Month: May 2019

(Update: Bend-area hunt for cougar called off) An active effort to trap and euthanize a cougar seen in the Deschutes River Canyon area of southern…

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! We’ll see a chance for thunderstorms remaining this evening, but mostly we’ll see some passing rain…

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Tuesday it will begin serving up weekly community lunches for adults aged 60 and over, beginning…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation, the Medical Debt Relief Act of 2019, on Tuesday, saying he wants to make sure Americans’…

Personal use firewood collection is now available on Forest Service and BLM land across Central Oregon and will remain open through Nov. 30. Firewood…

The Central Oregon Reserve Law Enforcement Officer Academy will hold commencement exercises for the class of 2019 in the City of Bend Municipal Court…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal jury has awarded nearly $27 million in damages against two trucking companies and their drivers who were…

The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday promising short-term outcomes of Senate Bill 754, which raised the age of purchase for tobacco and…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday he is taking a patient-first approach to policies aimed at reducing prescription…

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill Tuesday to defend campaigns and state parties against foreign hackers. The Federal Campaign…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon will use ground-penetrating radar to search for bodies buried at the former Oregon State Insane Asylum. The Statesman…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – County clerks in Oregon would be required to audit results after each election under a bill that overwhelmingly passed the…

SEATTLE (AP) – Health officials have confirmed a seventh case of the measles in a western Washington outbreak involving people who spent time…

SEATTLE (AP) – Ashes to ashes, guts to dirt. Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting…

This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment is a timely one: Building a digital defense against vacation rental scams. The kids are almost…

Redmond’s Centennial Park spray feature will be starting operations for the summer season this Friday. The spray park operates from the Friday…

MANZANITA, Ore. (AP) – A 21-year-old Oregon State University student died after plummeting from a popular viewpoint along the Oregon coast.…

Recent revisions have revealed that job growth was slower than initially estimated in both Deschutes and Jefferson counties, the state Employment…

On Tuesday, June 4, the Crook County Health Department is conducting a full-scale, county-wide exercise to simulate the potential spread of an…

A new study finds that the low-cost, extreme draining of a reservoir in Oregon aided downstream migration of juvenile chinook salmon – and led…