State Employment Dept. preps for surge in jobless claims due to 2-week freeze
The Oregon Employment Department said Friday it is preparing for an increase in unemployment claims following Gov Kate Brown’s statewide Two-Week…
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COCC, other community colleges see fall enrollment decline amid COVID-19
New data released Friday by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shows that statewide enrollment has declined across Oregon public…
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Winter storm brings power outages across Oregon; area of NE Bend out for hours
With Central Oregon’s first major winter storm of the season comes complications.…
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Central Oregon Trail Alliance names its first executive director
The non-profit mountain bike trails organization, Central Oregon Trail Alliance is pleased to announce Emmy Andrews as its first executive director.…
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Gov. Brown declares 2-week statewide freeze in bid to curb COVID-19 case spike
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a statewide two-week “freeze” that includes limiting restaurants and bars to take-out only and shuttering…
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Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,076 new cases, 2nd-highest tally
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 753, along with 1,076 new cases, just shy of the daily record…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Nov. 15-21
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Nov.…
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Work begins on new Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place roundabout
Work is underway to improve the intersection of Tumalo Road and Tumalo Place with a new roundabout.…
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Sisters schools co-host online loss, grief counseling after three teens die in crashes
Many Sisters-area residents have been mourning the loss of three current and former Sisters High School students who were killed in two separate…
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OSU researchers make key advance for printing circuitry on wearable fabrics
Electronic shirts that keep the wearer comfortably warm or cool, as well as medical fabrics that deliver drugs, monitor the condition of a wound and…
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Couple’s minivan shot on Hwy. 22E near Mill City; OSP seeks tips from public
Oregon State Police requested the public’s help Thursday as it investigates a gunshot that broke the rear window of a Milwaukie couple’s minivan…
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Warm Springs police chief details why they won’t curb drug enforcement, despite M. 110
While voter-approved Measure 110 will largely decriminalize possessing small amounts of several hard drugs in Oregon, law enforcement on the Warm…
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Bend councilors OK more funding for messaging on COVID, stiffer fine
The Bend City Council met in an emergency session Thursday to discuss the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Deschutes…
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DCSO: Investigators find use of force on woman resisting arrest was ‘reasonable’
Nearly five months after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation of a social media photo that appeared to show a…
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Gov. Brown’s chief of staff leaving to join Biden-Harris transition team
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that her chief of staff, Nik Blosser, will be joining the Biden-Harris transition…
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NeighborImpact, Bend, Deschutes County award child care provider grants
Child care providers across the region are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis. With a cap on the number of children a…
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Oregon smashes another record, reports 1,122 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
The Oregon Health Authority reported another daily record of 1,122 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and said the virus has claimed four more lives,…
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As winter storm approaches, ODOT’s advice: ‘Think twice’ before traveling over passes
Snow, cold, wind and ice may conspire in the days ahead to create potentially hazardous traveling conditions throughout Central Oregon, and ODOT’s…
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Bend-area man jailed, accused of luring minor online, arranging to meet
A 69-year-old Bend-area man was arrested in a raid on his home Tuesday, accused of several months of lewd online interactions with an underage child…
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Redmond PD update: Pickup found, not linked to fatal dog attack by off-leash dog
Redmond police said Thursday they have found the pickup truck caught on security cameras after a fatal dog attack by an off-leash dog on Halloween…
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