Month: June 2019

The Oregon Department of Forestry said it shared its web-based Oregon Wildfire Risk Explorer tool with the state Public Utilities Commission this…

(Updating throughout) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The president of the Oregon Senate ordered the state Capitol to close on Saturday due to a “possible…

(Update: Highway reopens; more details expected Saturday) One person was killed and five taken to hospitals with injuries after a crash Friday…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A law passed by the Oregon Legislature gives farmers and ranchers immunity from liability while fighting dangerous wildfires,…

On Tuesday, June 4, the Crook County Health Department and local partners conducted a Full Scale County Wide Exercise to simulate the intentional…

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road project and traffic closure list for the week of June 24-30: Special Events ·Bend Pride 5K…

(Update: Correcting that Suing is owner, Powell manager of Sons of Beer) The Horseshoe Tavern recently lost its liquor license for the second time,…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent announcement of its Affordable Clean Energy Rule “is one of Washington D.C.’s…

(Update: Adding Knopp’s interview with KTVZ) State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, issued a statement late Thursday and also spoke with KTVZ regarding…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon House has approved a measure that would ask voters to overturn the state’s decades-long practice of…

Happy Friday Central Oregon! It is the first day of summer as the season officially kicks off at 8:54 this morning. We are going to get summer off to…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for causing the death of his girlfriend and two of his co-workers…

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced Thursday that 36 Oregon counties are receiving a total of $37.1 million under the 2019…

State Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, carried House Bill 3450 on the House floor, where it passed with strong bipartisan support on a 56-1 vote. It was…

Volunteers from Bend-based Friends of the Central Cascades Wilderness will help conduct solitude monitoring studies in the Mt Washington and Mt…

St. Charles Health System leaders have decided that Saturday, July 13 will be the official closing date for the St. Charles Redmond Family Birthing…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Health authorities in the Portland area say an increase in HIV cases appears to be linked to infected needles. The…

TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers selected North Carolina forward Nassir Little with the 25th pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday…

One in five Oregon children is food-insecure, and that insecurity skyrockets during the summer without access to nutritious meals at school. Summer…

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is close to opening its brand-new jail, and that means some wrongdoers won’t have to be on a waiting…