Forest Service allocating $262.7 million to Oregon for wildfire recovery efforts
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $262.7 million is headed to Oregon to help the state recover from wildfires.…
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‘Wonderful experience’: Bend man reflects on role as team doctor at 1992 Olympics and beyond
When an Olympian makes the podium, they may be the only one to win a medal, but not the only one to share the Olympic glory. There are a lot of…
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‘Soul-crushing’: Car theft leaves Bend comedian, delivery driver searching for answers
Alone in a McDonald’s parking lot, Zachary Derreberry watched his car drive away with his future.…
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Oregon lawmakers debate how to use additional $800 million in new revenue forecast
Following another sunny revenue forecast in Oregon – fueled by a surge in corporate and income tax revenues – economists said Wednesday that state…
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OSU drops requirement for vaccination proof at outdoor events, delays booster deadline to May 1
– As Oregon State University weighs when and how to relax mask-use requirements in coming weeks, it announced Tuesday two other changes to its…
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Bend motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 31 in Lake County
A motorcyclist from Bend, riding on state Highway 31 in Lake County, was killed Tuesday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the…
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Bend returns to record median home sales price — and Redmond smashes record to start 2022
After a slight one-month dip, Bend’s median home sales price returned to its record level to start 2022 – and Redmond’s price smashed its way…
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Jack Elder turned 15 minutes of luge practice into an Olympic appearance
Jack Elder walked on to the world championships in Davos Switzerland, sled in hand and raced his first competitive race.…
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Murdock Trust grant to Sustainable Northwest funds new regenerative ranching program
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has granted $488,500 to Sustainable Northwest’s new program for regenerative ranching, which aims to become the…
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Upset Redmond homeowners say blasting for development caused damage; city stops work
The sound of construction is what homeowners on Northwest Teak Avenue in Redmond are used to hearing. However, neighbors say some of the work has…
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Consultant urges numerous changes to improve COCC Campus Public Safety operations
Nearly six years after the brutal murder of Central Oregon Community College student Kaylee Sawyer by a campus security officer, a consultant this…
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Still searching for answers: Five ‘cold cases’ being investigated in Deschutes County
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hoping for more advances in technology and help from the public to solve five open “cold cases” in…
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Bend Brewfest is back after a 2-year hiatus, on earlier mid-May dates, timed with the PPP
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Bend Brewfest will be back in 2022, featuring a new look, a new schedule, and the vast selection of local…
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Forest Service plans 67-acre prescribed burn Thursday SW of Sisters
Favorable conditions exist for Sisters Ranger District firefighters to conduct a 67-acre understory prescribed burn about 2 1/2 miles southeast of…
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Deschutes River Conservancy gets federal funds for water bank; senators seek to assure future funding
Funding for the Deschutes River Conservancy was included in a $20.5 million package for a suite of 13 drought resiliency projects in five Western…
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NeighborImpact’s Mobile Food Pantry expands to COCC, Culver schools
NeighborImpact’s Mobile Food Pantry has expanded to include two new distribution locations, thanks to partnerships with Central Oregon Community…
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Oregon will lift general indoor mask requirement by March 31, officials say
Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials announced…
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Ski-jumping competition — on Pilot Butte? You betcha!
In a special Olympic Zone segment, NewsChannel 21’s Lee Anderson talks with an organizer and a competitor in the 1965 National Junior Ski…
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Portland-area man sentenced to 8-plus years in federal prison for sex trafficking woman to Bend
A Multnomah County man was sentenced to more than 8 1/2 years in federal prison Monday for transporting an adult victim from California to Bend and…
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Judge denies Ian Cranston release on bail; dramatic Barry Washington shooting video played in court
After dramatic videos of Ian Cranston’s fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr. on a downtown street corner, and what led up to it, were played in…
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