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With a boom, John C. Boyle Dam drawdown begins on Klamath River

JOHN C. BOYLE DAM — The blast rocked the room. In a warehouse just steps away from the…

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Wilderness agencies consider new policies for rock climbing gear across nation, including Oregon

Two federal agencies are considering new guidelines determining where and how rock climbers can install or replace bolts…

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Crater Lake park officials will take search-and-rescue duties from ski patrol

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK — Crater Lake National Park officials have plans to create an auxiliary search-and-rescue program…

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Sisters area may see smoke from woodpile burning

Crews from the Sisters Ranger District were scheduled to burn woodpiles Wednesday, 1 mile southwest of Sisters along…

Environment

Biden urged to use obscure law to thwart expansion of pipeline that runs near Bend

Environmentalists are urging the White House to use an obscure legal tool to thwart TC Energy Corp.’s planned…

Environment

Draining of reservoir begins in advance of Iron Gate Dam removal on Klamath River

HORNBROOK, California — The corporation in charge of deconstructing four dams on the Klamath River in Northern California…

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Boil water notice lifted in rural Clatsop County after more than a year

JEWELL — The water is safe to drink again in a rural Clatsop County neighborhood that has been…

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First-ever fossil grasshopper egg pod found at John Day Fossil Beds

KIMBERLY — The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found within the…

Environment

Hunting concerns in south Deschutes County to be addressed in online meeting

A community meeting is planned Jan. 16 to discuss safety issues related to hunting on federal land near…

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Bend park district sees path to bridge the divide over controversial project in SW Bend

Bridge building is an oft-used metaphor when discussing ways to bring two opposing sides together. But in Bend,…

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