Abortion issue changes landscape in new Oregon district
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Booming population growth made Oregon one of just six states to gain an…
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Oregon DEQ releases new tool to broaden public access to water quality data
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released a new online tool that will give the public greater access to water quality monitoring…
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Avian influenza found in Bend-area flock of chickens, ducks and geese; area quarantine imposed
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Tuesday the…
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White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams…
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Justice Dept. taps reforming outsider to run federal prisons
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of…
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New state grant program to help fire hardening of homes, businesses damaged by 2020 wildfires
The Oregon Building Codes Division said Monday it is partnering with eight counties on a grant program to help owners of homes and businesses rebuild…
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Deschutes County set to add three 911 radio towers, antennas in first phase of 5-year upgrade project
Deschutes County commissioners on Monday approved the first phase of improvements to the 911 radio system, with will add three new radio towers and…
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Destructive forest pest, the emerald ash borer, arrives in Oregon; public asked to report sightings
On June 30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland, was waiting outside a summer camp in Forest Grove to pick up his…
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Oregon Air National Guard 142nd Wing hosting Navy fighter squadron for ‘dissimilar air combat training’
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 “Golden Dragons,” based out of Naval Air…
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Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health…
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Fourth Oregon backyard flock tests positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed the state’s…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s North Cascade District enters fire season
The North Cascade District of the Oregon Department of Forestry entered fire season at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.…
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Oregon’s new ‘Rethink the Drink’ campaign aims to change the conversation about alcohol
(Update: Adding video) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority just launched “Rethink the Drink,” which it calls “an innovative…
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Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment
In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire.…
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Appointed Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker to seek full term
Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she will be seeking a full term on the Redmond City Council in the fall election.…
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Response Ready Oregon aims to improve how state fights wildfires, boosting coordination and collaboration
Communities across Oregon are still recovering from devastating wildfires in recent years. Alison Green, public affairs director of the Office of…
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Oregon drug overdose deaths more than double in 2 years, fueled by abuse of synthetic opioid fentanyl
Drug overdose deaths in Oregon more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, driven largely by misuse of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, an…
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Deschutes County’s average wage was 6 percent below US average in 2021, federal agency reports
Workers in the Bend-Redmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (defined as all of Deschutes County) had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.25 in May…
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2nd District Democratic nominee Joe Yetter to make Prineville stop during trip
On Monday, July 11, Democratic congressional candidate Joe Yetter will start a multi-day trip around the northeastern and central parts of Oregon’s…
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Oregon GOP taps new leader after another chair resigns
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Republican Party has its third new leader in less than 18 months, after the unexpected resignation of its acting…
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