Month: May 2017

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers rolled out a broad proposal Tuesday to overhaul the state’s corporate tax system that could generate…

(Update: More from DA, crash may have been suicide) No charges will be filed against a driver who struck and fatally injured a 39-year-old Bend woman…

Tribally owned Eagle Tech Systems announced Tuesday the Drones and Public Safety Conference that was scheduled for May 24-25 has been rescheduled to…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A new local ordinance in Medford has banned growing marijuana in backyards. The Mail Tribune reported…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – People considered at risk of suicide could have their guns taken away under a bill approved by the Oregon Senate. The bill…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – As Oregon endures an acute housing shortage, the Legislature is considering making landlords pay tenants for no-cause…

Do you know someone who helps enhance Deschutes County communities by improving bicycling and walking conditions or encouraging people to walk and…

What parent doesn’t have questions? Is your child’s speech and development on track? Will their smile last a lifetime and can they hear…

A large Redmond parcel may soon get a new private school and other development farther down the road, under a master plan that was the topic of a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say 25 people were arrested late Monday in a May day riot, including three juveniles. Here’s a news…

The governors of eight Western states have signed a proclamation recognizing May as Wildfire Awareness Month — and Oregon could face an…

In a healthy housing market, there’s about a six-month supply of inventory. During the recession, that grew to about 20 months’ worth.…

One of the first big prescribed burns of the season happened Monday, just off China Hat Road south of Bend. A 224-acre fire was ignited just after…

A Deschutes County grand jury returned a second indictment Monday with eight more charges dating back four years against a 31-year-old Bend…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene woman has been found guilty of abusing and assaulting a 3-year-old child who was in her care. The Register-Guard…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday on an agreement to fund the federal government through Sept 30, the end of the federal…

High Country Disposal will provide free collection of yard debris, miscellaneous household waste and appliances on Tuesday, May 2 , or Wednesday, May…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Several hundred people, many of them immigrants, gathered Monday for a May Day rally on the steps of the Oregon Capitol.…

The Crook County Public Health Department is conducting a community-wide random survey this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. CASPER is a Community…

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say an employee of an Oregon tree-service company was charged with assault and attempted murder after a…