Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
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Bend firefighter honored by Oregon fire chiefs for rescuing woman from house fire
Bend Fire & Rescue firefighter Jared Hopper received the Distinguished Conduct Award from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Friday for rescuing a…
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Oregon labor commissioner race draws range of candidates, including former Bend state rep
Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively…
Continue ReadingInspectors: State hospital campus failed to protect patients
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State inspectors have found a series of lapses at the Oregon State Hospital’s campus in Junction City, including failures…
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‘I am simply exhausted’: Bend Mayor Sally Russell announces she’s resigning from city council
After nearly a decade on the Bend City Council, the last three years as the first elected mayor in nearly a century, Sally Russell announced Monday…
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Wyden, Merkley: $82 million in Secure Rural Schools funds going to Oregon counties
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Oregon counties will receive more than $82 million in…
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ODOT commits $100 million to electric vehicle charging infrastructure
The Oregon Department of Transportation says it’s all in on transportation…
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Highly contagious avian influenza found in Oregon; Bend owner of chickens taking precautions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Friday the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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Central Oregon’s annual homeless count finds 17% increase in past year, to nearly 1,300
The number of homeless people in Central Oregon, as measured in an annual, federally overseen “Point in Time” count in January, rose 17% to nearly…
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‘Where else are they going to go?’: Bend businesses struggle with issues related to homeless camps
On Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court, Bend city councilors took public testimony, then proposed changes to a controversial plan to revise…
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Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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City of Bend begins public process for Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan
At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, the City of Bend Planning Commission will hear public testimony on the Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan, the planning…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans 2,700 acres of prescribed burns near Sunriver and La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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Bend city councilors plan changes to disputed shelter code after emotional public hearing
The Bend City Council heard plenty of testimony Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court on proposed changes to homeless shelter codes, and then…
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New OSU-Cascades, COCC program aims to build child care workforce, pays year of full tuition
A program launched at Oregon State University–Cascades and in partnership with Central Oregon Community College aims to increase the number of…
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Marine law enforcement takes to the water at Lake Billy Chinook for key training before busy summer
To prepare for what no doubt will be a very busy summer, marine sheriff’s deputies from across the state and Oregon State Police troopers took to the…
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Oregon Employment Department prepares for 2023 launch of ‘Paid Leave Oregon’ program
The Oregon Employment Department’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, set to roll out next year, is now “Paid Leave…
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Deschutes County planners to tackle defensible space requirements, new deer habitat inventory
Deschutes County residents are invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s draft Work Plan for Fiscal Year…
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Oregon honors 192 fallen law enforcement officers; 3 names added to Memorial Wall
The State of Oregon remembered and honored 192 fallen law enforcement officers, and the families they left behind, during a memorial ceremony on…
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Oregonians react strongly to Supreme Court leak that suggests possible Roe vs. Wade reversal
About 200 abortion rights supporters rallied on the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse on Tuesday evening as Oregonians joined the rest of the…
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