Forest Service boss decries arrest of worker in planned burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest…
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Bend’s Second Street homeless camp cleanup delayed, ‘most vulnerable’ given more time to find resources
Tuesday’s cleanup of the homeless camps on Second Street in Bend has received a two-day…
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‘Uncomfortable circumstance’: Culver students’ Camp Tamarack trip cut short; reason sparks debate
Tensions and questions arose after the Culver School District’s superintendent pulled sixth-grade students out of an outdoor education at Camp…
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Ochoco National Forest to begin 5,100 acres of pile-burning operations this week
With the recent snowfall on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters will begin pile-burning projects on Wednesday, officials…
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Bend woman caught, charged in recent burglaries of at least 15 Bend, Redmond businesses
A 30-year-old Bend woman was arrested Monday night, allegedly running from a burglary of a tree service, and faces nearly 40 burglary, theft and…
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Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in September amid private-industry pullback, school start
Private industry pulled back last month across Central Oregon, while local education welcomed the start of a new public school year. Unemployment…
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AAA reports 24-cent drop in Oregon gas prices in past week; West Coast paces U.S.
Pump prices have been falling every day for more than two weeks, with Oregon and other West Coast states seeing the biggest weekly drops in the…
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After fall’s fast arrival, Bend Park and Rec’s Pavilion kicks off ice season
The season changed pretty quickly, weather-wise, so the Bend Park and Recreation District both announced and kicked off The Pavilion’s ice season…
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Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of…
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Ian Cranston due to go on trial next week in September 2021 shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.
Nearly 11 months after Ian Cranston’s Nov. 1 murder trial was set in the September 2021 downtown Bend shooting death of Barry Washington Jr.,…
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Mechanical issue may have caused deadly seaplane crash
SEATTLE (AP) — A mechanical issue may have caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month, U.S.…
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Former long-time DCSO deputy, detective Ron Brown charged with official misconduct
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed official misconduct and other charges Monday against a former long-time sheriff’s deputy and…
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BLM’s Prineville District outlines fall prescribed burn projects planned across over 23,000 acres
As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management are…
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Fall rain, snow bring an end to fire season on ODF-protected lands across Central Oregon
After a sudden turn from fall warmth to more seasonable cool, wet (and snowy at higher elevations) weather in recent days, fire season for lands…
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C. Oregon families get ready for Halloween by taking in all the fun at pumpkin patches
Halloween is right around the corner, with Casper and many other friendly ghosts, goblins and others ready to scare you (or ask you for candy).…
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Welcome snow, rain fall on, cool Cedar Creek Fire; crews pulled off lines while area scouted for safety
Welcome, widespread rain and snow fell Saturday on the 127,000-acre Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake, cooling the blaze and reducing fire activity,…
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Bend Venture Conference winners receive $665K, include Bend, Madras ‘Early Stage’ companies
Economic Development for Central Oregon just wrapped up the 19th annual Bend Venture Conference at the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend, and half of…
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About 40 people participate in Bend’s first Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Walk-n-Wheel-athon
The first annual Stroke Awareness Oregon’s Walk-n-Wheel-athon is taking place on Saturday afternoon at Trinity Lutheran School in Bend.…
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DCSO investigates Redmond-area sextortion case, helps bring arrest in global child exploitation scheme
Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives began investigating a Redmond-area case of online child exploitation involving a minor female early this…
Continue ReadingUS Forest Service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a…
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