Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday issued an executive order placing a 90-day moratorium on commercial evictions for nonpayment, also strengthening residential eviction ban, prohibiting late fees for not paying rent.
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The COVID-19 virus has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 19, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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n the heels of a $50,000 grant that supplied new Chromebooks for elementary students in the Crook County School District, Facebook is making it possible for more school buses to be equipped with Wi-Fi through another sizable, $30,000 donation.
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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Crook County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across the nation to ramp up enforcement of distracted driving laws, and to raise awareness about the dangers — and penalties — of distracted driving.
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Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed a final decision Wednesday to construct and maintain a system of up to 11,000 miles of strategically placed fuel breaks to control wildfires within a 223 million-acre area in parts of six states.
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Sen. Ron Wyden joined group of 42 senators urging agencies to ensure all Social Security beneficiaries will receive virus relief assistance without having to file tax returns.
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Due to school closings as a result of COVID-19, children will potentially have an increased online presence and/or be in a position that puts them at an inadvertent risk, the FBI’s Oregon office warned Wednesday.
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On Wednesday morning at Elk Meadow Elementary in southwest Bend, parents dropped by to pick up educational materials for their kids to learn at home.
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It was anything but a normal March in Bend (or anywhere, for that matter) — except for the weather, which was close to the city’s average temperatures and precipitation for the month.
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As the coronavirus pandemic grows stronger and wider, Central Oregon races on the calendar through May are making changes to keep the running community safe.h
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The Ten Seventeen Project announced Wednesday an immediate 166% increase in their cattle donations to food banks, shelters and churches throughout Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.
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The slow-moving system that has been working its way down the west coast from Canada will continue to deliver chilly temperatures and a chance of mixed showers.
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South County and Bend-area residents are invited to apply for two open seats on the Deschutes County Planning Commission.
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The state of Oregon says a shipment of personal protective equipment was due Tuesday from FEMA and will be distributed to all 36 counties and nine tribes.
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