GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19.…
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Redmond mass vaccination clinic to offer more second-dose walk-in opportunities
Residents who have already received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and need a second dose can continue to schedule second dose vaccine…
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Deschutes County commissioners set hearing on Community development work plan
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing on the Community Development Department’s Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22…
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Ex-Deschutes prosecutor who alleged ‘toxic’ race, sex discrimination agrees to $87,500 settlement
A former Deschutes County deputy district attorney who sued the county, alleging race and sex discrimination and a “toxic sex- and race-based hostile…
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New state law, DMV2U features will help ease backlog, speed service
A new state law and new online services will help Oregonians more quickly get services at DMV, which said Thursday it has been working hard to catch…
Continue ReadingIdaho moves to ban critical race theory instruction in all public schools, including universities
As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the…
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Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall
State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person…
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Bentz part of GOP lawmakers’ feud over proposal to breach 4 Snake River dams
Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing an Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor…
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Next Tuesday is last day to mail May 18 election ballots; drop boxes available
Tuesday, May 11, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the May 18 Special District Election. Ballots must be…
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City of Bend to consider 2 NE Bend motels for converting into temporary transitional shelter
A month after the city of Bend called off plans to buy a Third Street motel to convert into a transitional shelter, city councilors Wednesday night…
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Bend keeps on growing through pandemic — and so does city’s new, $919 million budget
Bend City Manager Eric King kicked off the city’s budget adoption process Wednesday evening by delivering a message to the Budget Committee and…
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Oregon lawmakers give final OK to bill on gun safe storage, ban from Capitol
The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers…
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Oregon DEQ launches online portal for permits, payments, records and more
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it has taken a major step forward in modernizing its online communication with regulated…
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Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
A video that shows a portion of the a recent deadly police shooting in Portland has circulated on social media and evening news broadcasts.…
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Oregon secretary of state’s audit urges ethics commission improvements
An audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds that the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and state ethics…
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Bid to have Oregon House vote on oversight of Gov. Brown’s emergency powers fails
Members of the Oregon House on Tuesday narrowly defeated a move to consider a bill that would give the Legislature oversight of the governor’s…
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Prescribed burns planned Tuesday SE of Bend, SW of Crescent, near Paulina
On Tuesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest, with assistance from Bend Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry,…
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Oregon lawmakers vote to expedite emergency shelter process
A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. Recently, it was estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night…
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Bentz urges Gov. Brown to lift renewed COVID-19 restrictions
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., issued a statement Monday calling on Governor Kate Brown to end the recently reinstituted COVID-19…
Continue ReadingRoseburg High School ‘Indians’ mascot to remain
A Native American-themed mascot will be kept at a high school in southwest Oregon.…
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