Central Oregon jobless rates fall, though job gains smaller than usual for June
Hiring in Central Oregon was largely consistent with seasonal patterns in June, although with smaller than normal gains for this time of year, the…
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Humane Society of C.O. urges steps to protect pets, animals from wildfire smoke impacts
The Humane Society of Central Oregon said Tuesday it wants to remind people that unhealthy air quality such as what the region is now experiencing…
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Central Oregon crew working Golden Fire finds missing dog ‘Ladybird,’ reunites her with family
A good dog tag on the collar with a current phone number can be worth its weight in gold. That’s what one now-happy dog owner learned when a…
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‘Hazardous’ smoke moves into Central Oregon from wildfires; DEQ issues air quality advisory; BPRD cancels camps
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for parts of Central…
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Last 7 Hunnell Road residents still working to move out, despite city’s 48-hour extension due to wildfire smoke
Because of poor air quality in the region due to wildfire smoke, people in the temporarily closed area of Hunnell Road and Clausen Road will be given…
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Bend transient camp resident jailed on reckless burning charge; police say tossed cigarette butts sparked fire
A resident of a transient camp on Bend’s north end was arrested and jailed on a reckless burning charge Sunday evening, accused of tossing…
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Bend motorcyclist crashes into parked car, seriously injured near Devils Lake on Cascade Lakes Hwy.
A 61-year-old Bend man was flown to St. Charles Bend with serious injuries after he crashed his motorcycle into a parked car near Devils Lake Sunday…
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Crews on Warm Springs Reservation report good progress on 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire, now 40% contained
More than 120 people working to douse the 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire that broke out Friday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation now have it 40%…
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FairWell concertgoers voice frustration over long delays in leaving fairgrounds; officials, festival working to ease issues
Deschutes County residents who attend events at the fairgrounds are very familiar with the traffic backups and delays in leaving nighttime concerts.…
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C.O. federal lands raised to ‘Extreme’ fire danger level; crews encircle human-caused blaze in Three Sisters Wilderness
Central Oregon’s federal lands were moved from High to Extreme fire danger level on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., as new fires continue to occur around…
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Bend Fire has busy Saturday morning, putting out 2-story bark mulch fire, 3-story house fire
Saturday got off to a busy start for Bend Fire & Rescue crews who first tackled a 2-story-tall burning pile of bark chips and mulch in southeast…
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Prineville-area woman crashes SUV 70 feet down embankment, is awakened by drone searching for her
A Prineville-area woman who crashed her SUV about 70 feet down an embankment off Juniper Canyon Road early Saturday morning managed to get out and…
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Pahlisch Commercial volunteers help Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity build 12 new homes for families
A dozen families soon will have new homes, thanks in part to a week-long partnership pairing a local homebuilder with Bend-Redmond Habitat for…
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OSP, DCSO add extra patrols to address influx of traffic for FairWell Music Festival, Jefferson County Fair
Oregon State Police will be enhancing its patrol efforts in the Bend area over this weekend as two big events bring more traffic to the…
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‘We really do feel for them’: Bend’s Hunnell Road sweep leaves former residents scattered across the area
The city of Bend’s Hunnell Road encampment clearing and closure that began earlier this week has left many of the former residents with nowhere to…
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US Postal Service ‘delivering careers’ with job fairs around state, including four in Central Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Thursday, July 27, 37 Postal Service locations throughout Oregon are participating in a tri-state “Delivering…
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Scammers selling fake Deschutes County Fair tickets online; there are two legit ways to get the real deal
Officials are warning about online scammers selling fake tickets to the 2023 Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo and are advising a simple way to avoid…
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Sisters Ranger District opens public comment period on trail expansion, realignment project
The Sister Ranger District has released initial details and is seeking public comment on the proposed Sisters Trail Additions and Realignments (STAR)…
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Warm Springs 1st Oregon tribe to adopt Missing, Murdered Indigenous Persons Community Response Plan
In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered…
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Good news: Alaska Airlines is bringing back daily Redmond-Portland direct flights – but only for the winter months
Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that its much-missed daily flights between Redmond Airport and Portland International Airport will return — but…
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