Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be…
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Idaho Power Co. agrees to pay $1.5 million in federal civil settlement over 2 Baker County fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced Thursday that Idaho Power Company, a Boise, Idaho-based…
Continue ReadingWater deliveries halted to farmers in Oregon, California
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath Irrigation District in southern Oregon has reversed course and now says it has complied with a U.S.…
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New report, ‘The Re-Employment of Oregon,’ looks at state’s ‘remarkable turnaround’ after pandemic hit
The pandemic recession brought unparalleled job losses – in both speed and scale – to Oregon in March and April 2020. Two years later, the state’s…
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How fast can you go online? ‘Faster Internet Oregon’ asks you to take a speed test to assist broadband goals
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and statewide partners announced Wednesday the Faster Internet Oregon speed test campaign, urging…
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Redmond church’s plans to expand safe parking program for homeless hits rough sledding before city council
Redmond’s Mountain View Fellowship Church says its “safe parking” program to help the homeless has been successful for nearly a year and it plans to…
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Law enforcement shoots, kills 3 cougars in SW Bend, north of Sisters over weekend; OSP, ODFW explain why
Law enforcement shot and killed three cougars in residential areas in southwest Bend and north of Sisters over the weekend, determining by their…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend to hold second public open house on unsanctioned camping code Monday evening
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is developing municipal code provisions to regulate unsanctioned camping on city rights-of-way and city-owned…
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Central Oregon job growth slows dramatically; unemployment rates unchanged in July
Central Oregon job gains have slowed dramatically since the region recovered from the pandemic losses earlier this year, the state Employment…
Continue ReadingIdaho special session aims for tax cut, education spending
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday called a special session of the Legislature starting next…
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‘Stunning’: Deschutes County’s population grows by nearly 29% since 2010, double that of Portland area
Central Oregon’s counties have been three of the four fastest-growing in the state since 2010, with Deschutes County’s nearly 29% growth rate more…
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West Coast attorneys general urge federal regulators to deny natural gas pipeline expansion
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a motion Monday to…
Continue ReadingFauci to leave federal government in December after decades as nation’s top infectious disease expert
By Betsy Klein, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci is departing his roles as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as…
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State agency creates student loan ombuds position to help borrowers, monitor servicers
A new position has been created with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services to help people who have student loans and to make sure…
Continue ReadingPortland mayor bans homeless camps on school walking routes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday that the emergency declaration banning homeless camps near high-crash corridors…
Continue ReadingUS protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections…
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Sunriver Police Chief Cory Darling set to retire; Michael Womer named new chief
After four years at the Sunriver Police Department, and over 34 years in law enforcement, Police Chief Cory Darling is retiring at the end of…
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Archaeological dig underway at Nels and Lillian Anderson Homestead, ahead of Highway 97 project
A historic homestead on the north end of Bend won’t look the same next year, but first, teams are searching the grounds for any historic…
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Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Oregon’s public defenders’ office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to…
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Bend city councilors debate how far – and fast – to go in regulating camping on city property and right of way
Bend city councilors returned in a Wednesday evening work session to a tricky balancing act, as they try to decide how fast to move — and how far to…
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