US Senate passes bill to help repair Warm Springs, other tribes’ water infrastructure
The U.S. Senate passed a water infrastructure package Thursday that includes legislation by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., to improve…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife issues plans to address dramatic decline in Hart Mountain bighorn sheep population
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is releasing a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a management plan to address a significant decline…
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Gov. Brown extends COVID-19 state of emergency for 60 days
Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday extended her declaration of a state of emergency for COVID-19 for 60 days, until June 28, unless earlier rescinded or…
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‘One death is too many’: Rise in drug overdoses concerns Central Oregon health officials
Central Oregon public health departments voiced concern Monday and outlined steps being taken to combat a recent rise in drug overdoses around the…
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C.O. county officials join in letter asking Gov. Brown to not shut down businesses
Crook County Judge Seth Crawford is one of seven Central Oregon county commissioners who signed a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, urging her not to move…
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St. Vincent de Paul of Bend will use part of its property to build homeless shelters
St. Vincent de Paul of Bend says it will soon expand its services to add homeless shelters planned for its back lot property.…
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Rosenblum hails House passage of contact tracing privacy bill
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum praised the Oregon House Wednesday for unanimously passing HB 3284, a bill she proposed to protect personal…
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Oregon to receive more than $90 million in federal homeowner relief, senators say
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that Oregon will be allocated more than $90 million in federal assistance from the…
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Prescribed burn planned this week north of Camp Sherman
Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists will implement a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday north of Camp Sherman along Forest Service Road…
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BLM seeks public input on proposed fee changes for Lower Deschutes River
The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District’s Deschutes Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to change the fee structure for…
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Portland waives $11M in federal courthouse fence fines
Portland city officials say the city has agreed to waive $11 million in fines against the U.S. government for a fence around the federal courthouse…
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Oregon Tech faculty go on strike
Oregon Tech’s faculty union has gone on strike.…
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Bend Park & Rec outlines program, facility changes as ‘Extreme Risk’ guidelines return
The announcement by Gov. Brown that 15 counties will move to the Extreme Risk level, effective Friday, April 30, through at least Thursday, May 6,…
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Initiative filed to make Deschutes County commissioner seats non-partisan
An initiative filed with the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office would ask voters to decide whether county commissioner seats should become…
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Return to ‘Extreme Risk’ brings back outdoor dining only, gym limits; C.O. businesses upset
John Hicks has more reason to go to the gym than…
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Real ID deadline delayed again, this time until May 2023
The Department of Motor Vehicles continues to see a backlog of appointments in Oregon, and across the country. As a result, the Department of…
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66-acre prescribed burn planned Wednesday in Shevlin Park
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest, in coordination with the Bend Park and Recreation District, plan to conduct prescribed fire…
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Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills
The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was…
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Oregon House votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Oregon House on Monday overwhelmingly passed HB 2526 A, which would make the second Monday of October Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the state.…
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Oregon State Treasury completes $610 million bond sale
Affordable housing, drinking water improvements, schools and earthquake readiness are just a few of the projects that will be funded through the…
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