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  • New wildfire information app launches in Oregon

    Posted on May 03, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedApp , bend , Central Oregon , Fire , Information , KGW , KGW8 , Local News , Madras , Oregon , Pacific Northwest , Portland , Positive News , Redmond , Summer , Weather , Wildfire , Wildfires

    Oregon has a new wildfire information app. Learn more about it here.

    By Joe Raineri (KGW)

    PORTLAND, Oregon — Oregon is currently in the middle of spring, but it’s never too early to start thinking about wildfire season. The state just joined a new app that allows users to monitor wildfires in their area — helping people keep themselves and their property safe.

    The app is called Watch Duty and it was launched two years ago in California after the CEO and co-founder, John Mills, nearly lost his home from wildfires in 2020. Mills, who lives on a ranch in Sonoma County, California, has had multiple close calls over the last…

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  • Here are the Oregon finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards

    Posted on March 30, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category Positive NewstaggedAshland , bend , Central Oregon , Food , Foodies , James Beard Awards , Mas , Northern Oregon , Northwestern , Oregon , Pacific Northwest , Portland , Positive News , Redmond , Southern oregon

    Three Oregon chefs were finalists in the James Beard Awards. Learn more about them here.

    Author: Sabinna Pierre, KGW8

    Among the finalists is Portland’s newest restaurant Kann, Southern Oregon chef Joshua Dorcak and The Burgerville Workers Union.

    PORTLAND, Ore. — The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2023 James Beard Awards in various categories on Wednesday. With many finalists brewing all across the country, several Oregon restaurants and chefs made the list.

    The foundation will be announcing the winners at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in June.

    Three chefs from Oregon were finalists in the “Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific” category. Two of the chefs are Portland-based while another chef is based…

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  • Oregon gas prices are back on the rise, echoing nationwide increases

    Posted on January 30, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category Localtaggedbend , Central Oregon , Costs , Fuel , Gas , Gas Prices , Increases , KTVZ , Local , Madras , Oregon , Pacific Northwest , Portland , Prices , Redmond , State , What’s Trending

    The average gas price in Oregon has risen 9.3 cents in the last week. Find out more here.

    CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.73/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon.

    Prices in Oregon are 5.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 16.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.

    According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Oregon was priced at $3.09/g Sunday, while the most expensive was $4.79/g, a difference of $1.70/g.

    The national…

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  • Total lunar eclipse on Election Day will be the last one for 3 years

    Posted on November 03, 2022 By Backyard Bend in category LocaltaggedAstronomy , bend , Blood Moon , Deschutes , Eclipse , Election , Election Day , Lunar eclipse , Multnomah , Oregon , Oregon Live , Pacific Northwest , Portland , Redmond

    See a total lunar eclipse on Election Day in Oregon. Find out more here.

    Those who are awake in the wee hours of Election Day this year will be treated to a blood red lunar eclipse – if the rain lets up long enough for Oregonians to see it.

    The total lunar eclipse on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be the last one for nearly three years, according to NASA, as we reach the end of a cycle that saw one to two total lunar eclipses almost every year from 2018 to 2022, most recently in May.

    Not all of those lunar eclipses have been visible in…

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