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Tomlin and Chadwick on track to win Bend-La pine school board seats
Ross Tomlin and Kina Chadwick were defeating their opponents in the only two contested races for the Bend-La ...
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Summit boys golf’s state title streak ends at Class 5A championships in Woodburn as Storm fall to Corvallis
WOODBURN — The quest for a fourth-consecutive state team title that began in 2022 came to an end ...
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Summit third as a team, Redmond’s Richardson fourth in 5A girls golf state championships
Three Central Oregon teams finished in the top eight of the Class 5A girls golf state championships on ...
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Bend High auditorium design revealed
Bend High School’s future auditorium will have a balcony, 1,400 seats and a more spacious lobby than the ...
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Deschutes County Sheriff expelled from Oregon State Sheriff’s Association following dishonesty allegations
Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp has been permanently expelled from the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association’s board ...
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UPDATE: Man dies after helicopter crash near Prineville Airport
A helicopter crash near the Prineville Airport on Saturday morning left the pilot and his passenger with serious ...
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House Democrats urge court to repeal Trump’s tariffs
U.S. House Democrats submitted a brief urging a federal court to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs, calling the ...
Environment
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to ...
College
‘I wasn’t hanging up the cleats today:’ Patmon’s walk-off sends Oregon to super regional
A three-run home run off the bat of Oregon softball’s Dezianna Patmon walked off Stanford in the regional ...
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Emergency funding saves COCC arts grant
A $10,000 arts grant intended for Central Oregon Community College youth summer programs from the National Endowment for ...
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UPDATE: Gilliam County sheriff releases details of arrest of Umatilla County sheriff
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff's Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level ...
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Bend’s Mike Condon finally wins Pole Pedal Paddle; Bend’s Grace Perkins takes women’s race
Mike Condon has raced in the Pole Pedal Paddle 19 times, including 15 as an individual. He skipped ...
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Bend still the No. 1 destination to drive to
For the sixth year in a row, Bend is the No. 1 destination for Oregon travelers who come ...
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Bend Police: More than 500 cameras registered to Connect Bend private camera network at 138 locations
Three months after the Bend Police Department introduced the Connect Bend community camera registry, community members have registered ...
Sports
Former Bend High star Addisen Fisher carves out a prominent role on UCLA pitching staff
It is a different location and a new level, but Addisen Fisher continues to do Addisen Fisher things ...
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Bend aims to streamline development review process with new hire
For Bend’s real estate developers, the biggest hurdle to breaking ground is sometimes the city itself. Their project ...
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This scenic Central Oregon waterfall hike has it all
The Waterfalls Loop Trail at the headwaters of the McKenzie River, a trail offering jaw-dropping views of Sahalie ...
Sports
Spectators’ guide for Pole Pedal Paddle, Central Oregon’s signature multisport event
The SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle can be just as challenging logistically as it is physically for participants in ...
Education
More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show
Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t ...
Outdoors
Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles
Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity ...
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Staffing complaints mount at St. Charles Bend, Prineville, but may not all be valid
Nurses at St. Charles Bend and Prineville have filed 380 safe staffing complaints since the statewide law went ...
Oregon
Oregon’s electric truck mandate delayed due to market dysfunction
Dysfunction in the market for new trucks has convinced Oregon environmental regulators to delay enforcement of the state’s ...
Music
Award-winning season shaping up at Hayden Homes Amphitheater
On Monday, Central Oregon’s summer concert season unofficially kicks off with a show by folk singer James Taylor ...
Entertainment
Hayden Homes Amphitheater: Here’s what you need to know before the show
Now that Hayden Homes Amphitheater has announced 50 shows for its 2025 concert season, it’s a good time ...
Business
Rite Aid to close a dozen Oregon locations
Pharmacy giant Rite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says a dozen of its Oregon ...