Merkley slams Trump over blocking flavored e-cigarette ban
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, today released the…
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Pile burning continues west of Bend, near Sisters
Beginning Monday and lasting through the week, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles outside of Sisters,…
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Madras one of 10 communities to get generators
Ten Oregon communities, including Madras, received an early holiday gift recently when 30kW and 56kW generators were delivered to their county or…
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Facebook offering Crook County community grants
Facebook recently announced the new cycle of its Community Action Grants program.…
Continue ReadingWoman: Sister injured in 2017 Las Vegas shooting has died
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The sister of a woman injured in the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas Strip hotel says the woman has died. KPTV that Kim…
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Fire tears through vacant mobile home NW of Madras
A vacant mobile home northwest of Madras was destroyed by a fire Sunday night and the cause is under investigation, officials…
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Driver cited in Newport Avenue pedestrian crash
A Bend man was struck by a vehicle in the crosswalk at a northwest Bend intersection Sunday evening and was taken to the hospital with…
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Area obstacle course simulates active shooter scenario
The first RISE Tactical Challenge, held east of Bend on Sunday, tested participants’ functional fitness, shooting skills and stress management.…
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Missing Sisters man shows up at woman’s motor home
When an unfamiliar man showed up at her motor home early Saturday morning, a worried Sisters woman immediately called 911, but soon learned he was a…
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Driver injured in O’Neil Highway crash
An injured driver was flown to the hospital Saturday after a pickup truck left the O’Neil Highway near Redmond and crashed into a tree, authorities…
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Missing Sisters resident, 89, found safe
The search for a missing 89-year-old Sisters man ended successfully early Saturday morning when he contacted an area resident, seeking shelter from…
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Hummel, murder victim’s family clash at parole board hearing
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel told the state parole board he believes Mark James Wilson, one of two men convicted in the notorious…
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Sisters county’s fastest-growing city by far this year
Sisters by far had the fastest growth of any Central Oregon city in the past year, a 17.5 percent jump as it approaches the 3,000-residents mark,…
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Fallen, injured hiker rescued at Smith Rock
A southern Oregon woman slipped and fell Friday while hiking atop Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, prompting a rescue effort, officials…
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Forest Road 370 closes Monday for the season
On Monday, the Deschutes National Forest says it will close Forest Road 4600-370 for the season.…
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Applicants sought for Project Wildfire, noxious weed panels
Deschutes County is seeking applicants to fill openings on the Project Wildfire Steering Committee and Noxious Weed Advisory Board. Applications are…
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Sisters Folk Festival in home stretch of capital campaign
Sisters Folk Festival has targeted Dec. 15 to wrap up its $1.4 million capital campaign to purchase the Sisters Art Works building property and…
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Nevada pair injured in Geo. Millican Road truck crash
Two Nevada residents were taken to the hospital with injuries early Friday after their rental box truck overturned on Southwest George Millican Road,…
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Immortalized scammer offers advice in Portland
Immortalized in the film “Catch Me If You Can,” Frank Abagnale has long since left his days of scamming behind — and now offers advice on how to…
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Sunriver seeks to ease employee housing crunch
About 1,000 resort employees work in Sunriver during the summer, according to officials. A major problem the community continues to face is finding a…
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