Month: August 2017

(Update: Residents return home; evening update; area closure expanded) The Milli Fire has grown to nearly 12,500 acres, but the hard work of nearly…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public meeting for a proposed Oregon Scenic Bikeway from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Room…

Adults in Crook County who recently quit tobacco or would like to quit can earn $25 by answering questions in a focus group about their tobacco use.…

In support of its goal to provide a safe and secure environment for the public, employees and public land users, the Bureau of Land…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is proposing amendments to agency rules related to overnight camping rates for state parks. A $2 per site…

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, in which we asked if you regretted any of your pre-eclipse purchases: Do you regret any of…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The strong economy has triggered Oregon’s kicker law. State economists said Wednesday that more than $460…

(Update: Suspect surrenders, jailed) A 22-year-old Prineville man sought on charges of stabbing another man in the hand and stealing his backpack…

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson announced Wednesday he won’t seek the Republican nomination for governor next year. Richardson was…

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The top federal prosecutor in Nevada is vowing a third try to convict two accused gunmen of armed assault on a federal officer…

All three hiking trails that intersect Mill Creek Wilderness are open to the public again, the Ochoco national Forest announced Wednesday. The forest…

An Arizona man headed home from the Symbiosis musical festival “aggressively passed” two police cars in a “police-style…

The Oregon average for regular unleaded gas jumped to its highest price in nearly two years and has the biggest weekly jump in the nation at 10…

The Old Mill Distric t has been honored in The Waterfront Center’s 30th Annual Excellence on the Waterfront Awards program. The national…

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates ticked up in Central Oregon last month, but at a level deemed “not statistically significant,” the…

Hundreds of people packed the Sisters High School Tuesday evening for an update on the Milli Fire that has grown to more than 11,000 acres and left…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 77-year-old man convicted of murder died at a Salem hospital. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports…

(Update: Wind shift sends S. Oregon fire smoke into Bend area; Sisters schools delayed a day; evening fire updates) The Milli Fire west of Sisters…

GRAND MOUND, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a brush fire south of Olympia in the Grand Mound area burned seven structures, including four homes…

In the weeks and months leading up to Monday’s eclipse, emergency agencies prepared for the worst and urged others to do the same, so grocery…