Month: April 2019

Healthy Beginnings , the Central Oregon nonprofit that has been providing free comprehensive health and development assessments for children from 0-5…

Community members are invited to meet four finalists for the principal position for Pacific Crest Middle School during a public presentation Thursday…

(Update: Boy safe; father died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound) A man who stabbed his estranged wife in Spokane Valley, Wash., on Tuesday…

Following community input and engineering analysis, the city of Bend announced Tuesday that the speed limit will be lowered this month on a stretch…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A black Oregon lawmaker who had the police called on her while she was campaigning is now sponsoring a bill that would allow…

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! Winds will stay breezy at times gusting around 25 miles per hour out of the northwest through the end of the…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has moved to close a loophole that allowed domestic abusers to illegally hold on to their firearms.…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – There have been almost 500 exonerations nationally based on DNA evidence of people wrongfully convicted of crimes, but none…

Families of incoming kindergarteners are encouraged to register students for school starting Wednesday. Neighborhood schools will host events for…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lottery winners could remain anonymous under a bill making its way through the Oregon Legislature. The House voted 55-2 to…

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for two “in-city” volunteer to serve on the Planning Commission. Both terms will begin on…

(Update: Adding Sawyer case background; statement from Knopp) The Sawyer family lost Kaylee when she was killed by a Central Oregon Community College…

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington Legislature has approved a measure to make daylight saving time permanent in the state – if federal…

(Update: Bill passes on second vote) SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has moved forward with a ban on foam takeout containers, just one day…

(Update: Fugitive identified; another escape attempt; lengthy criminal history) An attempted traffic stop on Bend’s north end early Monday…

Central Oregon’s job situation was little changed in March, as hiring was fairly consistent with seasonal patterns and unemployment levels were…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon set a record in 2018 for the number of criminal defendants who are so mentally ill they cannot stand trial. The…

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – A police K-9 in southern Oregon is recovering after encountering a porcupine and getting stuck with over 200 quills. The…

(Update: DCSO identifies climber; he was treated and released from hospital) A 24-year-old Smith Rock climber from Portland fell about 20 feet Monday…

Good Tuesday Morning, Everyone… A strong air flow out of the west will deliver a light and variable cloud cover to Central Oregon today. Under…