Month: February 2017

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Thursday that Deschutes County is one of 20 additional jurisdictions joining the Safety…

Two Bend city councilors sparred Wednesday night over appointing a builder to the city planning commission, which one said poses a conflict of…

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced Thursday that he will host a live telephone town hall event on Monday, February 6, from his office in the…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing Thursday “to begin the process of rebuilding the…

Punxsutawney Phil may be calling for six more weeks of winter, but Oregonians can take heart. FuFu, an African pygmy hedgehog at the Oregon Zoo in…

The 41st annual U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle online registration is now open. Just click to www.pppbend.com and all the information that you need to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon man has asked for a different federal judge to handle his bench trial on misdemeanor charges stemming from last…

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A Mapleton man had more than his heart stolen after planning a meetup with a woman from an online dating site. The…

The still-fairly-new Bend City Council spent hours Wednesday night discussing two big topics with plenty of devilish details – proposed changes…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on “sanctuary cities” has triggered divergent actions from…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Immigrants rights’ groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Portland seeking an injunction against President Donald…

A four-star junior college defensive tackle expected to contribute right away is among the highlights of coach Gary Andersen’s third recruiting…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s recruiting class had such a Florida feel under new coach Willie Taggart that it had its own social media…

Despite a 46 percent jump in the number of new or renewed concealed handgun licenses issued in Deschutes County last year, a sheriff’s office…

Inge Kriegler was born in Germany five years after World War II ended. “In 1952, when my parents were immigrating out of Germany, they were not…

The city of Bend expects to receive $500,000 a year in revenue from the 3 percent marijuana sales tax voters passed in November. That’s higher…

Cascades East Transit announced Wednesday that improvements to the regional transit system, including a new Sisters to Bend route, will be taking…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Legislature began its 2017 session Wednesday, facing a $1.7 billion deficit that threatens to exacerbate tensions…

The Central Oregon Cat Alliance, a partnership between Bend Spay+Neuter Project, BrightSide Animal Center and the Humane Society of Central Oregon,…

The City of Bend is seeking applications for the SE Bend Septic to Sewer Advisory Committee. Committee members will review and make recommendations…