St. Charles expects first COVID-19 vaccine doses Thursday; details outlined
Nearly 1,000 of St. Charles Health System’s 4,500 caregivers will get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting next week and a…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: More simple tips to avoid holiday shopping fraud
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment continues offering how to build a digital defense against…
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Redmond gym owner struggles amid shutdown, faces eviction
Fitness 1440 in Redmond, like so many other gyms in Oregon, has been hit hard by COVID-19…
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Oregon reports record 54 COVID-19 deaths, 1,129 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed a record 54 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,214, along with 1,129 new cases, the Oregon Health…
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Deschutes Public Library adds something new: Curbside pickup
Deschutes Public Library customers have a new way to pick up their library materials — without having to enter a library. With a cellphone and a…
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Feds sign off on Ochoco Irrigation’s nearly 17-mile canal piping project
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Tuesday it has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No…
Continue Reading After update, 29 Oregon counties are in COVID-19 ‘Extreme Risk’ category
Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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Gov. Brown calls 1-day special session next Monday on $800 million in relief
Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday she will convene a special session of the Oregon Legislature next Monday “to address Oregonians’ most pressing needs…
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COCC Foundation offers record $1.72 million in scholarships
The Central Oregon Community College Foundation announced Tuesday that it has offered $1.72 million in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year, a…
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Arizona woman killed, husband seriously injured in Hwy. 97 crash N. of Chemult
A 65-year-old Arizona woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured Monday when a semi-truck driver braked for traffic on icy U.S. Highway…
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(Re-)setting the stage: Major upgrades begin at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater
After a downbeat, way-too-quiet “concert season” like no other — and never again, many hope — work begins this week on a $4 million-plus,…
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It may only be a couple inches…
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Bend family rescued after SUV gets stuck in snow on Forest Service road
A Bend man called for help after his SUV got stuck in the snow Monday on a Forest Service road south of Bend, prompting a 5-hour rescue effort for…
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Online mapping tool helps plan for safe outdoor recreation amid COVID-19
Oregon’s Office of Outdoor Recreation is promoting the use of Parkpulse.io as a web tool to plan outdoor recreation opportunities during the…
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Oregon VA announces record-low home loan interest rates
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs said Monday it has lowered interest rates on all new loan applications for its home loan products,…
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Oregon DHS to take over management of sheltering wildfire victims
On Dec. 31, the Oregon Department of Human Services will assume day-to-day management of shelter for people — still more than 1,000 — impacted by…
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City of Bend offers online community survey
The City of Bend has begun an online survey as it seeks community feedback to guide city council and staff priorities and direction for the next two…
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Man sentenced to life in Portland fatal light rail stabbings plans to appeal
A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men and injuring another during a racist rant on a Portland light-rail train is appealing his…
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In quiet, fast vote, Oregon gives Biden its 7 electoral votes
Meeting on the Senate floor in the Oregon Capitol, Oregon’s electors on Monday gave their seven votes to Joe…
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Arrest made in shooting at homeless camp south of Bend
A 57-year-old man was arrested on charges he shot his 21-year-old son during a dispute Friday morning at a trailer in a homeless camp off China Hat…
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