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Warm Springs radio station loses key funding under Trump-era cuts

Tribal station KWSO faces program reductions after losing 40% of its funding The community radio station that serves ...

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‘Do good things’: Bend man gives back after living through loss and homelessness

Once unhoused, J.R. Montgomery now volunteers, donates and urges others toward sobriety J.R. Montgomery took a break from ...

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For mountain bikers, the Ochocos east of Prineville have it all

Lookout Mountain is one of those trails in which a little pain and suffering is rewarded with loads ...

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Lighthouse Navigation Center celebrates its third anniversary

Lighthouse Navigation Center, a low-barrier care and support facility for people currently experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon, celebrated ...

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Former Summit High baseball players sign with MLB teams

Two former Summit High School baseball stars signed with MLB teams on Thursday. Outfielder Slater de Brun, the ...

Government

Director of Oregon Human Services Department to retire this fall

Gov. Tina Kotek plans to appoint Deputy Director Liesl Wendt to succeed Fariborz Pakseresht The longtime director of ...

Wildfires

Oregon wildfire survivors to pay federal taxes on settlements next year after state bill failed

A proposal to require utilities cover federal income taxes on settlements paid to powerline-ignited wildfire survivors died and ...

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Appeals court maintains nationwide block of birthright citizenship order

Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Illinois and two pregnant women sued the federal government A federal appeals court on Wednesday ...

Bend

The sign nobody owns, but everyone loves: Roadside relic gets a revival on Century Drive

Former Bend mayor has quietly cared for the Century Drive landmark for nearly 30 years For anyone heading ...

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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 ...

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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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Paraglider attempts flight from Black Butte to Snake River

Killian Sump is traveling across Eastern Oregon this week but the traffic he has to deal with is ...

Sports

Bend swimmer Campbell McKean ready for world championships in Singapore

The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles certainly appear attainable for young Bend swimmer Campbell McKean. But first, ...

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Mother defends sheriff’s search for drowning victim after volunteer diver turned away

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 ...