Nine OSP troopers, 5 from C.O., firefighters sue Gov. Brown to block vaccine mandate
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nine Oregon State Police troopers – five from Central Oregon – and a group of state firefighters filed suit Friday…
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State agency updates progress on Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services provided an update Friday on progress, challenges and actions taken to speed up application processing and…
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Knopp not confident lawmakers will agree on redistricting maps
With Oregon getting an additional, sixth congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented…
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Bend OSP trooper placed on leave over video saying he’ll refuse to follow state’s vaccine mandate
An Oregon State Police trooper in Bend has been placed on paid administrative leave for posting a video on Instagram in which he says he will refuse…
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ODOT preparing to release new highway safety program for 2022
The Oregon Transportation Safety Committee will meet next week to discuss its proposed highway safety plan for next year.…
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Veteran Deschutes County prosecutor Steve Gunnels to run for DA as Hummel won’t seek 3rd term
Over nearly three decades, veteran Deschutes County prosecutor Steve Gunnels, currently a chief deputy district attorney, has served under three DAs…
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Bend councilors get earful from concerned neighbors, parents about proposed homeless camp
Bend city councilors recently agreed to move forward with two possible sites for managed homeless camps. One of the locations, off NE Ninth Street,…
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Mountain View Fellowship Church set to be first Redmond ‘safe parking’ program location
The city of Redmond is looking to replicate the success Bend and other Oregon communities have accomplished through a safe parking program to help…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum disappointed in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, Sackler family shield
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum expressed strong disappointment Wednesday after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain indicated that he would…
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Oregon secretary of state: State agency audit shows need to do more on cybersecurity
 Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released an audit Wednesday of Enterprise Information Services, a divisional unit of the Department of…
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Over 100 Bend HS, Bear Creek Elementary teachers, staff sign letter opposing nearby homeless camp
More than 100 teachers and support staff at two northeast Bend schools have signed a letter to city councilors and the Bend-La Pine School Board in…
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announces bid for governor
Tina Kotek, the speaker of the Oregon House, announced Wednesday she is running for…
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Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
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