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Yesteryear: Lawmakers may delete 'squaw' in public names 25 years ago
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1847+ words) Published 8:00 am Saturday, April 4, 2026 Copies of famous paintings, secured from the American Art bureau at a considerable expense by Symons Bros. and which are to be shown in the art exhibit of the Departmental club through the courtesy of the…...
Redmond's High Desert Stampede rodeo starts Wednesday
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (211+ words) Published 9:28 am Monday, March 30, 2026 Many of the country's top rodeo riders will be in Central Oregon this week for the the High Desert Stampede Rodeo. The event is set for the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center's First Interstate Bank Center…...
High Desert Museum begins $40 million expansion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (491+ words) Published 11:26 am Thursday, March 19, 2026 The High Desert Museum is breaking ground on a $40 million expansion that will add a 24,000-square-foot exhibit space for teaching about the arts and landscape of central and eastern Oregon. The new wing will increase the…...
Burglar who died after breaking into Bend home fell off balcony
2+ week, 4+ day ago (224+ words) Published 12:26 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 Police say a burglar who died after breaking into a NW Bend home last week and tussling with the resident inside had fallen off the home's balcony. Police say the intruder was able to leave the…...
Oregon’s largest teachers union will not endorse any current candidates for governor
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (301+ words) Published 10:19 am Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Members of Oregon's largest teachers union will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Declining to endorse Kotek was a surprising development from the group, which backed her…...
High Desert Museum announces summer events
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Published 5:45 am Thursday, May 22, 2025 Eagles, owls, falcons and turkey vultures are set to fly once again this summer at the High Desert Museum. The Bend natural history museum is planning to launch its Raptors of the Desert Sky flight program…...
Reclamation confirms adequate water for Klamath Basin
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (465+ words) Published 4:51 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2025 By Capital Press staff The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has confirmed that water supplies will be sufficient to meet the anticipated irrigation demand for the Klamath Basin this year. The April 21 announcement came as no surprise but…...
Deaths prompt state lawmakers to consider new hyperbaric oxygen therapy rules
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1671+ words) Published 7:35 am Monday, September 15, 2025 By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline Just before 8 a.m. on Jan. 31, an explosion rocked a nondescript one-story office building in an affluent suburb of Detroit. The building was home to The Oxford Center, a health clinic that provided…...
National wildfire officials boost U.S. risk level
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (458+ words) Published 11:20 am Tuesday, June 24, 2025 The national wildfire preparedness level increased to 3 early June 21, on a scale from 1 to 5. Higher numbers indicate a boost in fire activity, more conditions associated with ignition and spread, and greater risk that firefighting resources will…...
Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (368+ words) Published 6:38 am Wednesday, July 2, 2025 By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle The "doors are open" on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek's goal of getting 36,000 new homes built in Oregon each year. Kotek announced on Tuesday the…...