Month: May 2019

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! Tonight we see the slight chance for thunderstorms in Central Oregon with the chance for rain showers. Winds will…

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved moving forward with a building remodeling and design plans for the new crisis and…

A bill that has received final legislative approval will give the Oregon Office of Child Care more enforcement tools to ensure the health and safety…

The Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division released Wednesday its annual report on the Oregon Government Waste Hotline, summarizing its activities…

In recognition of 2019 World Biodiversity Day, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday introduced…

Oregon has the fourth-highest rate of substance use disorder in the nation. Nearly one in 10 Oregonians ages 12 and older are estimated to have a…

A former manager of the Burns Municipal Airport was sentenced Wednesday to four years of probation and 300 hours of community service for stealing…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week honored Keanon Lowe with Congressional Record statements praising the Parkrose High School coach…

Mt. Bachelor, known primarily for decades as a ski and snowboard resort, has been building up its non-winter activities in recent years, from…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies turned to the public Wednesday as they seek more witnesses and information about an apparent assault in…

Update: Adding info on change from earlier legislation) Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Wednesday introduced the Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new report from the state says that in future years, Oregon’s population will mostly grow through people moving…

A pro-choice group rallied at a downtown Bend intersection Tuesday evening to show their support for reproductive rights. About 70 people gathered to…

Next year, elementary schools in Bend will start and end classes an hour early. That has some parents scrambling to make arrangements after they…

Central Oregon health care providers and public health departments are working together to raise awareness of safe sleep practices in response to…

(Update: Later results; Sheriff Adkins reaction) A bond measure for a new Redmond pool and recreation center was defeated in Tuesday’s special…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Environmental advocates in Oregon have criticized a state plan to kill more than 1,000 ravens to help save the greater…

(Update: Adding camera locations, cost) The city of Bend said Tuesday it is installing 13 safety cameras downtown this week, one piece of a…

Oregon educators are gathering on the Capitol steps Wednesday afternoon to oppose a bill that would make changes to the Public Employees Retirement…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Legislative leaders are moving quickly on a plan to rein in the growing costs of Oregon’s public pension system. A key…