Month: July 2017

Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state in September. The events are being…

A 65-year-old Prineville man whose Jeep broke down became lost in the woods north of Prineville on Sunday, prompting a 2-day air and ground search…

(Update: Tuesday update) In the past 24 hours, South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership fire crews and resources have responded to 72 smoke…

Central Oregon is seeing early signs of a slowdown in the labor market after years of rapid growth, the state Employment Department’s regional…

(Update: Police identify apparent drowning victim) Police on Wednesday identified a 59-year-old Bend man who died after jumping into the Deschutes…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Klamath Falls man convicted of forcing a woman into prostitution has been sentenced to more than 11 years in…

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal appeals court says a rifle target maker missed its mark when it said in a lawsuit that NBC mischaracterized its…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Free parking could soon be a thing of the past in downtown Eugene. The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/gHN8Rz )…

(Update: Correcting girl’s age to 6) Bethlehem Inn announced Mond ay that many of the thousands of community members that attended the 2017…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland-area transportation agency has had enough of trouble riders and wants to extend how long it can ban people…

(Update: Evacuation orders lifted) HUNTERS, Wash. (AP) – Evacuation orders for people living near a wildfire in a rural area of northeast…

If your driver license, instruction permit or identification card is expiring in August, you may want to go to DMV well before the Aug. 21 eclipse,…

The Oregon Health Authority issued a blue-green algae health advisory Monday for Odell Lake, located 75 miles southeast of Eugene off Oregon Highway…

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced Monday that he won’t charge a 73-year-old man who was arrested after a suspicious fire…

Homeowners falling behind on property taxes or mortgage payments should visit www.OregonHomeownerHelp.org because they may qualify for help from a…

The Family Access Network said Monday it is the recipient of $15,000 in grant funds from The Oregon Community Foundation, which will be used to…

The House on Monday passed a plan co-authored by Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., aimed at impoving the care veterans receive at the Department of Veterans…

A Smith Rock hiker who lost consciousness and fell more than 100 feet from the Misery Ridge trail Monday afternoon was rescued and taken to the…

A report from the Bend Whitewater Park that a 15-year-old surfer was missing in the water prompted a search of the water and river banks Monday…

A southwest Bend resident leaving for work saw flames on a neighbor’s deck and called 911, allowing firefighters to stop the blaze that they…