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May 14, 2019 at 9:38 am

Sunriver swan Gracie meets new mate

BEND, Ore. (AP) — At last, Gracie will have a second chance at love. The adored trumpeter swan at the Sunriver Nature Center has been...

July 30, 2018 at 9:29 am

Feral swine population plummets in Oregon

The state has managed over the past decade to cut the population — through trapping and aerial hunting — from more than 3,000 to less...

Nation & World

March 20, 2018 at 9:48 am

Western-themed town seeks museum to showcase rugged history

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Before it became a Western-themed tourist destination, Sisters was considered a rugged outpost. It was a remote crossroads for wagon travel...

Nation & World

October 15, 2017 at 12:05 am

Oregon crash victim shares DUII story to change lives

BEND, Ore. (AP) — It's a story Karie Odell has shared more than a hundred times. She was a fifth-grader in 1993 in Orange County,...

Nation & World

April 7, 2016 at 9:07 am

For coastal visitors, Oregon’s Fort Stevens is always in season

Deluxe cabins, paddling activities and other attractions add to lure of popular state park.

November 9, 2015 at 2:23 pm

Astoria places first marker at oft-forgotten Lewis and Clark stop

Tongue Point was Corps of Discovery’s first welcome stop after crossing Columbia from Dismal Nitch.

March 11, 2014 at 9:33 pm

Kids contempt for Justin Bieber boosts fund drive in Tenino

Disdain for a pop-culture icon fueled a wildly successful fundraising effort at Tenino High School. Justin Bieber’s song “Baby” was to blare through the intercom...

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July 4, 2013 at 7:46 pm

Application filed for new pipeline through Lewis County

Longterm plans to build a new natural-gas pipeline that would cut through Lewis County and stretch from Sumas to Woodland are moving forward. Williams, the...

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August 11, 2012 at 7:52 pm

Meth ingredient tracking system stops 13,000 sales in Washington

A new statewide electronic tracking system that monitors over-the-counter ingredients used to make methamphetamine blocked more than 13,391 sales in the last ten months.

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April 15, 2012 at 7:10 pm

Economy, lack of volunteers cancel community celebrations

Community celebrations are taking a hit due to an apparent drop in civic involvement that has come amid years of challenging economic times.

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