Month: March 2018

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – An ordinance intended to cut down on stray shopping carts takes effect Sunday in Medford. The Mail Tribune reports stores…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – An ex-student accused of threatening a shooting at Oregon State University has now been charged with a federal crime.…

If you are looking for innovative and homegrown non-commercial radio in Central Oregon, you can turn your dial to KPOV at 88.9 FM or kpov.org. KPOV,…

Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden…

Riverhouse on the Deschutes has selected the Bend affiliate of Habitat for Humanity as its beneficiary for the 2019 Gala. The local nonprofit works…

Mid Oregon Credit Union encourages our community to stop by a branch and “Adopt-A-Bear” from April 2 through April 20 in support of…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The estate of a Eugene high school student who killed himself says in a federal lawsuit the teen used a gun that belonged…

Experts predict a rogue Chinese space station will come crashing toward Earth within a matter of days, and reports show Oregon could be in its path…

On a chilly April evening in 1998, seven bench jewelers met over pizza and beer at Stuft Pizza on Third Street in Bend (now Pho Viet Cafe) to discuss…

The Crook County School District Board of Directors announced Wednesday it has chosen Dr. Sara E. Johnson as the district’s next…

Hello Central Oregon! Starting off our morning with mild conditions. Temperatures are in the mid 30’s to low 40’s once again. There will…

Deschutes County will observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week during the week of April 8-14. Each April since 1981, The United States…

As tax time approaches, AARP’s Fraud Watch Network and AARP Oregon are joining in efforts to help Oregon taxpayers avoid criminal imposters who…

Five sessions of the Oregon Heritage Conference will be free and open to the public on Friday, April 13 at the Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond…

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 41 of their Senate colleagues on Wednesday urged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting…

(Update: Adding comment from city attorney’s office) SEATTLE (AP) – A King County Superior Court judge has struck down a Seattle law…

A semi-truck driver who took a wrong turn ended up in a ditch, blocking both lanes on Highway 97 in northern Klamath County four miles north of the…

It might start with pencil tapping and end with an outburst that forces teachers to clear the classroom. Educators say disruptions have become a big…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – MarShon Brooks scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter in his first game with Memphis, helping the lowly…

Faced with a surge of reports in recent days, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office late Wednesday renewed its warning to Central Oregonians…