Prescribed burn set to begin Wednesday south of Sisters
Starting Wednesday and continuing on Friday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will be prescribed burning national forest lands…
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Senate OKs Knopp bill to protect those with pre-existing conditions
The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 699 Monday on a 29-1 vote, with overwhelming bipartisan support. Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, authored the…
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Oregon bans import of aquarium accessory infested with invasive zebra mussels
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Monday it has filed emergency rules prohibiting the import of Marimo or Moss balls infested with invasive…
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Seattle woman injured during Smith Rock hike, prompting rescue
A Seattle woman was injured Sunday afternoon on a hike on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, prompting a rescue effort, Deschutes County…
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Prescribed burn to conclude west of La Pine; another planned south of Crescent
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn Monday on about 90 acres of forest lands located seven miles…
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Bentz says Biden policies, executive orders halting new oil, gas leases killing energy, industry
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) participated Friday in a House Natural Resources Committee Republican Virtual Forum focused on what participants called…
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Oregon House Democrats hail passage of insulin cost cap, business eviction and voter protections
Oregon House Democrats issued three news releases Friday about measures passed by that body and now headed to the…
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Police declare riot after crowd smashes windows, sets fires in downtown Portland
Portland police declared a riot in downtown Portland after a group of anti-police demonstrators started smashing windows and breaking into…
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Becky Johnson is heading back to Corvallis, this time as OSU’s boss
Dr. Becky Johnson is packing her bags in Bend and heading to Corvallis, a place she is very familiar with. This time, though, she’ll be the…
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Outside review of COCC Campus Public Safety leads to changes
An outside review of the Central Oregon Community College Campus Public Safety Department, during which all officers were placed on paid leave a…
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Angry crowd gathers near scene of fatal police shooting in Portland
An angry crowd gathered Friday at a Portland park after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun.…
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Bentz introduces his first bill, addressing shortage of seedlings for reforestation
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) on Thursday introduced his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress. His bill, H.R.2562, the Solving Our…
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Upper Deschutes Basin Water Study released by Bureau of Reclamation
Collaborative efforts to improve and modernize water management in the Deschutes River Basin have reached another milestone with the finalization and…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of Indianapolis shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, to honor and remember…
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Cascades East Transit to resume Saturday service May 1, remain fareless
Starting May 1, Cascades East Transit will return to providing Saturday services for Bend Fixed Routes and major Community Connector Routes across…
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Winds keep prescribed burn smoke out of Bend, but it streamed into south county
It wasn’t hard to miss Thursday’s 350-acre prescribed burn west of Bend near Phil’s Trailhead. Smoke was expected, though the amount was not fully…
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Legislature roundup: Bills on homeless, racist legacy, bullying, unemployment insurance advance
Here are several news releases received from Salem on Thursday on legislation making its way through the Oregon…
Continue ReadingOSU study: Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths
While Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people nationwide, a…
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Central Oregonians raising funds to buy garbage truck for homeless camp cleanups
After two cleanup operations by the Oregon Department of Transportation near Murphy Road and Revere Avenue sparked concern, some local organizers…
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Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine different species…
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