Month: August 2018

(Update: Adding location) A Bend-area resident shot and killed a cougar on his property earlier this week after it attacked and killed two of his…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport is coming off of its biggest month ever. The Mail Tribune reports the Medford…

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… After early morning thunderstorms we will see some partial clearing with the smoke staying fairly thick, and a…

Central Oregon’s tourism season is in full swing, But is Bend continuing to see an increase in tourists? The answer is yes, but the numbers are…

The Oregon Department of Revenue is urging Oregon employees to check their wage withholding to ensure enough is held back from each paycheck to cover…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Special Olympics of Oregon has canceled statewide athletic events and laid off about half its staff as it struggles…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A wolf known as OR-7 that established the first gray wolf pack in western Oregon in six decades has sired at least one…

SEATTLE (AP) – Unhealthy smoky air from wildfires is blanketing the Northwest. The National Weather Service says Washington state had the worst…

After unanimous passage of a bond resolution for the November 2018 ballot, the Redmond School District Board of Directors is seeking applicants for a…

(Update;OSP identifies victims, including 5 children; Tacoma family on end-of-summer trip) Oregon State Police on Wednesday identified the eight…

Bend’s Shepherd’s House Ministries homeless shelter is in need of sack lunch items as it begins a renovation project, the organization…

Hey, Central Oregon, We continued to sit under smoky skies today, but the big change is the clouds mixed with isolated showers across the region. The…

(Update: Parents say he survived on bees, berries) COUGAR, Wash. (AP) – The parents of an Ohio man found alive after he went missing nearly a…

The Oregon nursery industry climbed to its second-best sales year on record in 2017, according to newly released figures from the Oregon Department…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man suspected of fatally stabbing two passengers on a Portland light-rail train in 2017 has been charged with…

(Update: Roats cites ‘exhaustion,’ need to take a break) Amid changes that include Bend’s first voter-elected mayor, current Mayor…

(Update: Teen arrested in fatal shooting) BURIEN, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy has been arrested for investigation of…

Timber harvested illegally under fraudulent permits is undercutting conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, new research by an international…

Deschutes Children’s Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Carly Carmichael and Luke…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…Most regions across the High Desert will see air quality at unhealthy to moderate levels today. With a little…