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FOUND! Central Oregon 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt bottle found in park
Crooked River Park in Prineville. That's where the Zone 4 bottle for the 2024 Hidden Bottle Hunt was found Saturday after going undiscovered for three days. All six bottles, hidden across the state, were found Saturday. Someone only going by the name A.D. from Bend found the Zone 4 bottle....
Death Valley nears Earth’s highest-ever recorded temperature
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Over 45 million people are under heat alerts into next week, including just about all of Washington, Oregon and California. Nearly 29 million of them are under Excessive Heat Warnings. California's Death Valley - one of the hottest places on Earth - broke its...
Bend mental health counselor talks advancements, barriers in psilocybin therapy
Oregon voters approved the therapeutic use of psilocybin, commonly called "magic mushrooms" in 2020, with ballot Measure 109. The program rolled out in the summer of 2023, making it the first of its kind in the nation. Psilocybin is used as a therapy for patients suffering everything from depression to addiction and anxiety.
Roundhouse Foundation awards nearly $1.7 million to rural communities
The Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters, Oregon, has announced grants totaling nearly $1.7 million in support of 106 organizations in rural and Indigenous communities across the state. Grants will support a variety of programs focused on areas such as arts and culture, education, environmental stewardship, and social service efforts. Recipients include...
Wilder Fire grows to nearly 17,000 acres
DENIO, Nev. (KOLO) - Update on July 8: The Wilder Fire has jumped in size to 17,000 acres. Original Article: A wildfire that started late Sunday morning near the Nevada-Oregon border grew to more than 7,000 acres late Sunday afternoon with no containment, the Bureau of Land Management said. The...
Oregon Ducks star Jackson Shelstad scores 71 points at Portland Pro-Am
It’s getting harder and harder to differentiate Jackson Shelstad from Payton Pritchard. The two Oregon Ducks grew up in the same town in Portland, and they both went to West Linn High School, winning state championships. Both decided to stay home at attend the University of Oregon, going on to have high-impact freshmen seasons. Of course, Pritchard has continued his career on to the NBA, where he recently won his first championship with the Boston Celtics last month. Meanwhile, Shelstad is poised for what looks like a big-time sophomore campaign in Eugene. There’s one other similarity between the two that was just uncovered...
Fourth of July in photos
Prineville provided a full slate of activities for people to enjoy and some of the events provided colorful moments during the festivities, including the Splash N’ Dash, which added a fun inflatable race for kids, the annual Fourth of July Parade and, of course, the community fireworks show. And, a tradition in its own right, the hill below Ochoco Viewpoint caught fire, adding to the excitement before it was extinguished by firefighters.
The Deschutes River has trouble. Is this PGE water tower to blame?
Water temps are increasing. Insect populations are declining. Algae are blooming. A local group is pointing a finger at electric utility operations The post The Deschutes River has trouble. Is this PGE water tower to blame? appeared first on Columbia Insight.
Storm King plus 30: The still-evolving lessons of Colorado firestorm tragedy that claimed 9 Prineville Hotshots
It’s somehow somewhat fitting that the close-knit community of Prineville, like much of the High Desert, was under a Red Flag Warning on Saturday, meaning a combination of extreme heat, winds and low humidity brought what forecasters call “critical fire weather conditions.” The post Storm King plus 30: The still-evolving lessons of Colorado firestorm tragedy that claimed 9 Prineville Hotshots appeared first on KTVZ.
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