Deschutes, other NW national forests expand area closures due to wildfires
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest on Friday expanded a forest closure to large portions of the…
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Oregon Employment Dept. prepares to provide Lost Wages Assistance benefits
The Oregon Employment Department launched online self-certification Friday for the Lost Wages Assistance program, a temporary emergency measure that…
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Not all masks help with wildfire smoke
Morgan Emerson of the Deschutes County Health Department says masks used to prevent COVID-19 work differently from masks that help prevent smoke…
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Ex-Deschutes prosecutor still plans to sue county, despite report refuting most claims
On Friday, the results of a nearly four-month investigation into allegations of racism and sexism in the Deschutes County District Attorney’s office…
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C.O. businesses close due to smoke
Businesses across Central Oregon closed their doors Friday due to the heavy smoke clouding the…
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Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
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Jackson County transient arrested on arson, other charges
A southern Oregon transient has been arrested on arson and other charges, accused of setting a fire during the battle to stop the Almeda Fire,…
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Key to keeping smoke inside to a minimum: Seal it up
As poor air quality continues to hit Central Oregon, there seems to be no escape from the…
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Jefferson, Jackson counties taken off state’s COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Jefferson and Jackson counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…
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Watch Live: Gov. Kate Brown, state officials wildfire briefing
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown will hold a wildfire press briefing today at 1 p.m. The governor will be joined by Mariana Ruiz-Temple,…
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COVID-19 claims 2 more lives, including Jefferson County man, 64
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, including a 64-year-old Jefferson County man, raising the state’s death toll to 499, the Oregon…
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Oregon FBI: Reports of extremist groups setting wildfires are untrue
The FBI in Oregon joined local law enforcement on Friday in saying they have investigated reports and found no evidence that extremist groups are…
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President Trump approves Oregon’s emergency disaster declaration due to wildfires
President Donald J. Trump has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oregon and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and…
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Fisherman who became lost in smoke rescued at Wickiup Reservoir
A fisherman who became lost on Wickiup Reservoir after thick smoke settled into the region Thursday evening was rescued early Friday by Deschutes…
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FEMA authorizes federal funds to battle more Oregon wildfires
BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds Thursday to help with firefighting costs for…
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Bend pilot, about to turn 102, shares his secret to a long life
Usually, when you hit a certain age, you start to slow down, but one Bend man is not letting his age stop him from having more adventures of a…
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Bend tortoise on ‘walkabout’ reunited with owner
“Buddy” takes…
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Busy pit crew: Redmond Air Center tankers battling fires across the Northwest
With wildfires raging all over the West Coast, much of the air support to help ground crews tackle those blazes comes from or through the air tanker…
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St. Vincent de Paul taking donations for fire evacuees, following COVID-19 rules
Workers and volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul were busy Thursday preparing meals, clothing and grocery bags.…
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‘Get out, stay out:’ Law enforcement clamps down on fire-zone looters
Get out, and stay out. That’s what the Marion and Linn County sheriff’s offices are telling evacuees as the fires in Santiam Canyon and elsewhere…
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