Month: December 2016

In the first interview he’s granted since he was dismissed as head coach of Oregon, Mark Helfrich says he reached out to former coach Chip…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The Medford City Council has approved changes to zoning laws allowing the sale of recreational marijuana within city…

A tragic, nearly fatal crash on a busy Bend street – the second involving a pedestrian in a day – has put a renewed focus on the issues…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to require mining companies to show they have the financial…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man and woman are facing federal indictment for attempting to break into a fee collection box at an entrance to Crater…

On Tuesday, November 29, members of the Deschutes Children’s Foundation Board of Directors joined Executive Director Amy Ward to accept a…

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Pendleton Round-Up has been named the best large outdoor rodeo by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association for the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Hillsboro man has been sentenced to jail time after being among the first people to be convicted under Oregon’s…

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A 4-year-old macaw named “Bird” is an instant celebrity after appearing in a posed booking mug shot in…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Eugene-area residents are uneasy following Gov. Kate Brown’s proposal to permanently close a new, $130 million…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after a tree struck the car they were riding in is seeking $5 million for her…

The House GOP Steering Committee on Thursday elected Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., to serve as the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 21 points and Mississippi State used a big first half to beat Oregon State 74-57 on…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown presented her budget proposal for the next biennium Thursday, aiming to address a $1.7 billion…

Police on Thursday identified a 62-year-old Bend woman who was struck and critically injured on Mt. Washington Drive Wednesday night, Bend’s…

A change in federal law that would expand overtime pay for millions of Americans was blocked by a federal judge last week, and might not survive.…

In a letter to the Department of Justice, Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called on the department to continue investigating all instances…

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has joined an amicus brief of 20 current and former members of Congress supporting the Consumer Financial Protection…

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has criticized as “inadequate” a draft study the Army Corps of Engineers…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida’s Scott Frost says he isn’t a candidate for the Oregon coaching job and is committed to…