Month: April 2017

WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) – A former Woodburn assistant city attorney has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation after he was…

Three earthquakes rumbled off the Oregon coast Saturday, and the largest was felt by residents onshore. The largest, at 3.8 magnitude, struck at 7:48…

(Update-correction: Fire Department corrects chemical, more details) A chemical spill in a storage closet at Redmond High School on Friday prompted…

The cost of housing in Bend has skyrocketed in the past few years, and the Bend Golf and Country Club wants to capitalize on it. The golf club is…

A recently completed study by the Bonneville Power Administration identifies needed transmission upgrades in Central Oregon to support the expanding…

A Redmond man and a couple family members were fishing on Lake Billy Chinook Thursday when they were met with fierce winds — and soon, a test…

Redmond firefighters put out a blaze late Friday afternoon that destroyed a motor home used as a residence at a transient camp east of the city,…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a Sisters-area dog and its owner after the dog knocked down…

Graffiti has become a problem in several cities around Central Oregon, and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has launched a program that…

(Update: More details from fire official, sheriff) A fire that began in and destroyed a vacant mobile home at a Madras trailer park Friday afternoon…

As more recreationists return to trails this spring, the Deschutes National Forest reminds visitors that forest restoration work including commercial…

(Update: More police comments) A man fired two shots from a handgun in the Bend Walmart early Thursday morning, apparently trying to shoot out the…

(Updating crowd estimate to 3,000, fire officials’ comment) At the end of an intense, extended, nearly two-hour town hall full of emotional…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit is pleased to announce the return of our free Mandatory Boater Education training classes as…

This year’s Central Electric Cooperative Washington, D.C. Youth Tour winners represent the best and brightest Central Oregon has to offer. CEC…

Youth, ages 16 to 18 years old, can now apply for eight weeks of summer employment with the Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (COYCC). Heart of…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Local governments in Oregon will continue to be prohibited from regulating genetically engineered crops. The Statesman…

The first of four full weekend closures of Interstate 5 in one direction between the Marquam Bridge and North Broadway will take place in the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The father of a 2-year-old Tigard boy who died of morphine poisoning seeks $5 million in a lawsuit filed against the…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Medford police arrested a homicide suspect after a standoff at a home near Gold Hill. The agency said in a Facebook post…