Central Oregon gun stores struggle to meet demand amid shortages
Demand for guns as been exceptionally high since the pandemic began, but it’s so strong that it’s hurting some gun stores around Central…
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C.O. gyms upset, dismayed over new, limited reopening guidelines
Gov. Kate Brown issued new guidance on Tuesday that will allow recreation facilities like gyms and other indoor activities (except restaurants) to…
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First Oregon motels converted for homeless could open next month
Oregon is reviewing 19 applications from nonprofits and government agencies in 14 counties to create unconventional motels-turned-apartment complexes…
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‘Ezra’s Law,’ prompted by Madras boy’s injuries, reintroduced in Salem
House Republican Deputy Leader Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles), Senate Republican Assistant Leader Lynn Findley (R-Vale) and voices for the victims of…
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State online benefits system going offline this weekend for upgrade
The state’s online application systems for medical, food, cash and child care benefits will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 until…
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Redmond councilors to consider allowing recreational marijuana sales
Recreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.…
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Oregon’s U.S. attorney says FBI investigating racist, threatening letters
Billy. J. Williams, U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, said Monday federal officials are investigating racist and threatening letters sent to…
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Deschutes commissioners hold off on proposal to make positions non-partisan
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was meeting Monday to discuss a possible ballot measure for next November’s election that would make…
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Volunteers sought as Deschutes County’s mass vaccination site ramps up
Over the past week, the Deschutes County Fairgrounds vaccination site has been able to give COVID-19 doses to more than 4,000 Central Oregonians,…
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ODOT warns drivers of blizzard conditions expected in S. Oregon, N. California
Drivers traveling over southwest Oregon mountain passes, including those on Interstate 5, should prepare for severe winter driving conditions Tuesday…
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Redmond School District pushes back reopening nearly 3 weeks, to Feb. 22
A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases — and a growing number of Redmond School District staff and students sick or in quarantine — will push…
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Gov. Kate Brown, other officials defend vaccine rollout pace, priorities
Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials explained and defended the state’s vaccination priority and rollout during a Friday news conference,…
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Oregon’s Crater, Waldo lakes designated ‘Outstanding Resource Waters’
Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections,…
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BLM, in Trump’s final days, issues disputed grazing permit to Hammonds
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in the final days of the Trump administration, issued a grazing permit to two Eastern Oregon father-and-son…
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Oregon, C.O. HS graduation rates rise amid tumultuous year affected by COVID-19
Despite a number of major COVID-19-related changes to last year’s school year, students and schools still found ways to increase graduation rates.…
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Central Oregonians react to extension of student loan payments freeze
The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment moratorium through Sept. 30, affecting the nearly 40 million Americans who owe over…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 849 new cases
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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State of the State: Brown looks back at Oregon’s crises, ahead to goals
Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown delivered her annual State of the State speech on Thursday, as…
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3 more Oregon state prison inmates with COVID-19 die; 7 in a week at Two Rivers
State officials say three more people who were incarcerated in Oregon prisons have died after contracting COVID-19.…
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Deschutes County gets state OK to begin vaccinating K-12 educators, staff
Deschutes County announced Thursday it has received approval from the Oregon Health Authority to begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to local K-12…
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