Month: November 2017

JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) – Junction City police say an adult pedestrian was struck and killed by a train. The Union Pacific train was…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Commissioners in Jackson County decided not to change the name of Dead Indian Memorial Road. The Mail Tribune reports…

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) – The Walla Walla City Council adopted an ordinance that bans new absentee-owner properties for use as short-term…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Water Bureau has found that lead levels at high-risk homes in the city exceeded federal limits. The…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center has been fined nearly $277,000 for failing to ensure that employees get breaks. The…

On October 30, Bend City Manager Eric King signed a weather emergency declaration, effective Friday. The declaration allows the use of approved…

KIDS Center has been awarded a $10,000 grant from PGE Foundation — the corporate foundation of Portland General Electric — to help…

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and several congressman praised new tariffs against subsidized Canadian softwood lumber…

(Update: Comments from organizer, presenters, participants) More than a dozen men have signed up for a gathering Saturday at Skyliners Lodge, west of…

Sunday marks the end of daylight saving time and serves as a good reminder for Oregonians to test their smoke alarms. The Oregon Office of State Fire…

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Jon Tester…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation this week that they said would improve the U.S. Department of Veterans…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard made a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak over…

WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) – Police say officers in Woodburn shot a dog that was running loose and charging at people, including…

(Update: Comments from board president, attorney for founders) The clock is ticking for the new board of the Equine Outreach horse sanctuary in Bend…

(Update: Comments from prosecutor, victim’s sister) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The persistence of a detective and the sister of a teen girl…

Whether you like it or not, winter weather is here. While many people crank up their thermostat, there are others who simply can’t afford to.…

Bend’s 14th Street (or Century Drive) between Colorado Avenue and Newport Avenue is set to be improved in the coming months. This project is…

Oregonians can now purchase a voucher for a new license plate featuring a gray whale and her calf, with proceeds going to support the Oregon State…

The Bend Spay+Neuter Project, a local nonprofit committed to providing free and low-cost services for cats and dogs, announced Thursday that it has…