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Smoke, Fires, and a Train Tragedy | Bend News
Wildfires are raging across the region, choking the air with smoke so thick it’s making people cough — the Akawa Butte Fire stirs painful memories in Sisters, while crews battle the Brewer Fire to protect homes. Air quality alerts cover vast swaths of Oregon, and this year’s burn acreage already exceeds all of 2025. Local road projects in Deschutes County are on hold due to funding woes after the gas tax bill failed — and fires aren’t helping. Tragically, a man died after being struck by a train in Bend, forcing a two-hour road closure. For a breath of fresh air — or at least a virtual one —…
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