BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Registration is available now for children to participate in fall season sport programs with Bend Park and Recreation District. Programs include flag football, tackle football, youth soccer and kindergarten soccer. Parents are encouraged to sign up now to ensure their children can participate this fall. “Now, more than ever, kids need
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Sunriver Police Chief Cory Darling on Thursday discussed with service district officials some proposals based on the ‘Eight Can’t Wait’ policies urged by police reform advocates.
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DOT, along with the City of La Pine and Deschutes County, is planning how to improve conditions for driving, walking, biking and moving freight in the Wickiup Junction area.
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Due to drying of fire fuels and a forecast of warmer weather, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 announced Friday it will close burning next Monday.
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COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 188, and there have been 206 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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The Pendleton Round-Up has been canceled for the first time since World War II, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Floating the Deschutes River though Bend is a popular summer tradition for many residents and visitors, and the COVID-19 pandemic will influence the experience for river users this year. The Bend Park and Recreation District on Friday announced changes related to river recreation for this summer.
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As many of us start to use more mobile banking apps while we are spending more time at home, the Oregon attorney general and the Oregon Bankers Association are warning Oregonians to be on high alert for cyber actors exploiting these platforms using app-based banking trojans and fake banking apps.
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Gov. Kate Brown issued updated guidance from the Oregon Health Authority on Friday regarding the required use of face coverings in indoor public spaces for Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Marion, Polk, Hood River and Lincoln counties, effective next Wednesday.
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer tips on keeping your pet safe as temperatures rise on the High Desert this week. The best spot for your pet is inside a safe, cool house. Dogs and cats cannot cool their body temperatures as efficiently as humans.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has been approved to move into Phase 2 of reopening from Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus restrictions. King County, which has about 2.2 million residents, will be allowed to relax rules for businesses like restaurants, barbers and retail operations. Health authorities announced Friday morning that King County was
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters who took to the streets in Portland for the 22nd consecutive night tore down a statue of George Washington that was erected in the 1920s. The demonstrators placed a sticker on the head of the statue that read “You are on Native land” and also spray-painted the statue’s pedestal. The
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Jackson County grand jury has indicted two people who allegedly pointed guns at demonstrators who were marching in Medford to protest racism following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Mail Tribune reports a grand jury on Thursday indicted David Westmoreland and Marcella Welch of Medford on felony
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Think Wild, Central Oregon’s new wildlife hospital and conservation center, is excited to announce the launch of its “Beaver Response Team.”
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A second lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon ranch accused of causing millions of dollars in damages by negligently igniting a 2018 wildfire. The Capital Press reports the federal government filed a complaint claiming that J-Spear Ranch of Paisley, Oregon, started the Watson Creek Fire in the Fremont-Winema National Forest.
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A nice little ridge of high pressure may not be strong enough to keep us cloud free today, but it will guarantee a warm day with plenty of sunshine.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined with colleagues Thursday in a letter raising serious concerns to the Trump administration about law enforcement tactics they said may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 and further worsen public health disparities as the nation continues battling this pandemic. “This is a critical moment for our nation. How
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Deschutes County, partners announce the Deschutes County Stabilization Center is open, serving children and adults in need of short-term mental health crisis assessment and stabilization.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council has approved over $1.3 million in funding from two different programs for affordable housing developments and social service organizations. $500,000 is from the Affordable Housing Fund, which supports affordable housing development and preservation in Bend. This spring, nine developers and organizations applied for the funding, and the
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of a 12-year-old African American boy has filed a $300,000 lawsuit saying three Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies pinned him down to the ground — one by pressing a knee on his neck. The incident happened in August, over nine months before the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police
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