation regarding health insurance
Senate bill 6-99 protects people with pre-existing conditions. The bill prohibits insurance providers from using exclusions in plans older than…
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Embers from a BBQ start Bend house fire
Bend Fire says don’t put bark mulch next to your home. The residents got out safely, but now have about a $10K repair bill from this morning’s…
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Bend’s Element 1 Corp. demonstrates zero-emission fuel cell technology
Element 1 Corp. of Bend held an event Monday to demonstrate its zero-emission fuel cell technology , operating a golf…
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Earth Day spring cleanup event held in downtown Redmond
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bethlehem Inn and other organizations helped clean the urban core of…
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