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Oregon gets mixed grades on tobacco control efforts
The American Lung Association on Wednesday gave Oregon a decidedly mixed grade on its tobacco control efforts: A grades in some areas, flunking or…
Continue ReadingThe American Lung Association on Wednesday gave Oregon a decidedly mixed grade on its tobacco control efforts: A grades in some areas, flunking or…
Continue ReadingTwo crashes in recent months involving Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies driving patrol cars has led to some added training for deputies in safely…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown has filed a resolution for the legislative session that starts next week, asking voters to amend the state Constitution to allow for…
Continue ReadingA raid Tuesday on the northwest Bend home of man wanted in numerous recent thefts and burglaries from stores around the city turned into a…
Continue ReadingRockslides triggered by unrelenting rain have closed local roads and highways around Oregon, including a highway near Crater Lake National Park that…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Sisters Ranger District will continue pile burning in the Melvin Butte project area Wednesday. The piles are located about 9…
Continue ReadingAlthough the stats are undergoing revisions, Central Oregon’s employment picture ended 2019 with strong hiring and a continued drop in jobless rates,…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Public Library has asked Friends of the Bend Library and the other Friends groups in Sisters, Redmond, La Pine and Sunriver to…
Continue ReadingOregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday announced a statewide public service campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state’s new hate…
Continue ReadingChanges and improvements could be on the way soon to the trail along the Deschutes River in…
Continue ReadingTwo Central Oregonians are among six to complete advanced training in crisis intervention and will now facilitate training statewide for law…
Continue ReadingA lifetime sentence of physical and mental disabilities — that’s how 4-year-old Ezra Thomas will live the rest of his life after being severely…
Continue ReadingThe restaurant comings and goings on Bend’s north end had another “going” on Monday, as Johnny Carino’s Italian Restaurant closed its doors…
Continue ReadingA Florence woman has died at Terwilliger Hot Springs, a destination between Eugene and Bend known for its scenic soaking pools in the Cascade…
Continue ReadingThree family members of former Oregon Ducks baseball standout J.J. Altobelli were among those who died a helicopter crash that also took the lives…
Continue ReadingOregon State University-Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree in outdoor products beginning this fall that will be one of only a few such…
Continue ReadingBend police say a former real estate agent awaiting an April trial on rape and sexual abuse charges called authorities late Sunday afternoon to…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Transportation is proposing stricter regulations around service animals on flights. Specifically, the DOT is proposing amendments…
Continue ReadingAs just about every Bend resident knows, the city is growing rapidly, and that means both railroad crossings and heavy traffic can affect response…
Continue ReadingLa Pine City Councilor Mike Shields has appealed an $18,000 fine by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for having an unpermitted solid…
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