Month: August 2018

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A sheriff in a county in southwest Oregon is asking for money from the state to investigate illegal marijuana…

The 2018 Bend Park and Recreation District Youth Flag Football program enrollment is at an all-time record high, with more than 540 youth…

With thick wildfire smoke still swirling over much of the state, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday it is extending an air…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has issued $43,200 in fines to a Seattle-based seafood company after environmental regulators found wastewater…

If you’ve been lazily enjoying the dog days of summer when behind the wheel, well, perk up and pay attention: school’s getting back in…

The Bend City Council is weighing options for transitioning one of Bend’s unsewered neighborhoods from septic systems to sewer service. The SE…

(Update: DA says woman took drug overdose; GoFundMe page created; comments from disability support group) A Bend woman was recovering in the hospital…

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… Due to heavy wildfire smoke a Moderate to Unhealthy air quality is expected to stay with us for much of the…

Human traffickers look for one thing when seeking their victims. Vulnerability. Youth are particularly susceptible and local nonprofit IN OUR…

(Update: Hiker identified) BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a 64-year-old man who fell from a trail while hiking in the…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a new wildfire in southwestern Oregon has prompted mandatory evacuations and an emergency conflagration…

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) – The city of Yakima in southern Washington state is lifting its more than 30-year-old ban on pit bull terriers. The Yakima…

(Update: Site reported Bend had ‘hazardous’ air quality; small fire breaks out N. of Madras) Air quality readings soared to unhealthy,…

The future of policing in the city of Sisters has been called into question recently. Mayor Chuck Ryan and Sheriff Shane Nelson spoke at Wednesday…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Redmond Municipal Airport will get a $5.2 million federal grant to boost…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday it has awarded a $447,000 “imminent threat” grant under its…

Recent outbreaks of mountain pine beetle and western gall rust are slowly causing long-term damage to lodgepole pine trees in the Newberry National…

State and federal agencies are working to add more prescribed burns, to rid forests of fuel that stokes major wildfires — but that depends on…

The cost of Oregon’s wholesale outdoor-grown marijuana is now the lowest in the country. Last October, wholesale marijuana in the state sold…

A 38-year-old La Pine homeowner was arrested early Wednesday on a first-degree arson charge, accused in an explosion and fire that destroyed his home…