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Gov. Kotek signs laws to boost housing supply but more work to be done to solve ‘crisis’

Kotek signed five new laws Monday meant to spur the construction of ‘middle housing’ and to make it…

Government

Oregon LGBTQ foster care safeguards violate free speech, federal appeals court says

State officials are still reviewing the decision, leaving 2018 policy in uncertain territory A federal appeals court granted…

Environment

The U.S. government sold off aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price

Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels This story was originally published by InvestigateWest,…

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Fire damages garage in Woodside Ranch neighborhood

A fire damaged a garage under construction in the Woodside Ranch neighborhood in Southeast Bend Monday evening, according…

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Woman arrested after setting two small fires near Sawyer Park

Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Bend Police responded to a brush fire near Sawyer Park in north Bend…

Bend

84-year-old camper survives night in forest near Paulina Lake

An 84-year-old Salem man whose vehicle became stranded over the weekend was found safe Monday morning after spending…

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Think Wild takes in rare flying squirrel

Think Wild, the Central Oregon wildlife hospital and conservation center, has taken in a female orphaned Northern flying…

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Volunteer-run Tumalo Day Camp teaches wilderness skills

Tumalo Day Camp, organized by Camp Fire Central Oregon, has been going strong for more than 30 years.…

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Infection-control breach prompts review at Providence Medford Medical Center

Recent 11-day closure of endoscopy department confirmed by hospital and OHA; free patient testing offered

Crimeandjustice

Bend Police seek man in gas station stabbing

Bend Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing a person at the ARCO gas station on…

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