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Oregon kids and teens participating in outdoor activities need to protect themselves from air pollution that is more harmful than scientists previously understood, according to new state guidance. The Oregon Health Authority released new guidelines this week to help families, schools and athletic leagues decide when and how to host outdoor activities during wildfire smoke and instances […]

When Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council releases its final report in the last week of June, it’s almost certain the panel will recommend an overhaul of Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency. The reason isn’t hard to find. Business Oregon spends more than $1 billion a year on everything from funding for regional theater […]

To improve school attendance in a state with one of the nation’s highest absenteeism rates, Oregon education officials on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a plan to repeal existing attendance laws. The high-level presentation and 20-page report presented to the Senate Interim Education Committee described a strategy to replace existing attendance laws “rooted in compliance” with new rules […]

When it comes to celebrating the 250th anniversary since the Declaration of Independence was signed, the City of Redmond is not holding back.   A massive extravaganza on Fourth of July weekend will feature thousands of free hot dogs and red, white and blue snow cones plus a $20,000 fireworks show in what appears to be the largest semi-quincentennial event across Central Oregon. “It is the 250th anniversary of our country going […]

Bend’s oldest high school has received a new look. As a recipient of the 2022 Bend La-Pine school improvement bond, Bend Senior High School has put its $178 million bond allocation into a complete renovation of the campus. With Phase 1 of the project coming to an end, the Source was given a first look […]

Artificial Intelligence is one of the most hot-button topics of our time. For some technology optimists, AI will be a crucial piece of a near-future resembling that of The Jetsons — our daily mundanity is outsourced to helpful robots who wear cute aprons and anticipate our every need. For pessimists, that future horizon is a […]

Over the past few days, temperatures have hit 100 degrees across Oregon—and experts predict a hotter than average summer. For most of the past century, Oregon has reached 100 degrees about one day a year on average, says state climatologist and Oregon State University professor Larry O’Neill. But over the past five years, Oregonians have […]

Advocacy groups have launched a campaign to change the way county commissioners are elected in Deschutes County by introducing a new voting system they say would increase representation and give a better chance to candidates not backed by either of the major political parties.  A coalition supporting the change announced the campaign on Monday, kicking off an effort to gather the 6,500 signatures needed to get […]