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Deschutes County expands drop-off hours for hazardous waste
The Deschutes County Solid Waste Department is expanding its drop-off hours for household hazardous waste at Knott Landfill ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Ethics commission opens investigation on Crook County High principal
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission opened an investigation into Crook County High School Principal Jake Huffman, citing Huffman’s ...
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Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ...
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