Winging it: Bend restaurant raises prices due to national chicken wing shortage
A chicken wing shortage is affecting kitchens all over the country, and wing-lovers in Bend are starting to feel…
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Buddies trip of a lifetime: Bend golfer caddies for a friend at the PGA Championship
Amid the chaos as the PGA Championship wrapped up in historic fashion on Sunday was a golfer from…
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Half of Oregon’s 36 counties now at COVID-19 Lower Risk level, including Multnomah
Improving COVID-19 vaccination numbers have put five more counties in the Lower Risk category for business restrictions, including the most populous…
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Wyden co-sponsors Safe Gun Storage Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation Tuesday directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish…
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Wyden schedules C.O. virtual town hall for June 3
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that he will have a live regional on-line town hall hosted by People’s Town Hall for residents of Crook,…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, 424 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,628, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Tumalo Irrigation District boosts reward to find vandals who drilled holes in pipeline
Two months after the Tumalo Irrigation District discovered several holes drilled in its new pipeline, the organization has more than doubled its…
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Cascade Lakes Highway set to open for season Wednesday morning
Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the Cascade Lakes Highway will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Deschutes County officials…
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Central Oregon’s job recovery slows dramatically, after months of hot hiring, economist says
Preliminary Central Oregon employment estimates for April reveal the pace of job recovery slowed dramatically for much of the region after several…
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8 Ridgeview High athletes sign letters of intent
On Monday evening, eight Ridgeview High School athletes signed letters of intent with colleges and universities at the school’s spring college…
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Oregon lawmakers add civics education to high school curriculum
The Oregon House voted Monday to make education in civics a requirement for high school students. Senate Bill 513 A updates Oregon’s high school…
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Bend firefighters, challenged by tough access, put out brush fire in Deschutes River Canyon
Bend firefighters, challenged by steep terrain and difficult access, put out a small brush fire Monday evening in the area of an abandoned homeless…
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Prineville Liquor Store offers reward for burglars who entered through the roof
Bob Dickey, owner of the Prineville Liquor Store off Third Street, had a long, challenging morning Monday after thousands of dollars of pricey,…
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Rise in COVID-19 cases, quarantines send La Pine HS back to distance learning for 2 weeks
A recent rise in COVID-19 cases at La Pine High School, and a resulting surge in quarantined students and staff, has prompted officials to return the…
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Bend’s ‘Pet Parade’ is a no-go (again), but C.O.’s tourist season still shapes up to be a busy one
With the summer season upon us, the Central Oregon tourism industry is gearing up for a big bounce-back…
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Oregon begins phasing back in work-search requirements for jobless; deadlines set
The Oregon Employment Department said Monday it is putting back in place some unemployment insurance work-search requirements that were suspended or…
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Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim, because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire year.…
Continue ReadingMissing fisherman found alive after 17 nights in the SW Oregon wilderness
A missing fisherman has been found alive after spending 17 nights in the southwest Oregon wilderness, according to police. Harry Burleigh, from…
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Two brothers stabbed in NE Bend parking lot fight recovering from serious injuries, father says
As Bend police investigators conducted interviews Monday following a weekend stabbing that put two brothers in the hospital, their father told…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths; 284 cases is lowest count since early April
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,624, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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