Cloverdale Fire District sends levy to May ballot to boost emergency response
The Cloverdale Fire District Board of Directors recently voted to put a local option levy on the May ballot to fund enhanced emergency medical and…
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Bill would make memorial signs to honor some fallen heroes easier to request
Bend resident Dick Tobiason is no stranger to advocating for the veterans…
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Oregon House GOP leader asks speaker to pause session due to mass outages
In an effort to “preserve public access” to the Oregon Legislature, the House Republican leader is urging the House speaker to pause the virtual…
Continue ReadingOregon’s lower COVID-19 counts continue; winter weather delays vaccines
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,138, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Earthquake early warning system to roll out to Oregon next month, Wash. in May
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless…
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More doses, fewer ‘blind spots’: What states say they want from the federal government on vaccines
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout started as a trickle. But the pace has steadily picked up each week, more than tripling in the first month under the…
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City of Bend reopens applications for human rights, bond oversight panels
Due to technical issues that may have resulted in some applications not successfully transmitting, the City of Bend is reopening the applications…
Continue ReadingMerkley to chair Congressional-Executive Commission on China
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced Tuesday that he will serve as chair of the…
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New radio and video footage from Capitol riot shows a coordinated attack and officers’ restraint
New police radio dispatches and security footage from the January 6 US Capitol riot paint an even sharper picture of how the insurrectionists at…
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Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
A Republican congressman has proposed removing four hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest as part of a sweeping plan to save salmon…
Continue ReadingWyden, Merkley issue statements on Trump impeachment acquittal
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statements after Saturday’s Senate acquittal of former President Donald Trump on an…
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Trump acquitted for second time following historic Senate impeachment trial
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly…
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‘Absolutely demoralizing’: 2 lawsuits allege toxic work environment at Redmond PD
Two lawsuits against the city of Redmond were filed recently by former and current police officers, alleging toxic workplace behavior by two…
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As doses ramp up, Oregon proceeds with vaccinating seniors over 75 next week
Federal COVID-19 vaccine shipments continue to ramp up and Oregon will proceed as scheduled with lowering the eligible age from 80 to 75 on Monday,…
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OLCC suspends Newberg restaurant’s liquor license for repeat COVID violations
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued an Order of Immediate License Suspension Wednesday to the licensee of Old Town Bar & Grill in Newberg…
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USFS: New wilderness permits aim to curb impacts of crowds
If you plan on hiking in the Cascades wilderness areas this summer, you might need to register for a permit ahead of…
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Most Oregonians who applied for wildfire disaster aid were denied
More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires and about 57% of them were…
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Snowfall won’t stop COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Redmond fairgrounds
Despite snowfall and a winter storm warning, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center will continue operations as…
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DMV to contact customers, reschedule if office closed due to snow
If the Oregon DMV office where you have an appointment must close due to inclement weather conditions, DMV staff will contact you in the next few…
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Oregon reports 12 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 in C.O.; 621 new cases
There are 12 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two of them in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,056, the Oregon Health…
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