Month: September 2017

(Update: USFS corrects area of closure) On Wednesday, the Deschutes National Forest will close the Deschutes River Trail between Benham East Day Use…

Central Oregon students have a chance to devise new ways to travel in the 26 th annual Inventerprise contest, sponsored by Bend Research, a division…

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – Southern Oregon University has recovered less than one-third of the $1.9 million that it was tricked into paying to…

Amid significant rainfall, the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association lifted the restrictions only on recreational fires, not debris burning, on…

The Redmond Proficiency Academy student leadership team is sponsoring a week of service for its high school students Monday through Friday, Sept.…

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people (in the wake of Bend’s decision to move the NW Portland Avenue/11th Street…

The Redmond Police Department took 23,000 calls from the public in 2016. The department wants to add more officers to its police force, meaning a…

(Update: NWS confirms it was tornado) LEBANON, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a small tornado damaged buildings at a dairy farm southeast of Salem…

(Update: Interview with surrogate mother) A Bend woman is doing something unusual and unexpected. Not only is she a surrogate mother due in nine…

(Update: More from fire department on its efforts) The city of Bend is moving forward on an initiative to make the city more energy-efficient.…

Holiday hiring is already underway, and Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest reports employment scams are trending up from last year. In…

Incumbent Crook County Commissioner Brian Barney has filed for election to fill the seat he currently holds, after being appointed in February, to…

Researchers at Oregon State University have identified a pair of proteins that show promise as the basis for a gonorrhea vaccine, the school said…

Resorts and campgrounds along the Cascade Lakes Highway have had an up-and-down summer this year, for reasons as clear as the skies often…

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday a $1 million emergency relief grant for the Oregon Department of Transportation to support…

Attorney General Rosenblum today announced Tuesday that Oregon is on the leadership team of a multi-state investigation of manufacturers and…

ODFW announced Tuesday has launched a new online Coyote and Gray Wolf ID Quiz to help people differentiate between wolves and coyotes. Find the…

The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has reduced the area closure in place for the Nash Fire. South…

An Oregon Health Authority education campaign aimed at youth and young adults raised awareness among its target audience of the risks associated with…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A 15-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty in a school shooting that left one classmate dead and three wounded in…