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The Oregon Employment Department said it found unspecified errors on 12,000 unemployment tax forms that must be replaced before the April 15 tax deadline. The department blamed its switch to a new computer system—used for processing benefits since the 1990s—for the mistake that affected about 5% of forms and said people will receive corrected forms by mail or online.

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Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River during the 2024-2025 run that ends this month, according to Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Scientists say improved fish passage and beneficial ocean conditions helped over 950 steelhead pass upstream—the highest count since the 1960s.

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Today on Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer talked with Gwenn Wysling (executive director of Bethlehem Inn) who has led the shelter since 2010 to help locals facing homelessness. They discussed the rising demand for emergency housing and the challenges of running services at multiple locations.

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