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During a historic drought, half of Central Oregon’s lifeblood river was diverted to a wealthy agricultural region that got a lot more water than its plants could drink. These water-rich landowners grew mostly grass and pasture for landscaping and grazing while water-starved farmers downstream fallowed fields of commercial crops. Century-old laws spur people to soak some of the state’s most expensive, least productive farmland — or risk losing rights to the water.
4 months ago
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Reporters fanned across Oregon and Southwest Washington to hear perspectives on the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term.
9 months ago
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Hillsboro man released after alleged wrongful detention by ICE
11 months ago
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As Portland fights against troops, some outsiders welcome an intervention.
about 1 year ago
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In search of source for Crook County well pollution, Oregon presses mining company to investigate itself
about 1 year ago
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Four homes have been lost to the Flat Fire as it continues to threaten nearly 4,000 homes in Deschutes and Jefferson counties.
about 1 year ago
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The planned move comes as a state board is poised to take his badge over decades-long allegations of misconduct and dishonesty.
over 1 year ago
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Oregon's agency that certifies police officers found Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp’s "dishonesty under oath discredits the law enforcement profession."
over 1 year ago
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DA finds Deschutes Sheriff van der Kamp misrepresented his education under oath
over 1 year ago
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Prosecutors are reexamining criminal cases going back more than a decade.
over 1 year ago
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In a March 31 opinion, Deschutes County Judge Raymond Crutchley shot down a petition brought by the developer against state regulators over access to groundwater in the Deschutes River Basin.
over 1 year ago
