Month: October 2018

Tuesday, Oct. 30, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the Nov. 6 General Election. Ballots must be received…

With a continued rapid pace of job hiring, Central Oregon’s unemployment levels remained little changed in September from their historically…

(Update: Paxton also facing burglary, theft charges; gun stolen from La Pine roommate) About a dozen citizen calls of shots fired in the area of…

(Update: Driver identified; road reopened with flaggers) A fuel truck driver was killed Monday night when his rig struck a large black cow standing…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to scale back the scope and cost of a planned $1 billion cleanup of…

The Family Access Network has received $2,000 from Wells Fargo to work with children, parents, and teachers to make sure that children have the tools…

Oregon State Police Captain William Fugate, the agency’s former public information officer, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of…

The Oregon Department of Education announced Tuesday it is launching a new website and toolkits for educators and families aimed at providing…

Good morning Central Oregon. Clouds are making their way into Central Oregon today as the system we’ve been tracking makes its way to the…

(Update: More comments from DA; all evidence points to self-defense) A Bend man shot and killed his next-door neighbor who entered his house early…

Ballots for the Nov. 6, 2018 General Election are now in the mail, and here are Secretary of State Dennis Richardson’s answers to 12 of the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Attorneys for the man accused of fatally stabbing two men on a Portland light-rail train last year are seeking to limit…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Markieff Morris had 28 points including six 3-pointers and the Washington Wizards won their first game of the season with…

A new escape room attraction opened in Bend last week — and this one can come to you. Ole Pappy’s Trapper Cabin is on wheels, handcrafted…

The Central Oregon brewing community is mourning the loss of a long-time co-worker and friend. Colby Nightingale worked at the Deschutes Brewery for…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The owners of a shuttered Gresham bakery fined for refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple are appealing to…

Researchers have discovered active fault lines on Mount Hood that could potentially trigger a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, devastating communities and…

Happy Monday evening, everyone! An AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY remains in effect until at least 10 a.m. Tuesday. Air quality levels have been suffering…

After a hiatus from prescribed burning the last five days due to regional air stagnation, forecast weather conditions favorable to burning on the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Animal Legal Defense Fund has filed a lawsuit to compel the federal government to act on climate change as a similar…