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As I explained here a few days ago, what with my wife's celebration of life coming up Saturday, haven't been able to dive into my story ideas as I'd like. Priorities - even after her passing, Deb comes first! But I've posted a couple new top stories (jobs report is the other) and links in the Newswires to other items of note. (I know they are mostly external links, but I can be a curator AND a creator;-) Thanks all.

Anyone watching local TV news at the top of the 6pm broadcasts saw this announcement. As we've all come to learn, such a vast fire can be looking really good in some areas and still have flareups such as this.

The mods have asked me to limit my posts to one a day, of original stuff. This is about as original as it gets. Sad, too. But I figured those wonderful, supportive friends who don't see my Facebook babbling or didn't read a recent comment thread here deserve to know what's happening. If the Bugle is meant to continue, it will. Time will tell. Thank you very much for your kindnesses.

Not the first time my friend Sheila Miller kicked out two Saturday AM stories, but it's been a while, so this is first time I've been using the Bugle to post them.

Pretty wild scene near NE 27th and Forum late last night. A Bend man related to the victim driver also was arrested, accused of interfering with a police interview and trying to fight with officers.

Drug raids and arrests are fairly common, but the details of an abduction announced by police this evening are pretty disturbing.

Even a 1/10th of an acre wildfire can rattle nerves if it's in a populated area.

I hadn't heard about any lightning with the recent light rain, but also wonder if this is close enough to Rowe Creek Complex that it could be a spot fire?

Massive 373,000-acre fire is now 78% contained.

Wasco County SO, Emergency Management confirmed that today.

Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Louis Henry Vowell III, 36, of Sisters.

We badly need all the good news we can get from the fire lines! :-)

That controversial "road diet" on Greenwood Avenue is getting some changes to improve traffic flow - with the Franklin Avenue closure upcoming.

'The fires are fresh, the equipment is stale,' senator says he was told on visits to two large local fires; local officials also weigh in. (It was nice to see the senator, who I first met nearly 50 years ago as a college intern at the UPI Portland bureau;-)

(See? I don't just post MY stuff, but items of interest from my former colleagues;-) Sounds like it'll be just one of three business tenants. I wonder if the old Costco is next!;-)

Officials say the response limited the ability to fully respond to a medical call in the city.

Thank GOD for the ability to RESTORE and copy notes! It saw fine for Speaker 1 and 2 and I could put their names in, but when I tried to insert a third name it had missed - no matter what I do, the whole transcript VANISHES! Like I said, I didn't lose my notes, but does anyone have a clue is this is a bug or I'm doing something wrong?

Fire grew through the afternoon, but affected areas are at Level 1 (Be Ready) at last report.

Been trying to get to an update on this big troublesome fire for a couple days. Spot fires jumping Hwy. 26, etc. This has both the fire officials' release and the daily one from the Oregon State Fire Marshal - which read similarly but differently, as well as today's video update.

It's nearly 5 miles north of Waldo Lake, about 20 acres at last report.