Month: March 2017

NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year. Children who live in Crook and Deschutes…

There have been some interesting proposals on the table this legislative session, things like taxing coffee or old cars. These bills sparked strong…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge in Oregon has found four men guilty of misdemeanor charges of trespassing and tampering with government…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawmakers in the Oregon Senate have approved a bill that would shield thousands of recreational pot customers from having…

The snow in Central Oregon has finally begun to melt away and now is a great time to clear out the debris and clutter that has accumulated. The La…

Continuing his efforts to fight opioid addiction in Oregon, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., led a hearing Tuesday on how…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The mother of a 4-year-old special education student who was left sleeping on an empty Tillamook County school bus has…

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – An Albany man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading no contest to assaulting a baby and, later, a fellow…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem man has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of three girls younger than 12 after a two-hour standoff…

Chitosan, a natural carbohydrate derived from crustacean shells, is showing promise as a weapon against a bacterium that annually sickens more than a…

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in February, from 4.3 percent in January — the lowest unemployment rate since…

(Update with fire district info, cause under investigation) Nearly 24 hours after arriving on scene, firefighters finished Monday afternoon putting…

The High Desert Amateur Radio Group (HIDARG) has announced its annual “Ham Radio Operator of the Year” award for 2016. Bill Johnson, of…

(Update: sheriff’s office corrects name; fixing typos) An 18-year-old Madras man died at St. Charles Bend Monday night, a few hours after his…

The Oregon Senate Business and Transportation Committee on Monday passed a bill sponsored by Senate Republican Deputy Leader Tim Knopp of Bend in a…

The Crooked River is full to the brim with low-elevation melting snow, and the Prineville Reservoir is being employed to manage river levels. The…

A 26-year-old Prineville man facing a murder charge in a September 2015 fatal shooting in Juniper Canyon was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison…

Some Deschutes River Woods residents are dealing with hazardous flooding. Deschutes County crews were out pumping a pool of water from between…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Ruthy Hebard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Oregon earned its first Sweet 16 berth by upsetting Duke 74-65 on Monday…

A 21-year-old Crooked River Ranch man has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of two roommates in…