C.O. Emergency Info Network: Emergency supply kit, landfill-garbage service
Here is the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network daily digest for Monday, with information on creating an emergency supply kit,…
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200 more Oregon National Guard members to get firefighter training
Thanks to requests by state leaders for federal funds allocated by members of Congress to provide training in advance of wildfire season, more than…
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New Deschutes River Woods ‘fire squad’ aims to prepare for — and prevent — the worst
As devastating wildfires rage across Oregon, residents continue to fear for their property and livelihoods — if not from these blazes, then the ones…
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Oregon AG, others challenge methane-rules rollback for oil, gas industries
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 24 states and municipalities Monday in challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Bend, Redmond, Prineville DMV offices open Tuesday; La Pine, Madras closed
Oregon DMV call centers and most offices, including agency headquarters in Salem, will be closed again Tuesday because of hazardous indoor air…
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Which mask best to stop wildfire smoke?
N95, paper mask or cloth masks – which is best to deal with the smoke? We talked to Central Oregon doctors…
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Oregon’s delegation urges feds to declare fires’ smoke public health emergency
Oregon’s congressional delegation on Monday urged Health and Human Services secretary to declare Oregon’s wildfires a public health emergency due to…
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Monday updates: Lionshead, Beachie Creek, Two Four Two, Holiday Farm, Brattain fires
Here are Monday morning’s full updates on five of the major wildfires burning in or near Central…
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Scientists, Walden weigh in on climate debate amid massive Oregon wildfires
The current wildfire devastation in Oregon might be the worst many in the state will see in their lifetimes.…
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Prineville beekeeper says more smoke could mean fewer bees
The dense smoke from Oregon’s ravaging wildfires is not only unhealthy for humans and pets, but also for the region’s…
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Working in wildfire smoke
NewsChannel 21 caught up with a gas station attendant on MOnday about what it’s like to work outside in the…
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Clarno will include GOP statement in Voters’ Pamphlet but appeal ruling
A Marion County judge ruled Monday the Oregon Republican Party should be permitted to place its November election statement in the state voting…
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Group sets out donation trailer to help fire evacuees
The Prineville chapter of 40 Something Cowgirls has set up a donation trailer to help wildfire victims. The trailer will be stationed in the parking…
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Rescued Holiday Farm Fire animals in C.O.; some treated for burns, smoke inhalation
In addition to human evacuees, animals now are arriving and being cared for at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond after being rescued from…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 151 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 511, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Gov. Brown plans to veto budget line items, direct funds to wildfire response
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown provided notice Monday that she will veto several line-item appropriations in order to preserve funding for the state’s…
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Bend, Redmond get share of federal COVID-19 housing aid to avoid evictions
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Monday communities across Oregon will receive $22.4 million to help households facing higher risk of…
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New Oregon paid-leave program aims to help some quarantined workers
A new program starts this week to help people who work in Oregon and need to quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 exposure, but don’t have access to…
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State agency has five insurance tips for wildfire recovery
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has five tips for homeowners and renters who have evacuated or been affected by fire, smoke and ash…
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ODOT reopens stretches of 3 highways between Bend and Medford
– ODOT said Monday it was reopening three sections of highway near Crater Lake, allowing direct travel between Medford and…
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