Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ann Kuster (D-NH) introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday they said would provide relief to small private rural water utilities and prevent increases in housing costs in rural communities where affordable housing is already a challenge.
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The city of Bend hosted a virtual community stakeholder town hall Thursday to introduce and pose questions to the five candidates vying to be the next police chief following Chief Jim Porter’s retirement, at a time of intense scrutiny on policing nationwide.
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The Indian Head Casino reopened its doors Thursday, with many new safety measures in place, three months to the day after it closed due to COVID-19.
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Gov. Kate Brown, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and many others voiced reactions to Thursday’s 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
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Bend City Councilor Gena Goodman-Campbell explains her decision to not stand for and recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Wednesday night’s meeting.
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PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners has unanimously adopted an order that expresses support for local police officers and says that recent protests against police brutality and racial injustice “disregard and disrespect” members of law enforcement. The order adopted Wednesday references a “horrific” event in Minneapolis but does not mention George
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she is proclaiming June 19 as Juneteenth in Oregon—a celebration of Black American freedom and commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States—and will introduce a bill in the 2021 legislative session that would make Juneteenth a state holiday.
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 187, along with 148 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Thursday charged former Redmond Police Department Detective Cory Buckley with first-degree official misconduct, alleging sexting and on-duty sexual relations with a woman helping officers investigate illegal drug activity.
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Oregonians in some of the state’s most populous counties will be required to wear face masks when they are in public indoor spaces, such as grocery stores and shops, to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Skies will stay mostly clear Thursday night. Lows will range from the mid 40s to low 50s.
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The Museum At Warm Springs announced Thursday that it will reopen to the public on Tuesday, July 7, having been closed since April 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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There is a new product on the market for businesses interested in protecting their establishment from bacteria and viruses like COVID 19.
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A northwest Bend restaurant’s bagged, laundered kitchen rags still had enough oil on them to spontaneously combust and spark a fire early Thursday morning that was stopped quickly by a sprinkler head, an official said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland say they cleared an area in the city’s Pearl District early Thursday when demonstrators tried to set up an “autonomous zone” similar to what protesters have enacted in Seattle. Police declared a civil disturbance and unlawful assembly at 5:30 a.m. after hundreds of demonstrators tried to gather and
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A head-on crash of two pickup trucks on Southeast Juniper Canyon Road Wednesday night left both drivers seriously injured, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. “Alcohol was definitely a factor with both drivers.” Sgt. Brian Bottoms added.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s mayor and police chief say they will review police tactics after hearing multiple accounts of officers threatening and roughing up journalists covering demonstrations against police brutality. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports they also called for all such altercations to be investigated “thoroughly.” At least nine Portland journalists, including two from The Oregonian/OregonLive,
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GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of a coastal Oregon town has resigned from the board of a nonprofit after he sent an email to its staff telling the director she could “shove her racism bandwagon.” The World reports longtime Gold Beach Mayor Karl Popoff was responding to a recent email sent by Oregon
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While we may see a thin cloud or two, we will also experience a fair enough airflow to give us one very pleasant day.
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As retirement approaches, Bend Police Chief Jim Porter touts progress in many areas, but says more training, some tough issues lie ahead, amid intense scrutiny nationwide.
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