Month: March 2017

Every year, the Oregon Department of Education honors teachers and their impact on students’ lives through the Oregon Teacher of the Year…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign Thursday over his’ failure to disclose his 2016 contacts…

It started in early 2015 and did not relent in 2016: a tragic spike in traffic fatalities in Oregon that harkens back to older times, when people…

Work continues throughout Bend’s 27th Street corridor, including isolated areas of paving. Approximately 5,000 feet of the sewer pipe has been…

Federal income tax refunds totaling over $14 million may be waiting for an estimated 15,500 Oregon taxpayers who did not file a federal tax return…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A man who fatally shot another man after a fight outside a southern Oregon convenience store has been convicted of…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Someone has been stealing water from fire hydrants in the southern Oregon town of Gold Hill. Mayor Christina Stanley…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A California man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for killing his passenger in a drunken driving crash…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., voted Wednesday in favor of confirming Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., to be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of the…

Bend city councilors gave final approval Wednesday evening to new rules for taxis and other vehicles for hire, meaning by early May, ride-sharing…

The driver of a stolen pickup truck was chased by a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy on Highway 97 south of Madras Wednesday morning at speeds…

Mt. Bachelor announced Wednesday that it will donate an additional $112,900 in cash to Central Oregon non-profit organizations this year, raising its…

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Jordan Valley 80, Hosanna Christian 68 Perrydale 57, Crosshill Christian 47 Powder Valley 74, Days Creek 60 Sherman 70, North…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland Trail Blazers forward Ed Davis will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and will likely miss the rest…

It’s been six months since a rollover crash left one Bend man paralyzed, impacting his entire family. The road to recovery for Nathan Severson,…

People living in Redmond will have a new opportunity for outdoor recreation. A new biking and walking trail was approved Tuesday night by the Redmond…

(Updated to add Bright’s online court records) Three teens were injured Tuesday night when their reportedly speeding car crashed through two…

The city of Bend is continuing a major update of its sewer system, with the next phase of the project scheduled to begin later this month. The North…

(Updates with death toll, names) RIDDLE, Ore. (AP) – A Douglas County sheriff’s spokesman says four children were killed in an overnight…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured…