DCSO addresses homelessness, mental health issues
As another winter approaches, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and its partners are working to establish more resources for the mentally…
Continue ReadingAs another winter approaches, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and its partners are working to establish more resources for the mentally…
Continue ReadingBend city councilors agreed Wednesday evening to hold a work session in coming months and discuss whether to impose a ban on feeding wildlife —…
Continue ReadingIt was a packed audience at Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting as dozens of parents and others in a group fighting construction of a…
Continue ReadingIt’s hoops season in central Oregon, with Bend Park and Recreation District deadlines coming up for youth and adult basketball programs in the…
Continue ReadingA long-time records clerk for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who resigned last week was indicted Wednesday on 18 felony and misdemeanor…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s ethics watchdog says Secretary of State Bev Clarno cannot hire her son, or any other family member, to work…
Continue ReadingTwo Redmond-area residents have been charged with stealing hundreds of blank loyalty cards from Dutch Bros coffee stands, first using the forged…
Continue ReadingCascades East Transit (CET) is encouraging Central Oregonians to ride the bus by offering Free Transit Tuesdays on Bend fixed-routes and Community…
Continue ReadingThe Family Access Network recently received a $1,250 grant from Trinity Episcopal Church for FAN advocate services in Deschutes and Crook counties.…
Continue Reading(Update: Names, other details released; update on truck driver condition) An Albany, Oregon woman was killed and two other people were injured, one…
Continue ReadingThe 36th annual Rural Health Conference kicked off Wednesday at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend. The two-day conference attracts health care…
Continue Reading(Update: Police contact Olson, determine claim was untrue; fundraising page shut down) Authorities have talked to a Portland man who claimed on a…
Continue ReadingFire and fuels specialists will begin burning slash piles across the Deschutes National Forest this week as fall weather brings more moisture,…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding police, Saving Grace comments) There is a need for more resources for victims of domestic and sexual abuse in Central Oregon. October…
Continue ReadingStarting this week, Allegiant Air adds two new twice-weekly, nonstop flights from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to McCarran International Airport…
Continue ReadingA new business tax is set to go into effect this coming year, and state officials are holding meetings around the state to explain where things stand…
Continue ReadingThe North Unit Irrigation District and project partners will hold a public meeting later this month on their canal-piping proposal to modernize aging…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding KTVZ.COM Poll; vet speaks on whether horses could eat hemp instead) A mix of bad weather and Oregon farmers switching out hay for…
Continue ReadingBestCare Treatment Services will take over as the Crook County Community Mental Health provider, replacing Lutheran Community Services Northwest,…
Continue ReadingJefferson County has finalized a grant program that offers a cash incentive for the private development community to construct new industrial or…
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