C.O. sports plans changing ‘day to day,’ based on air quality; Friday night football up in the air
The air quality in Central Oregon this week, caused from the Cedar Creek Fire, has not been favorable for outdoor…
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OSU-Cascades research, sponsored activities attract over $5.7 million in past year
Research and other grant funding at Oregon State University – Cascades reached more than $5.7 million during the past fiscal year ended June 30, a…
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COCC receives $750K tech-sector grant to recruit, fund underserved students
Central Oregon Community College recently received a transformative $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will be used to recruit…
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Cooler weather doesn’t mean fire season is over, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds Central Oregonians
Recent cool weather across the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District is not an indication that fire season is over, the agency…
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Gov. Brown seeks federal emergency declaration for Oregon wildfires; more than 1,800 fighting Cedar Creek Fire
As the Cedar Creek firefighting ranks swelled past 1,800, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she’s asked President Biden to issue a federal emergency…
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Early-morning fire destroys unoccupied mobile home in Madras
A passing motorist early Wednesday morning spotted a fire that destroyed an apparently unoccupied mobile home on the Culver Highway in Madras, but…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes County, 6 others until Friday, possibly through weekend
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency extended an air quality advisory Wednesday for Baker,…
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Lightning strike sparks fire in La Pine detached workshop, neighborhood power outage
An apparent lightning strike to the roof ignited a fire in a large detached shop in La Pine late Monday afternoon, also blowing out a nearby…
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Deschutes National Forest greatly widens Cedar Creek Fire closure area due to growth near Waldo, Cultus lakes
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has expanded its forest closure order for the Cedar Creek Fire to create more efficient firefighting…
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Crook County schools see 2.6% fall enrollment growth
(Update: Info from Bend-La Pine, Jefferson County schools) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District said Tuesday it continues to…
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DCSO closing offices Wednesday to attend celebration of life for Lt. Ernie Brown, killed in motorcycle crash
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office will be closing all offices, including the jail administration office, on Wednesday at 12:30 PM in order for…
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Eastside Safeway, scene of recent shooting, set to reopen Wednesday at 6 a.m.
Bend’s Eastside Safeway, the scene of a shooting that claimed three lives, including the shooter, on August 28th, is set to reopen at 6 a.m.…
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OSP identifies Bend man killed in weekend crash on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 64-year-old Bend man was killed early Sunday in the crash of his SUV on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, Oregon State…
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Bend Bombers golf team takes 2nd in PGA Jr. regionals after tie-breaker with defending champs
Eleven-year-old Holden Baird and eight other young golfers traveled to Canyon Springs golf course in Twin Falls, Idaho this past weekend to compete…
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Bend Park and Rec plans changes, offers survey in bid to avoid future program registration meltdowns
The Bend Park and Recreation District is reaching out to program participants with a survey as it weighs plans to better address a big jump in…
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Conditions improve and 2 task forces go home, but Cedar Creek Fire still grows to over 92,000 acres
A somewhat improved picture weather-wise made for less growth on the Cedar Creek Fire Monday, allowing reduced evacuation levels and for two of the…
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After nearly 3 years without a buyer, 33,000-acre Skyline Forest sales price is slashed 25% — to $95 million
The vast, 33,000-acre Bull Springs Skyline Forest west of Bend has been on the sales block for close to three years, at a daunting price. So the…
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Injury pickup crash sparks 1-acre brush fire on Highway 26 north of Madras
A pickup crash into dry vegetation on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras Monday afternoon sent the driver to the hospital and sparked a wildfire that…
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Mt. Bachelor command center crews working to keep Cedar Creek Fire from moving farther east
Fire crews staying and working at Mt. Bachelor have a common mission, outside of putting out the Cedar Creek Fire entirely. It’s to stop the fire…
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New ‘area of known wolf activity’ designated on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
A new AKWA (Area of Known Wolf Activity) has been designated on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in the northern Oregon Cascades, the Oregon…
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