OSP cites Bend truck driver in Hwy. 20E crash for falling asleep
A Bend truck driver was cited Tuesday for falling asleep at the wheel, leading to a crash into a utility pole on U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend that…
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Oregon gets mixed grades on tobacco control efforts
The American Lung Association on Wednesday gave Oregon a decidedly mixed grade on its tobacco control efforts: A grades in some areas, flunking or…
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DCSO adds deputy training in wake of 2 crashes involving patrol cars
Two crashes in recent months involving Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies driving patrol cars has led to some added training for deputies in safely…
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Gov. Brown wants to ask voters for affordable housing tax
Gov. Kate Brown has filed a resolution for the legislative session that starts next week, asking voters to amend the state Constitution to allow for…
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NW Bend raid triggers standoff, arrest of burglary, theft suspect
A raid Tuesday on the northwest Bend home of man wanted in numerous recent thefts and burglaries from stores around the city turned into a…
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Heavy rain causes large boulders to smash onto Hwy. 62
Rockslides triggered by unrelenting rain have closed local roads and highways around Oregon, including a highway near Crater Lake National Park that…
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Pile burning continues in Three Creeks area south of Sisters
Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District will continue pile burning in the Melvin Butte project area Wednesday. The piles are located about 9…
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Central Oregon jobless rates still on decline to close out 2019
Although the stats are undergoing revisions, Central Oregon’s employment picture ended 2019 with strong hiring and a continued drop in jobless rates,…
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Friends of Bend Libraries disbands, forms new nonprofit
The Deschutes County Public Library has asked Friends of the Bend Library and the other Friends groups in Sisters, Redmond, La Pine and Sunriver to…
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Oregon attorney general announces hate, bias crime hotline
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday announced a statewide public service campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state’s new hate…
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Community asked to recommend new Prineville school’s name
Crook County School District officials are seeking community input to name the new elementary art, technology and adventure theme school that will…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 7.7 quake strikes Caribbean Sea off coast of Jamaica
(CNN) — A tsunami threat message has been issued by the US National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center after a magnitude 7.7…
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Cultural Coalition grant to support Latino Fest in Madras
The Jefferson County Cultural Coalition will provide a boost to the Latino Fest in Madras, an annual event organized by the Latino Community…
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DA: Hillsboro cop justified in fatally shooting Washington man
A report says a man who was shot dead by a Hillsboro officer in the police station’s parking lot had followed a stranger more than 30 miles from…
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Bend river trail upgrades likely to advance, despite bump in road
Changes and improvements could be on the way soon to the trail along the Deschutes River in…
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Two from C.O. among group set to train police statewide in crisis intervention
Two Central Oregonians are among six to complete advanced training in crisis intervention and will now facilitate training statewide for law…
Continue ReadingCity revamps iconic ‘What happens in Vegas’ slogan
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — “What happens here, only happens here.” The Las Vegas…
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Wyden questions White House press pass to anti-Semitic outlet
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., on Tuesday questioned the White House about reports that Rick Wiles and other TruNews…
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Grand jury: Portland officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting
A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of Koben Henriksen, who was seen waving…
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Benton County road worker who died was operating faulty equipment
Findings from two investigations show a Benton County road worker who died on the job last year was operating a poorly maintained piece of leased…
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