Bend-area home sales dropped markedly as 2020 began, but the median sales price rose by nearly $10,000 to $449,000, just shy of where it stood a year earlier, Redmond-based Beacon Appraisal Group said Friday.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the Washington Lottery’s “Keno” game were: 05-07-14-37-45-50-51-56-59-65-66-67-68-70-72-74-75-76-79-80 (five, seven, fourteen, thirty-seven, forty-five, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-six, fifty-nine, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy, seventy-two, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-nine, eighty)
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the Idaho Lottery’s “Pick 3 Night” game were: 1-2-6 (one, two, six)
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Rev is a 4-month-old pit bull mix puppy who was surrendered Friday along with his sister at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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The intersection of Murphy and Brosterhous roads in southeast Bend will be closed for about two months, starting Monday, as the city’s latest roundabout is installed.
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Students who regularly attend school are more likely to succeed, so the state of Oregon is working to tackle chronic absenteeism in the school system that affects about one in five students across the state.
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The USA Bouldering Youth National Championships are taking place this weekend at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond, drawing competitors from across the nation. We talked with a couple participants on Friday.
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Saturday morning through late afternoon brings a 30 percent chance for scatter rain/snow showers.
Continue ReadingMore snow is expected through Saturday night.
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The Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation has contributed $3,000 to the Latino Community Association to help individuals in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties expand their skills and qualify for higher-paying jobs.
Continue ReadingTwo US-based cruise lines are forbidding people with Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau passports from boarding their cruise ships, according to company statements released Friday. Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International released statements as the coronavirus continues to spread. The companies say the new policies apply to anyone — guest or crew member —
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon’s drawing of the Oregon Lottery’s “Pick 4 4PM” game were: 5-1-0-9 (five, one, zero, nine)
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Oregon Food Bank is mobilizing its statewide network to ensure every Oregonian is counted in this year’s census.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to warn counties about the security risks posed by mobile voting apps and other forms of internet voting.
Continue ReadingA Wisconsin teacher has been suspended after tweeting that he hoped conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh suffers a painful death from cancer. Travis Sarandos, an English teacher at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts, posted the tweet on Monday and was suspended two days later. “Rush Limbaugh absolutely should have to suffer from cancer,”
Continue ReadingProtecting patients from surprise medical bills is one thing that lawmakers in Congress agree on. But they aren’t united on how to solve the problem. The path to fixing surprise medical bills got more complicated Friday, when two more House committees released proposals — just days after President Donald Trump reiterated his call for Congress
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A federal crackdown has taken effect on the sale of most flavored cartridges for e-cigarettes. The new FDA policy prohibits companies from making and selling all cartridge flavors except tobacco and menthol. Stores can continue to sell flavored e-liquid and disposables. The crackdown
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (KOVR ) — A woman is on the hunt for a couple she met at Yosemite National Park over ten years ago. Kentucky resident Melanie Jackson Stinson took an engagement photo for the couple on a Yosemite hiking trail back in June 2009. Stinson originally
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon’s drawing of the Idaho Lottery’s “Pick 3 Day” game were: 1-8-8 (one, eight, eight)
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Nearly 700,000 Oregon business and personal taxpayers are getting letters in the mail from the Oregon Department of Revenue, advising they could be subject to the state’s new Corporate Activity Tax.
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