Emily Cureton
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Family of a Black man killed in Bend question the law enforcement narrative of his death, claiming he endured racist targeting prior to a shooting outside a nightclub in Bend.
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“He’s my doctor, so maybe I should sit down and ask him why,” said a state lawmaker from a county with one of Oregon’s lowest vaccination rates.
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Health leaders in Grant and Harney counties cite fears of worker shortages as the virus surges among unvaccinated people. Legislators claim mandates will backfire in the long run, and further entrench vaccine skeptics.
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Bend police records released this month offer a glimpse into how the city’s law enforcement leaders investigated, and ultimately cleared, a fellow officer.
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Air-to-water technology is seen as one way to help solve Warm Springs reservation's water woes.
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Council moves toward banning sales and personal use due to fire risk from a hotter, drier climate.
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City officials describe police who closed Emerson Avenue as “calm and professional,” while a prosecutor rails the operation as “the type of conduct that should never happen in American law enforcement.”
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Former employees, who are Black women, allege Marlette Homes allowed a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, race-based discrimination, wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation.
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Over the weekend, two men were found dead along the same stretch of road used by unhoused campers in Bend.
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One Warm Springs historian reflects on the Treaty of 1855