COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 192, along with nearly 150 more cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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On Friday, nearly 100 motorcyclists will leave Bend’s Northside Bar and Grill to begin a statewide ride on U.S. Highway 26, recently designated a memorial highway to honor Oregon’s prisoners of war and those missing in action.
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Two men belonging to a club called the “seven deadly sins” have been arrested in an Oregon traffic stop in the slaying of seven people in north Alabama, authorities announced Monday.
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Crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation are making temporary repairs to U.S. Highway 20/Third Street in northern Bend, beginning Monday night.
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Oregon State University said Monday it is helping the National Institutes of Health to harness the power of big data in the fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multiple arrests were made while demonstrators gathered outside the Justice Center in downtown Portland Sunday night as protests have continued in Oregon’s largest city for a month. Authorities did not immediately say how many people were arrested. KOIN reports demonstrators refused to leave the street outside the Justice Center and the
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Conditions are setting up to deliver us one very warm week, and it all starts today.
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue does not bill the people it rescues, although state law allows it, to ensure those needing help don’t wait too long, possibly putting them – and their rescuers – in greater danger, an official said Monday.
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NewsChannel 21 talked with some Central Oregonians on Father’s Day about what they love about the dads in their lives and how it feels to be a father themselves.
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Residents used fire extinguishers to tackle a patio fire at a northeast Bend apartment complex Sunday night that spread from a barbecue, officials said.
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The Sunriver Music Festival decided in April to cancel its planned August concert series, but the event’s premier fundraiser, the Festival Faire auction, will take place online, to fund the Young Artists Scholarship Program.
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With La Pine’s Fourth of July Frontier Days celebration canceled due to COVID-19, some community members are planning an Independence Day parade and donation barbecue benefiting the Band of Brothers.
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About $4,000 worth of gear used by a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue volunteer was stolen from her garage. While police investigate and the “SAR family” is helping her for now, Ashley CedZo and her fiance, Matt Romero, have begun a GoFundMe page to replace the lost items. It’s at https://www.gofundme.com/f/first-responder-equipment-stolen
Continue Reading A buildup of natural gas at a closed downtown Bend restaurant on Sunday prompted evacuation of neighboring businesses, according to fire officials who said a kitchen stove burner had been left on, but not lit.
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A dirt bike rider from Bend suffered a serious leg injury in a crash near Wickiup Reservoir on Sunday, prompting a rescue in challenging terrain that included several agencies, a boat trip across the reservoir and an air ambulance flight to the hospital.
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! More sunny skies and above-average temperatures are on the way. Monday will be clear, with forecast highs scattered in the mid to high 80s. Northerly winds should be fairly calm, but we could have some gusts up around 21 miles per hour. Forecast lows will be in the 50s, about 10
Continue Reading COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 190, along with 190 new cases, including 118 in the Portland area and 34 in Umatilla County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue Reading A peaceful protest in Portland against racial injustice turned violent early Sunday when demonstrators began throwing bottles, cans and rocks at sheriff’s deputies near downtown’s Justice Center and police used flash-bang grenades to disperse them, police said.
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The driver, a Sunriver man, was cited for careless driving La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Florida motorcyclist was flown to St. Charles Bend with a critical leg injury Saturday after a Sunriver man pulled out from the shoulder of U.S. Highway 97 in La Pine and struck the motorcycle, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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For the third time in recent weeks. Black Lives Matter protesters and counter-protesters faced off in downtown Prineville Saturday afternoon, lining up on opposite sides of Third Street, carrying signs and voicing their views. No arrests were reported.
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