OSU’s TRACE COVID-19 community sampling coming to Redmond this week
Oregon State University says its groundbreaking project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus is expanding to include three days…
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Portland businessman was alone in jet that crashed on Warm Springs Reservation
Video evidence and DNA testing have confirmed that only one person – the pilot, a Portland businessman – was aboard a twin-engine business jet…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 435 cases; lowest case count in 3 mos.
Two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raises the state’s death toll to 1,882, along with 435 cases — the lowest daily case count in nearly…
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California lifts regional stay-at-home orders
California health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest four-week projections of increasing…
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C.O. brewery benefits local Black organization with ‘Black is Beautiful’ beer
A national beer campaign has comes to Central Oregon, as Boneyard Beer is taking part in brewing the “Black Is Beautiful”…
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Your photos: Special snowy scenes across Central Oregon
We’re used to great views of the High Desert from our viewers and visitors, and of course, a coat of snow can make them even more special. Thanks for…
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Testing finds Oregon’s third case of UK COVID-19 variant
The Oregon Health Authority said it was notified Sunday that a person in Washington County has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain…
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Portland man dies after car plunges into Columbia River
Authorities on Sunday morning recovered the body of a Portland man who died when his car left Marine Drive and plunged into the Columbia River,…
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Early-morning fire destroys barn northwest of Redmond
A barn was destroyed by a fire northwest of Redmond early Sunday morning, officials…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 582 new cases; vaccinations top 300K
There are three new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,880, along with 582 new cases, the Oregon Health…
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C.O. ‘Buttes to Basins’ forest resiliency project receives $3.3 million in federal funds
The Buttes to Basins All Lands Forest Resiliency Project in Jefferson and Deschutes counties have received nearly $3 3 million to address wildfire…
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Injured Gorge hiker rescued, three days after falling down 50-foot cliff
A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued a seriously injured hiker, three days after he fell down a 50-foot cliff in the Columbia River Gorge,…
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19-year-old suspect in Bend holdup, attempted robbery caught in Sunriver
A 19-year-old man who tried to rob one northeast Bend business, then held up another less than an hour later Saturday afternoon was spotted and…
Continue Reading Oregon reports second case of COVID-19 UK variant
The Oregon Health Authority says it was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain…
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Smoke alarm awakens NW Bend resident to attic fire in century-old home
A smoke alarm awakened a northwest Bend resident early Saturday to a fire in the attic of a small, more than century-old home, traced to a woodstove…
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Display freezer fire closes Bend’s Trader Joe’s for day of cleanup
A fire early Saturday morning in a display freezer at Bend’s Trader Joe’s caused about $10,000 in losses and spread smoke and odors through the…
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Land trust acquires nearly 7,000-acre Wheeler County conservation easement
The Blue Mountain Land Trust announced Friday it has acquired a conservation easement on 6,798 acres of property in Wheeler County.…
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C.O. snowstorm triggers numerous crashes, slide-offs, several highway closures
A long-delayed blast of winter hit Bend and other parts of the High Desert on Friday, with several inches of snow leading to numerous crashes,…
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State agency expands online database of cases involving law enforcement officers
There are two critical components of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training mission that work together to promote excellence in…
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Oregon reports 22 more COVID-19 deaths, one from Deschutes; 877 new cases
There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 40th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,865, the Oregon…
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