Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! There is a chance that fog will build along the east slopes of the Cascades Wednesday and Thursday, and eventually make its way into the lower Columbia Deschutes plateau. If dense fog develops and is forecast to last through the night, a dense fog advisory may be needed. Overnight lows are expected to be in the low
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A northeast Bend shopping center commissioned a study that found serious issues with the nearby Hawthorne Station transit facility’s safety and accessibility. You can view the safety analysis and cover letter to city officials here.
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As we continue to reflect on the significance of Veterans Day, a dedication ceremony took place Wednesday in Madras for the Veterans Healing Memorial.
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A tip to Bend police on Tuesday from a nationwide task force targeting crimes against children led to an arrest of a 20-year-old Bend resident on charges he uploaded more than two-dozen child pornography images over the past six months.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites Oregonians to ditch the shopping bags and lace up their hiking boots to celebrate “Green Friday” on Nov. 29. OPRD will waive day-use parking fees that day in 25 state parks across Oregon.
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Temperatures across Central Oregon are dipping low, for those experiencing homelessness. To help meet the crucial need for a safe, warm place to sleep, NeighborImpact is distributing a third round of funding to shelters across the region.
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A 75-year-old Salem man was killed Wednesday afternoon when his car left U.S. Highway 20 in Harney County and struck a tree, Oregon State police said Thursday.
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services will be hosting its first hearing on prescription drug prices on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oregonians are encouraged to participate in this inaugural event in two ways.
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Awakened by a smoke alarm, a Madras family of four narrowly escaped out a back bedroom window early Wednesday morning when a malfunctioning water heater sparked a house fire that blocked both the front and back doors, an official said.
Continue ReadingOregon’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in September and October, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. The rate has been between 4.0 percent and 4.4 percent for an unprecedented 36 consecutive months, dating back to November 2016.
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Highway designers from the Oregon Department of Transportation are inviting the public to an open house Thursday evening to again discuss proposed safety improvements to U.S. Highway 97 through Terrebonne, after Deschutes County commissioners declined to approve a disputed couplet proposal.
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A van fire closed U.S. Highway 97 in both directions south of Bend Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday released the name of the woman whose remains were found in a field northeast of Bend last Thursday afternoon and again said that foul play is not suspected in her death.
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Bend police had a busy but successful Tuesday, in terms of car thefts, recovering three stolen vehicles in unrelated crimes, one a motor home that got in a crash and another a pickup taken last week in Harney County.
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A two-month investigation into citizen complaints of drug deals at a La Pine apartment led to a SWAT team-led raid late Tuesday afternoon, the arrest of two residents and the seizure of suspected methamphetamine and two guns, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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AFter thousands of suggestions and online votes, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has gone with the public’s favored name for its new K-9 bloodhound: Copper.
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The Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, hosts its biggest fundraising event of the year Saturday evening.
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The Oregon State Marine Board has mailed out about 37,000 boat registration renewal notices to boaters whose motorboat registration expires on Dec. 31.
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Lonza Pharma and Biotech’s 28th annual Inventerprise contest is underway, as students each year get to design something new to tackle a big problem — this year, plastic pollution in our oceans.
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The water level of Mirror Pond, the section of the Deschutes River immediately upstream from PacifiCorp’s Bend hydroelectric facility, will be lowered about 2 feet below normal for this time of year to accommodate maintenance work on part of the dam early next month.
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