Month: July 2016

As the Fourth of July approaches and Oregonians head outdoors, public health officials advised people Friday to take general precautions against…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 30 Senate colleagues, sent a letter Friday to the Departments of Education and Justice, urging the agencies to…

A health advisory due to blue-green algae was issued Friday for the Metolius arm of Lake Billy Chinook from Perry South Campground to and including…

Friday’s start of Oregon’s new three-tier minimum-wage law can be potentially full of paperwork perils for small-business owners who…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is cracking down on distracted drivers during this Independence Day weekend. The agency is joining…

The noise and bright lights of fireworks delight humans, but can terrify our companion animals. The week surrounding the 4th of July is the Humane…

Apple announced this week they’ll be building a third data center in Prineville. The tech company will also be adding a 70,000-square-foot…

A former employee of the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office and the Oregon Department of Justice appeared in Portland federal court…

A smoky fire early Friday morning destroyed one building at a closed Madras mini-storage business now under foreclosure, where neighbors said they…

A fire that broke out early Thursday evening grew to nearly 3,000 acres by nightfall and was threatening homes about six miles east of The Dalles,…

In response to the staggering amount of food wasted in the U.S. every year, Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Richard…

Deschutes VFW Post 4108 received a special delivery Wednesday evening, just days before Independence Day. A truck hauling an Army tank pulled into…