N. Umpqua Highway 138E to remain closed into next week
Due to ongoing firefighting efforts, Oregon 138E (North Umpqua Highway) will remain closed between Idleyld and the Oregon 230 junction (milepost…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Sept. 21-27
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept.…
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Umatilla, Morrow taken off COVID-19 county watch list, leaving only Malheur
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Umatilla and Morrow counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…
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Lawmakers seek more funds to fight wildfires – and more pre-season prescribed burns
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined dozens of colleagues Thursday in asked Senate and House leaders…
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Bend restaurant raises funds to help wildfire evacuees
Kefi Fresh Mediterranean in Bend is raising funds for wildfire…
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C.O. Assn. of Realtors to stage virtual candidate forums online
The Central Oregon Association of Realtors is moving its candidate debates online, like so many events these days. NewsChannel 21’s Lee Anderson will…
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Helt backs Oregon schools’ hate-symbols ban, aims to make it state law
The Oregon Board of Education is sending a strong…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Sept. 20-26
Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of Sept.…
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Wildfires update: Canadian fire crews arrive; 2 routes to Valley won’t reopen soon
More residents in the wildfire-devastated Santiam Canyon can return to the area under a reduced, Level 2 evacuation, the Marion County Sheriff’s…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths for 2nd straight day; 295 more cases
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Thursday and remains at 521, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday. It’s the first…
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U.S. Senate OKs bill to name Bend VA clinic for Medal of Honor recipient Robert Maxwell
Oregon lawmakers applaud Friday’s U.S. Senate passage of bill to rename the Bend VA clinic for Robert Maxwell, who was the nation’s oldest living…
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Smoke has closed Tumalo food truck lot for days
To protect workers, The Bite food truck lot in Tumalo has been closed in recent days due to the thick wildfire…
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ODOT crews, contractors taking down many hazard trees to get roads open
Burnt trees in the hundreds of thousands are threatening crews working to open roads and repair utilities across the state.…
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Alleged drug dealer arrested outside SW Redmond home
An alleged heroin and methamphetamine dealer was stopped and arrested Wednesday evening after he left his southwest Redmond home and got in the…
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S. Oregon man ordered to repay millions in marijuana lab explosion
A man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered to repay millions of dollars for his role in a marijuana lab explosion that…
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State can help evacuees find manufactured home ownership documents
Thousands of Oregonians have evacuated to escape wildfires that have damaged and destroyed homes throughout the state. Many who evacuated did not…
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Depleted Wickiup Reservoir to blame for Deschutes River’s greenish color
The air isn’t the only thing in Central Oregon that has been unusually hazy of…
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Wyoming company to buy, restart Interfor’s Gilchrist sawmill
Neiman Enterprises, Inc. of Hulett, Wyoming announced this week it has entered into an agreement to purchase and reopen Interfor Corporation’s…
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Gas line hit; leak at SE Bend road project leads to closures
There was a gas leak at a construction site in a southeast Bend neighborhood Thursday afternoon that led to a few road closures but no evacuations.…
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Bend man with several airsoft guns arrested in downtown parking garage
A 911 caller’s report of a man in the city of Bend’s downtown parking garage armed with three guns Thursday night brought police to the scene,…
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