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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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 540 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,502, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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14 arrested in Seattle, 6 in Portland as May Day marches turn violent
At least 20 people were arrested during May Day protests that turned violent in Seattle and…
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Oregon Health Authority applauds ‘momentous’ FDA move to ban menthol cigarettes
The Oregon Health Authority issued the following statement Friday in response to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s Thursday decision on menthol…
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Oregon lawmaker charged in breach of state Capitol
Prosecutors have leveled two criminal charges against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the…
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‘Let’s let people swim’: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center pulls pool roof early amid ‘Extreme Risk’
As Deschutes County moved back into the extreme risk category for COVID-19, new guidelines are set for indoor recreation facilities. The Juniper Swim…
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Gov. Brown, health officials: COVID-19 surge should ease in 2-3 weeks as vaccinations rise
As 15 Oregon counties moved back to “Extreme Risk” COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials said the latest…
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Deschutes River Conservancy awarded $2.6 million for piping, on-farm water efficiency projects
The Deschutes River Conservancy said Friday it will be awarded $2.6 million in federal funds to implement water conservation projects within the…
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