Month: August 2018

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley , D-Ore., introduced a bill this week aimed at reducing significant racial disparities in maternal mortality and…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – A former Spokane police sergeant convicted of sexually assaulting a female police officer during a drunken house party…

DAYTON, Ore. (AP) – Officials say they’ve determined the cause of death of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found by joggers at the…

The city of Prineville, Central Oregon’s oldest city, is turning 150 this summer — and the Prineville Railway, the longest-running,…

(Update: Adding video, highway reopening) Three brush fires broke out within about two miles of each other along state Highway 126 about five miles…

(Update: Comments from area hiker, sheriff’s lieutenant) A blind Paralympian from Bend and her father, visiting from Wyoming, took a canoe trip…

Happy Saturday, everyone! Saturday begins on a cool note with temperatures in the lower 40s for many. We’ll warm into the low to mid 70s, which…

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Thursday rejected a staff recommended stipulated settlement for a licensed marijuana wholesaler charged with…

Nine Bend residents face various drug-related charges after a raid Thursday at a northeast Bend home that has been the focus of citizen complaints…

Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ron Wyden today announced Friday key provisions in education and…

A special pilot program that will offer discounted rates for electrical and full-hookup RV campsites is now available at selected state parks,…

Steelhead retention in the Columbia River and lower John Day River will close effective Monday through the end of the year due to poor returns,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – In a settlement with environmental groups, the Trump administration has agreed to designate critical Pacific Ocean habitat…

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – Wildfires have cost the Oregon Shakespeare Festival $2 million in lost revenue because of smoky conditions. The Daily…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed by Lebanon-area landowners who claim their neighbors are growing…

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Washington’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for a gun-control initiative to appear on the November ballot. The…

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Our Air Quality Alert has been dropped for the time being. Smoke has moved out of the area with a westerly flow…

(Update: DEQ air quality alert ends after very smoky morning) After thick smoke and air quality in Bend that reached the very unhealthy, even…

Here is the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays update for the week of Aug. 27: City Street Maintenance Operations & ADA Street…

(Update: Fire investigator explains how cause determined) An official investigation of the 1,500-acre Milepost 6 Fire that broke out a week ago has…