Bend city councilors voted 5-2 Wednesday night to reject two colleagues’ proposal to forbid the city spending any money to enforce Gov. Kate Brown’s new restrictions on faith-based gatherings, agreeing with the city attorney that constitutional interpretations are best left to the courts.
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Officials say the Rogue Pack of gray wolves has made its way back to Jackson County in southwest Oregon and killed a cow.
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Democrats in the House and Senate are to introduce a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at amending the 13th Amendment’s ban on chattel enslavement.
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High pressure and a cold air flow will keep us sunny and chilly today.
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In a second major push to support Central Oregon students and families navigating distance learning during the pandemic, Better Together has partnered with the city of Bend to bring free one-on-one distance tutoring and therapeutic and psychiatric services to middle and high school students.
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The Bend Park & Recreation District Board met Tuesday night to discuss several topics, including a proposal to waive more development fees for affordable housing units in the city.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife suggests you give a year of the outdoors this holiday season to the hunter, angler, wildlife viewer or conservationist in your life.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have determined that the same strain of bacterial pneumonia that caused a die-off in the Lookout Mountain bighorn sheep herd earlier in the year has spread to the Burnt River herd.
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Selma Pierce, a Salem community leader and the wife of 2016 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce, was struck by an SUV and killed Tuesday evening in West Salem.
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Students across Oregon, including in Madras, will soon have safer ways to get to and from school, with Tuesday’s approval of $28.3 million in Safe Routes to School investments.
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Students throughout Bend-La Pine Schools will learn about opportunities in dentistry, farming, machinery and more Wednesday during a virtual Career & College Expo featuring colleges, trade schools and local industry experts.
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Poachers killed a bull, a cow and a spike elk east of Sisters on or about Oct. 28, and Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are looking for information leading to the culprits.
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Josh Pardee, an angler from Bend, has been fishing in Central Oregon for a long time.
Continue ReadingThe return of the snow report with three open resorts.
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The new health and safety framework announced by the state of Oregon will continue to impact many Bend Park and Recreation District programs and facilities, officials said Tuesday.
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The Tower Theatre has a goal of raising $20,000 on ‘Giving Tuesday’ 2020. Donations can be made on their website. The nonprofit has lost around $800,000 since March and like many nonprofits could use a boost.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said Tuesday it has issued civil penalties against Allstate Insurance Company and Root Insurance Company for violating the department’s COVID-19 emergency orders. The department’s Division of Financial Regulation handled the enforcement of the emergency orders. The agency said both insurers violated the state’s
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Mental health-related anxiety and depression are often on the rise at this time of year — and this year brings added challenges. Counseling resources are available at several agencies and Deschutes County Health Services. People can also be connected to resources through https://www.safestrongoregon.org. NewsChannel 21 has resources online under the community tab as part of
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Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19, with four more counties moving into the “extreme risk” category, for a total of 25.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, on “Giving Tuesday,” the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against charity fraud. You made it through a COVID Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now, it’s Giving Tuesday. This movement – started eight years ago to honor generosity in a season that is all too
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