Month: January 2017

Local artist Mona Daly has won the 2017 logo contest for the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, race officials announced Tuesday. Daly will receive a…

A 66-year-old La Pine man died early Tuesday of an apparently accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies…

Two Redmond residents were seriously injured Tuesday morning when one lost control of their car on icy Highway 97 north of Bend and it collided with…

Getting around Central Oregon was a definite challenge Tuesday. The strong snowstorm had officials asking people to stay off the roads, if they…

There’s a big difference between the snow that’s falling now and the stuff we’ve been seeing earlier this winter. This snow is much…

With the threat of yet another foot or more of heavy snow, Bend-area government officials issued a joint message Tuesday, urging people to stay home…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., have asked President Obama to review the cases of Oregonians serving mandatory…

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan says 14 dead cattle were discovered at a property in Hermiston and another 15 were…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregonians outside of Portland will soon have more options for flying to Arizona. American Airlines in June will start…

Deschutes County is accepting applications for its Behavioral Health Advisory Board. Citizens with an interest in or life experience with addiction,…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A southern Oregon real estate company looking to capitalize on the expanding marijuana industry is planning to build a…

Along with problems on the roads, the weight of all the snow that’s fallen lately on Central Oregon has caused some large roofs to collapse.…

After a snowy, icy weekend that brought a fatal Sunday crash on Highway 97 in La Pine and two large roof collapses, more snow arrived in Central…

A 40-year-old La Pine man was killed Sunday afternoon when a semi-truck driver lost control on icy Highway 97 and his rig slid into the oncoming…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown has been sworn in to complete the remaining two years of John Kitzhaber’s term. In her inaugural…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A woman who may have been kidnapped died Monday when the pickup she was in collided with another vehicle during a police…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon is allocating $5 million to help 40 school districts better teach English as a second language. The…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Medical Examiner has confirmed that a Portland woman found dead in a downtown parking garage succumbed…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The big melt has begun. Cold rain pelted the Portland area Monday morning, slowly turning icy roads into slippery slush.…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office personnel were awarded a Lifesaving Award, Search and Rescue Council “Volunteer of the Year” and…