Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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Oregon Senate passes bill to better track deaths of homeless Oregonians
Senate Bill 850 passed the Oregon Senate on Wednesday on a 22-5 vote. Senator Deb Patterson (D-Salem) sponsored this bill to ensure that the state…
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ODFW report shows rise in wolf population; livestock killings nearly double
State wildlife biologists counted 173 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 9.5 percent increase over last year’s count of 158, according to the…
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With council’s nod, Redmond PD to seek acceptable site for new facility
During Tuesday evening’s Redmond city council workshop, the Redmond Police Department presented future expansion plans for a new facility.…
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Wyden, Merkley reintroduce bill to let VA prescribe medical marijuana to veterans
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday they have joined colleagues to reintroduce legislation to allow doctors at the U.S. Department…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor, remembrance of former VP Walter Mondale
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of former Vice…
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Bend-La Pine Schools adding electric bus to fleet by summer, as replacements go green
Bend-La Pine Schools typically replaces about 20 school buses every two years. That, of course, is not cheap. Fortunately, the district has received…
Continue Reading Rep. Breese Iverson accuses Democrat state lawmaker Witt of sexual harassment
State Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, says she was subjected to sexual harassment and pressured to take part in a “quid-pro-quo”…
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Gov. Brown, lawmakers react to Chauvin guilty verdicts
Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon House majority leader issued statements Tuesday shortly after the Minneapolis jury guilty verdicts against Derek…
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Oregon House sessions canceled due to COVID-19 case
The Oregon House of Representatives canceled all floor sessions for the rest of the week on Tuesday after someone at the Capitol was diagnosed with…
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Gun storage bill sparks debate on High Desert; Oregon House vote delayed
A vote in Oregon’s House of Representatives on controversial gun storage legislation, initially set for Monday, has been pushed back a week to…
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Vote delayed on Oregon gun storage bill, would be among toughest laws in the US
A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote in the Oregon House. Backers say it will save lives,…
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Oregon House passes bill extending homeless camp eviction notice
The Oregon House on Monday approved a bill that would extend the notice period to homeless individuals before local government agencies remove an…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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