Dr. Steve Cook chosen as new Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent
The Bend-La Pine School Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to pick Dr. Steve Cook as the district’s next superintendent. Cook, currently…
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Oregon OSHA fines Salem fitness center $126K for ‘willful’ COVID-19 violations
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it has fined a Salem fitness center $126,749 for willfully continuing to potentially expose employees to the infectious…
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Bend man arrested on warrant; nearly 3 pounds of hidden meth seized
A Bend man wanted for parole violation was arrested Monday evening in a parked vehicle where drug detectives found nearly three pounds of hidden…
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Prineville mayor-elect says he’s not urging anyone to defy COVID-19 rules
Prineville Mayor-Elect Jason Beebe issued a clarifying note Monday about his involvement in a coalition of mayors seeking to let businesses reopen…
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Gov. Brown signs ‘drinks to go,’ other special session bills; OLCC adopts new rules
Gov. Kate Brown late Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 1801, allowing many Oregon bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic “drinks to go.” The…
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Gov. Brown, OHA offer some good Christmas week news on COVID-19 status, vaccines
Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority officials shared some good pre-Christmas news on Tuesday, from the arrival of thousands of doses of two…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 1 COVID-19 death, 1,153 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,341, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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First shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Oregon
The first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine has arrived in…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,290 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,033, along with 1,290 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 723 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 734, along with 723 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Warm Springs police chief: Despite M. 110, reservation will still enforce drug laws
Despite Oregon voters’ approval of Measure 110, to decriminalize hard drugs, Warm Springs police won’t adopt that policy and will enforce drug laws…
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Two Oregon Dept. of Corrections employees suing agency
Two employees at the Oregon Department of Corrections are suing the agency, accusing its leadership team of misleading lawmakers and creating a…
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Snake River state prison reports fourth inmate with COVID-19 to die in 4 days
Four Snake River Correctional Institution inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 have died at an area hospital in the past four days, bringing to…
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Unrest in Portland, elsewhere leads to more gun sales in Central Oregon
The year 2020 has been one of uncertainty for many, from a global pandemic to deepening political division, and many Americans are now feeling…
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Jack Hirsh
Multimedia Journalist/Producer/Weather Anchor, NewsChannel 21 My passion is storytelling, and I’m excited to tell the stories of Central Oregon…
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Bend’s Epic Aircraft reaches milestone: FAA production certification for E1000 plane
Bend’s Epic Aircraft on Thursday received its long-sought FAA production certificate for the E1000 all carbon fiber six-seat, single-engine…
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ODOT grant to help Jefferson County veterans get to, from medical appointments
Many Oregon veterans living in rural areas will soon have an easier way to get to and from medical appointments, thanks to a program authorized by…
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Salem man killed in helicopter crash
A Salem man was killed Friday morning in the crash of a helicopter that was working in a Christmas tree field in rural Marion County, sheriff’s…
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Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in King County approved
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has been approved to move into Phase 2 of reopening from Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 72 more cases
No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority, keeping the toll at 169. But there were 72 new cases reported,…
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