The employment recovery slowed dramatically in July across Central Oregon, following much stronger job growth in May and June, a sign that COVID-19-related business impacts have far from abated, the state’s regional economist said Tuesday.
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A Terrebonne barn/shop and a nearby travel trailer and motorcycle were destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning, but the trailer resident and her dogs escaped unhurt, officials said.
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While we are looking at a very slight chance of some scattered showers and/or thunderstorms this morning, storm activity will weaken quickly through the morning
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A helicopter pilot who died late Monday while fighting a wildfire in the Mount Hood National Forest worked for a private company based in Bozeman, Montana that was under contract for aerial firefighting with the U.S. Forest Service, authorities said Tuesday.
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Rioters in Portland repeatedly set fire late Monday night to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said. A total of 25 people were arrested amid clashes that stretched into Tuesday morning.
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A group of veterans are in Bend this week on a crucial, personal mission, getting help with fighting one of the toughest battles they will ever face in life: to find strength, purpose and a future worth living for.
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Another day with minimal fire behavior Monday allowed nearly 500 firefighters to bring the nearly 4,000-acre Frog Fire southeast of Prineville Reservoir to 40% containment, officials said Monday night.
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The Los Angeles dominated the Portland Trail Blazers to take a 3-1 advantage in their playoff series with a 135-115 victory on Monday night.
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers assisted a Salem man who was injured while mountain biking Monday on Phil’s Trail, west of Bend.
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The National Science Foundation has awarded an additional $5 million to Oregon State University and the University of Washington to continue leading a nanotechnology research partnership that’s already enabled breakthroughs in areas such as glucose monitoring for diabetics, better solar cells, improved battery electrodes and more energy-efficient fiber optic networks.
Continue ReadingAs wildfires continue to rage in California, the Red Cross Cascades Region is deploying nine volunteers to the state to assist in the massive response effort. A Bend volunteer, meanwhile, is helping out from home.
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The Arnold Irrigation District shut off its water supply at mid-month due to low Deschutes River water levels, and now the Lone Pine Irrigation District is next.
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Crews working on the Frog Fire protected a rare Ponderosa trough. Used between 1915 and 1940, the trough was used to provide water for grazing livestock.
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Breezes will become light and variable after midnight Monday night.
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A Warm Springs woman and a 5-year-old girl were killed and a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Friday evening on U.S. Highway 26, Warm Springs police said late Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Employment Department announced Monday it is applying for the federal Lost Wages Assistance program. These benefits amount to $300 per week for an estimated three to five weeks.
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An excavation crew working at a housing development in southeast Bend found a blasting cap from a previous project Monday afternoon, prompting a few nearby evacuations and a call-out of Oregon State Police bomb technicians, police said.
Continue ReadingCommunity committees are a great way to get involved with city government. The city of Bend has a number of boards, committees, commissions and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or city administrative staff.
Continue ReadingThe Downtown Bend Business Association (DBBA), a small nonprofit dedicated to increasing the vitality of Downtown Bend, announced today that it has created a Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity Coordinator position to serve as an ex-officio on their Board of Directors. This role will coordinate and guide efforts to define, assess, foster and cultivate diversity
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Deschutes County invites Terrebonne residents to participate in a community conversation on how to best meet Terrebonne’s wastewater needs.
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