Clergy: Policing in Bend must not be ‘business as usual’ under new chief
Several Bend clergy said Monday they have published an open letter expressing concern over the process that led to the hiring of Portland Assistant…
Continue ReadingSeveral Bend clergy said Monday they have published an open letter expressing concern over the process that led to the hiring of Portland Assistant…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers discussed unemployment benefits and police reform bills Monday as they returned to the Capitol for a special session that was…
Continue ReadingA riot was again declared by authorities Sunday night in Portland when protesters marched to a police union building, blocked a road and set…
Continue ReadingThree Central Oregon residents were arrested Saturday evening after an altercation during a Black Lives Matter rally at the Crook County Courthouse…
Continue ReadingProtesters in Portland defied police orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers as…
Continue ReadingThe League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties on Saturday called on state lawmakers to do as federal Treasury officials directed…
Continue ReadingPrineville resident Brittney Mills says she suffered sexual abuse when she was a child. And she says she wants people to recognize that it happens…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Transportation is sending letters to an estimated 9,000 DMV customers, informing them their new driver license or ID card…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Legislature will meet for its second special session of 2020 beginning Monday to try to fix a $1.2 billion revenue hole due to the ongoing…
Continue ReadingTo encourage local recreation and help fill a funding a shortfall for state parks, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is…
Continue ReadingPortland’s nightly protests turned violent again, even after the city’s mayor pleaded for demonstrators to stay off the streets, and a police…
Continue ReadingMany Central Oregonians enjoy walking, hiking and horseback riding on BLM-managed lands, but they have to endure what some say are growing amounts of…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the reductions in public employee pension benefits that state lawmakers passed last year to help address…
Continue ReadingPolice and protesters in Portland have clashed for the second night in a row and the city’s police chief says the ongoing violence is harming the…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday they met their FOCUS PUA goal of processing 70,000 remaining initial Pandemic Unemployment…
Continue ReadingAfter issuing an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend through Labor Day, the city late Wednesday issued new operating regulations for…
Continue ReadingA month after announcing that state inspectors would conduct weekend spot checks in bars, restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms, and other…
Continue ReadingA riot was declared early Wednesday during demonstrations in Portland after authorities said people set fires and barricaded roads, also breaking…
Continue ReadingWork will begin next Monday to add a roundabout and make other safety improvements at the intersection of Old Bend-Redmond Highway and Tumalo Road,…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel has announced a new “no mugshot” policy for prosecutors working in his office, in an effort to promote…
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