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Former national park superintendents say DOGE wiped out a generation of leaders
If Dan Wenk had been fired during his first year in a permanent job with the National Park ... Read more
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National Park Service director from Oregon returns home
PENDLETON — Even when he didn’t know it, Charles “Chuck” Sams always was going to come home. “Salmon ... Read more
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As Oregon lawmakers pan Trump policies, one congressman stands in support
President Donald Trump has been in office for just six weeks but is doing his best to upend ... Read more
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Trump vowed to end surprise medical bills. The office working on that just got slashed.
As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from ... Read more
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Oregon considers independent firefighting action on federal land
SALEM — Oregon forestry officials could initiate firefighting on federal lands, even if it’s not requested by the ... Read more
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Deschutes County files mass appeal of hazard map
The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to file an appeal of the state’s wildfire hazard map on ... Read more
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Rep. Cliff Bentz fields questions about Trump, Musk during Baker City town hall
In the midst of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, fellow Republican Cliff Bentz, the ... Read more
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Looming homeless camp closures on federal land near Bend present uncertainties
Law enforcement officers with the U.S. Forest Service rolled through China Hat Road in the Deschutes National Forest ... Read more
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White House halt of weekly report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon celebrates the legacy of Peter Courtney
Peter Courtney was a lifelong prankster. As a new law clerk working in the Oregon Supreme Court Building, he ... Read more