Month: February 2016

The Oregon House voted Thursday to raise the state’s minimum wage. The new wage will be the highest minimum wage in the country, but it will…

Many schools host curriculum night, an opportunity for parents to meet teachers and find out more about programs offered. On Thursday, Juniper…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., today led a group of more than 30…

Dogs are known as man’s best friend, but is your companion also a protector? NewsChannel 21 recently put eight pooches of several sizes and…

Out in the fields of Jefferson County, more than 70 percent of America’s carrot seed is grown, but it’s inside the office where the books…

We told you back in August about 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar Executive Chef Joe Kim, who was nominated at the James Beard Foundation Awards. Now, Kim is…

Former refuge occupier Shawna Cox filed for damages “from the works of the devil” in a a defense motion in U.S. District Court on…

The Ochoco National Forest said Thursday it is seeking public input on the draft plan for a proposed 130-mile Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trail system,…

Two Prineville men who drug agents said were on their way back from a methamphetamine purchase in Salem were stopped in a car on Highway 20 near…

Almost every state in the country now has average gas prices at below $2 per gallon, with some states below $1.50. In Bend, prices are as low as…

On the rare occasion when gridlock disperses on Northwest highways, drivers here are often vexed by another traffic-clogging culprit: the left-lane…

Bend city officials said Wednesday they have a plan in the works to help ease the parking issues in the Northwest Galveston Avenue neighborhood. City…

It’s time to celebrate the women in our region during the Bend Chamber’s second annual Women of the Year Awards hosted at the Tower…

This election year, it’s even easier than before for Oregon voters to register to vote. Those who renew their driver’s license will now…

Preliminary estimates out Wednesday from the National Safety Council indicate U.S. motor vehicle deaths rose 8 percent in 2015 – the largest…

A guns-drawn traffic stop of a stolen pickup truck in southwest Redmond led to a drug raid on a home, the recovery of a stolen rifle and other items…

Bend city officials say they have a plan in the works to help ease the parking issues in the Northwest Galveston Avenue neighborhood. Some neighbors…

A Bend woman arrested for murder allegedly used a pillow and her body to smother her elderly grandmother to death, according to new court records.…

State Rep. Jeff Barker, D-Aloha, has sponsored a bill that would allow a judge to protect the identity of a police officer involved in a deadly…

The Oregon House voted unanimously Wednesday to increase protections for whistleblowers, a bill championed by Rep. Knute Buehler. The Bend Republican…