Month: May 2019

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., was joined Wednesday in the forest west of Bend by local leaders in the effort to manage wildfires in Central Oregon as he…

The Sisters City Council on Wednesday evening unanimously approved Hayden Home’s plans for McKenzie Meadows Village, a 191-unit development on…

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has awarded $5,000 in grant funding to the Council on Aging of Central Oregon to help fund their…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., demanded Wednesday that the Social Security Administration and Federal Trade Commission take necessary steps to protect…

It’s the stuff of horror movies — the villain chasing teenagers through the dark woods, brandishing a chainsaw. But nothing is scarier…

All students educated in Oregon, regardless of immigration status, will receive access to in-state tuition for graduate programs at public…

Deschutes County commissioners and citizen budget panel members are weighing how much funding to give to the district attorney’s office for the…

The Bend Police Department, along with the Black Butte Police Department, Sunriver Police Department, Deschutes County Parole and Probation,…

Roundabout Books, a Bend bookstore that has been open for about three years, was looking for ways to increase business in order to pay off its small…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon and longtime baseball coach George Horton have mutually agreed to part after 11 seasons at the school. The school…

The Humane Society of Central Oregon has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to significantly expand existing spay and neuter…

A fire that heavily damaged a downtown Madras law office Saturday evening has been determined to be arson, Police Chief Tanner Stanfill said…

Legislation to give teachers the tools they need to make classrooms safer passed the Oregon House Wednesday, supporters said. Senate Bill 963 updates…

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Thunderstorms back across Central Oregon this evening with thunder, lightning, hail, rain, and gusty winds. If you…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Veteran Republican state Sen. Jackie Winters has died, according to House Speaker Tina Kotek. She was 82. Kotek made the…

Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno released Wednesday a follow-up report on the 2018 audit of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s Cannabis…

SEATTLE (AP) – Health officials say a ninth case of the measles has been confirmed in a Western Washington outbreak. It marks the first time…

The Bend Park and Recreation District said Wednesday it is introducing roller sports and recreation at The Pavilion this summer. The seasonal ice…

Sunriver’s Hugh Palcic has joined the Oregon Liquor Control Commission as commissioner representing Oregon east of the Cascades. He will be…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A teenage student who was tackled after allegedly bringing a shotgun into a Parkrose High School classroom pleaded not…