City of Portland expands unarmed emergency response program for mental health crises
People across Portland looking to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis have a new option: They can call 911 and ask for the Portland…
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Oregon’s ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse for sale: $6.5 million
The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Oregon is for sale for $6.5…
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Oregon lawmakers put $7 million toward more wildlife corridors, for safer highways
Travelers and wildlife are always on the move. Unfortunately, those paths often cross in tragic ways. Every year in our state, there are over 6,500…
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New Oregon wildfire detection system receives funding boost
A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature…
Continue ReadingDriver arrested, accused of crashing into Salem homeless camp, killing 4, injuring 3
Police arrested on manslaughter, DUII and other charges a 24-year-old driver who they said crashed into a homeless encampment in Salem early Sunday…
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La Pine residents step up, clear out trailer loads of trash from abandoned campsite
After months of trash building up in an area of La Pine, frustrated residents got busy Sunday and worked to clean up a section of the Deschutes…
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Coast Guard suspends search for master of sunken fishing vessel off Oregon coast; 1 dead
The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it has suspended the search for the master of a fishing vessel that sank in the Pacific Ocean, about 35 miles west…
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Distracted trucker in rollover crash, spills load of lumber that blocks George Millican Road
A truck driver from Illinois became distracted after dropping an item in his cab, leading to a rollover crash that spilled a load of lumber and…
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Theft victim pings stolen AirPods; 2 raids on SE Bend home lead to 3 arrests – twice
A Bend theft victim pinged his stolen AirPods and later spotted a classified ad with some familiar items, leading to two raids on a southeast Bend…
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Crook County DA clears deputy in fatal Juniper Canyon shooting; family plans lawsuit
A Crook County sheriff’s deputy was justified in fatally shooting a man wanted on two warrants on a gravel road in Juniper Canyon on Feb. 4 because…
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Deschutes Public Library accuses Bend councilors of politics, drops Central Library site request
Bend city councilors indicated last week the Deschutes Public Library left them stuck between a rock and a hard place, when after split testimony in…
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EPA’s $32 million for Oregon water, sewer projects include Bend, Madras, Lone Pine Irrigation District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will provide $32 million to help fund Oregon’s $70 million plan for key drinking…
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‘Keep this alive’: Small rally at Bend corner offers big message — don’t forget Ukraine’s bloodshed
It’s been a month since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and Central Oregonians have stepped up in big ways to help. Bake sales, auctions,…
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Central Oregon Community College welcomes Bend ‘Tree Campus USA’ designation
The tree-lined campus of Central Oregon Community College in Bend has been designated by the national Arbor Day Foundation as Oregon’s newest Tree…
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After rancher loses calf in unique circumstances, OSU Extension Service to hold calving seminar in Prineville
An unfortunate situation at a Crook County ranch is now leading to an educational program for any interested…
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Oregon fourth state to enact mattress recycling law; program is expected to launch in 2024
Oregon on Thursday became the fourth state in the nation to enact a law establishing a statewide mattress recycling program, and the program is…
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Bend ‘metro area’ (Deschutes County) kept on growing during first year of pandemic; Prineville, too
Whether you like (or love) what growth has meant to a place like Central Oregon, despise it or realize it’s had its share of good and bad impacts,…
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Amid record-low steelhead returns, ODFW seeks input on management in Columbia Basin, Deschutes River
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the first…
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Oregon Employment Dept. says modernized computer system on track to launch in fall
The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday its modernized computer system is on schedule to launch in September.…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue volunteers help injured mtn. biker on trail west of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers responded Wednesday afternoon to help a Nevada woman who suffered a broken arm while…
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