Month: November 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says authorities are investigating a Chicago woman’s claim that she was…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem couple has won $6.8 million in the Oregon Lottery’s Megabucks Jackpot. The Statesman Journal reports…

This week’s opening of the St.Charles Bend South medical clinic is bittersweet to some patients of the Center for Women’s Health near the…

A Redmond smokejumper is fighting for his life after being critically injured in a fall while fighting a wildfire in Alabama. Ray Rubio, a…

Oregon has fired head football Coach Mark Helfrich after a disappointing 4-8 season. Helfrich was head coach of the Ducks for four seasons, leading…

Things seem to be heating up again at the Dakota Access Pipeline. Authorities began blocking roads to protester campsites Tuesday. The action…

The Bend Budget Committee is seeking applicants for upcoming openings. The committee is comprised of the seven city councilors and seven citizen…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a settlement of a lawsuit, the Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed not to house foster children in hotels or…

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal regulators say simple safety measures could have kept a dockworker from falling to his death aboard a cargo ship in…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police have arrested a man seven days after he held them at bay in a six-hour standoff. The Register Guard reports…

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday applauded the Senate’s passage this week of bipartisan legislation that he pushed to study the economic…

ELGIN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they have identified three suspects in the illegal killing of two bull elk in Union County earlier…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials say the executive director of the Oregon Educators Benefits Board accepted pricey meals and gifts from…

The-Bethlehem Inn homeless shelter in Bend announced Tuesday that it plans to construct a new 18,580-square-foot-building on its site, starting as…

Now that the Halloween pumpkin and Thanksgiving turkey have had their turn in the seasonal spotlight, the public turns its attention to another…

The holidays are a time to celebrate the joy and warmth of the season with friends and family. In Bend, the local Home Instead Senior Care®…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police are continuing to investigate human remains found in Klamath County earlier this month. OSP said…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Salem-Keizer School District has created a task force to address overcrowding that is expected to occur if enrollment…

HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) — The superintendent of Hermiston schools says a school bond proposed for the May ballot is needed to ease overcrowding in…

The Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District recently completed the process of issuing a general obligation refunding bond to lower the interest expense on…