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Transportation leaders caution Oregon officials on impending layoffs, highway funding loss

Transportation Commission aproves initial phase of the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project despite concerns Leaders of Oregon’s Department…

Wildfires

Crews gain quick control of fire on BLM land near La Pine

A brush fire that broke on Wednesday near a homeless camp in La Pine was quickly contained and…

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Two-story commercial building planned for Boss Rambler lot in Bend’s Galveston corridor

New owners of the property where Boss Rambler sits on Galveston Avenue on Bend’s west side have plans…

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Oregon parks department seeks public input as budget shortfall looms

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has launched a statewide survey to gather public feedback on how to…

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Bend nonprofit calls for water donations amid heat wave

As temperatures continue to rise well into the 90s, Shepard’s House Ministries, a local nonprofit, is requesting bottled…

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Bend Science Station campers study minerals in Central Oregon landscape

Campers at the Bend Science Station dropped pieces of iron oxide into the compound known as water glass…

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Deschutes County sheriff loses badge, plans to appeal

The state Board of Public Safety Standards and Training on Thursday rubber-stamped a lifetime ban against longtime Deschutes…

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Mother defends sheriff’s search after volunteer diver turned away at Dillon Falls

Sheriff’s office says California volunteer wasn’t authorized to enter dangerous Dillon Falls area The mother of the final…

Crime & Justice

New report slams Oregon for ‘prison gerrymandering.’ These districts are in the crosshairs

The findings come after a session in which lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would have counted incarcerated…

Climate

Oregon to receive federal emergency assistance for spring floods

Oregon will receive federal emergency funding to support recovery efforts in three southwest counties that experienced intense storms…

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