BPRD: Medicare Advantage expanding access to fitness programs
Accessing Bend Park and Recreation District fitness passes is getting easier in the New Year, thanks to expanded partnerships with three nationwide…
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Portland police chief leaving to be Philadelphia police commissioner
Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, who arrived in Portland in 2017 after a long career in Oakland, California, is leaving to become the police…
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C.O. law enforcement agencies ramp up holiday patrols
If you’ve been seeing more patrol cars on the street and a higher police presence, it’s because local law enforcement is trying to ensure those…
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MIA no longer: For one C.O. family, nearly 70-year wait for answers ends
It may not make lists of top news of the year, but an August phone call to an Air Force facility in New Mexico brought big, very long-awaited news…
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Portland police: 2 injured after 50 shots fired
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say two people are hurt and one is in custody after at least 50 shots were fired in Northwest Portland. Portland Police…
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DEQ fines Organic Valley $26K for dumping milk into river
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined a creamery for river water pollution caused by dumping milk.…
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Ice fog blankets Bend-Redmond area, cancels, delays flights
Ice fog settled into the Bend-Redmond area on Sunday afternoon, cloaking the region in its murk and canceling or delaying several flights at Redmond…
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Kaylee’s Law signed in tribute to young woman gone too soon
(Update: Adding video, comments from Brown, Knopp, Kaylee Sawyer’s mother) Most ceremonial signings of new Oregon laws are upbeat affairs, full…
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OSP seeks tips in wasting of buck deer near Pine Mountain
The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help as it seeks to find whoever was responsible for the unlawful taking…
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OSU study: Vitamin D boosts protection against infection
Oregon State University researchers have led the development of a new model for studying vitamin D’s role in infection prevention, and tests using…
Continue ReadingNew year’s resolution idea: To become more fiscally fit
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is becoming more physically fit. Financial experts say folks also should consider becoming financially…
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Suspect in coast ducks, geese wasting contacts OSP
Oregon State Police said Sunday that they have heard from someone believed to have illegally disposed of three garbage bags full of dead ducks and…
Continue Reading Powell Butte Korean War MIA soldier’s remains recovered
The U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that Army Cpl. Norvin Dale Brockett, a Powell Butte resident who died in…
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Coos Bay man struck, killed on Hwy. 101
A 74-year-old Coos Bay man was struck and killed early Sunday morning while crossing U.S. Highway 101 on foot, Oregon State Police…
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The Oregonian/OregonLive to end most online comments
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregonian newspaper has announced it will end most online comments on its website in the new year. In a post on its…
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Your photos: Glorious sunrise, sunset cap December to remember
The last Friday of 2019 (and the 2010s) brought a beautiful sunset, and that beauty was captured on camera by many — as was a gorgeous “last…
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DCSO, Sheriff Nelson sued by sergeant for policy violation
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Shane Nelson are being sued by a sergeant who claims they failed to follow federal and state laws…
Continue ReadingActive search suspended for missing woman near Portland
The active search operation was suspended Saturday evening for a 20-year-old woman missing since last Sunday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office…
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Deschutes DA: Deputy legally justified in shooting Bend car theft suspect
Deschutes County DA John Hummel ruled Friday that a sheriff’s deputy was legally justified in firing 5 shots into a stolen car, 3 that hit suspect,…
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Appeals court overturns Bend woman’s conviction in smothering of grandmother
A Bend woman who admitted smothering her 92-year-old grandmother with a pillow nearly four years ago has had her second-degree manslaughter…
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