New Yosemite photos suggest secretive forest predator may be moving north
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – New photos from Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada represent an exciting development in the recovery…
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Pendleton casino closed by COVID-19; Hillsboro hospital workers quarantined
Leaders of an American Indian reservation in Pendleton shut down its casino and several other facilities Monday after an employee contracted…
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Bend-area churches, schools adapt to deal with COVID-19 concerns
A Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bend have both implemented significant changes to services in an effort to help prevent the spread of…
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Canal Blvd.-Helmholtz Way intersection improvement project begins
Work began Monday on a project to improve the intersection of SW Canal Boulevard and Helmholtz Way south of Redmond, Deschutes County officials said.…
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Oregon labor agency reminds: You have the right to take sick time
All Oregonians get protected time off from work. The law requires it, the state’s top labor official reminded Monday amid rising concerns over the…
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Crook County Middle School to host Battle of the Books tourney
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2020 Central Oregon Regional Middle School and High School Oregon Battle of the Books tournament will take…
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2 boys shot at NE Portland apartment complex
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say two boys were shot inside a Northeast Portland apartment complex. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports police…
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C.O. expert, RDM travelers weigh in on novel coronavirus
Health officials on Monday confirmed the third presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Oregon. While there are no confirmed local cases, experts…
Continue Reading Officials: 6 deaths in Wash. state from coronavirus
Six people have now died from coronavirus in Washington state, health officials said Monday as local leaders said they would purchase a hotel to use…
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Bend records a much warmer, drier than normal February
Bend was significantly warmer and drier than normal in February, according to preliminary data released Monday by the National Weather…
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Idaho bill would outlaw abortion if Roe v. Wade is reversed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation has been introduced making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling…
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Quick ‘flash droughts’ present new weather prediction challenge
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Flash droughts, which can develop in as little as two weeks and intensify rapidly, are drawing new attention as…
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Bend-La Pine Schools honor classified staff members
Bend-La Pine Schools’ 1,083 classified staff members clean buildings, cook and serve meals, drive buses, greet families, support students in the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles, S. Korea says
North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles from an area near the coastal city of Wonsan into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan,…
Continue ReadingOfficials announce 2nd coronavirus death in Wash.
Health officials in Washington state said Sunday night that a second person had died from the coronavirus — a man in his 70s from a nursing…
Continue Reading Oregon confirms 2nd positive case of COVID-19
The Oregon Health Authority announced Sunday night the second presumptive case of COVID-19 in Oregon: a Washington County resident who is an adult…
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Bedroom fire causes $60K damage to SW Bend home with no smoke alarms
Bend police used an extinguisher to douse a fire in a guest bedroom that caused $60,000 in damage to a southwest Bend home Sunday morning, according…
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Nike closes Beaverton campus for ‘deep cleaning’
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW) — Nike says it has closed its world headquarters in Beaverton this weekend “out of an abundance of caution” after Oregon’s…
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Campaign begins for drug treatment ballot measure
Rather than arrests, addicted Oregonians would have more access to treatment PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A group of Oregonians on Saturday launched a…
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Escaped La Pine debris burn threatens homes, prompts alerts
An escaped debris burn, fanned by gusty winds, jumped the Little Deschutes River late Saturday afternoon, got to within about 20 yards of two La…
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