Part of the Deschutes River Trail is now a one way direction in order to support social distancing. It is one way from Farewell Bend Park to Riverbend Park to the South Canyon Bridge.
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Starting next Monday, Cascades East Transit will initiate the following service changes for Bend fixed routes, Community Connectors, and Dial-A-Ride until further notice:
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A Deschutes County judge on Wednesday found Joanna Kasner guilty except for insanity and sentenced her to the Oregon State Hospital for life for gunning down neighbor Valerie Peterson as she walked her dogs in the Boonesborough area north of Bend early last year.
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The COVID-19 virus has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 58, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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The Bend Park and Rec District said Wednesday it has changed the popular South Canyon section of the Deschutes River Trail to one-way, prohibited bikes on that section.
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To help protect the health and safety of tribal members from the COVID-19 virus, the secretary-treasurer of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Michele Stacona, issued a memo on March 20, asking for tribal members to stay home and to limit exposure.
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Crook County firefighters were kept busy on Tuesday by three fires in the span of a few hours.
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An Oregon State Police trooper who was shot and injured Friday in an incident in southern Oregon is recovering, authorities said.
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has suspended the license of a southern Oregon bar that officials say violated restrictions put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, a man broke several windows and entered the first floor of the Oregon Department of Revenue building.
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The coronavirus pandemic is affecting how candidates campaign for state elections, including the one for Secretary of State.
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Sisters City Manager has extended the city’s emergency declaration until May 13 as city also strongly discourages tourist travel, lodging.
Continue ReadingThe Tour de France has been pushed back until August, according to cycling’s governing body, after the French government extended its ban on mass public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The statewide Oregon State University Extension Service Outdoor School program is offering resources to engage children in learning about nature while adhering to Oregon’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” order.
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Oregon’s U.S. attorney, top FBI agent on Wednesday denounced discrimination and acts of hate targeting racial, ethnic minorities, call on Oregonians to take steps to counter xenophobia.
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Wednesday will bring cloudy skies and temperatures right around average for this time of the year. We’ll be topping out in the low to high 50s across Central Oregon. Wednesday will also be a windy one, with wind gusts expected around 20 miles an hour out of the west in the early afternoon, moving to
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s subcommittee overseeing multilateral institutions, released the following statement Tuesday regarding the World Health Organization (WHO) and President Trump’s impending proposal to cut U.S. funding for the WHO. In January, Merkley led a bipartisan push for the WHO to declare the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kathi Dew, Leadership Team Chair of the Tech Trek Central Oregon STEM camp project, announced Tuesday that due to the coronavirus, AAUW has canceled the camp for 2020. The STEM Camp, held at OSU-Cascades Campus, has been sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for the last three years, along with
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A group of Central Oregon health care providers are offering health and wellness programs in an online Combat COVID-19 support group.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s Stay-at-Home order for all Oregonians until April 28. The well-being of our patrons, artists, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for continuing to support those who contribute so much to
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