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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Bend extends COVID-19 state of emergency; councilors receive survey results
The city of Bend has amended its COVID-19 local state of emergency to reflect changes from the state of Oregon and extended it for another 60 days.…
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Portland protesters damage Democratic headquarters, later attack ICE offices
Police say a group of about 150 protesters carrying anti-Biden and anti-police signs marched in Portland streets and damaged the headquarters of the…
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New Bend City Council reflects on past year, begins setting 2021 goals
The Bend City Council met Wednesday and discussed how the past year has affected their 2021…
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Some Central Oregonians voice hope, others express doubt as Biden takes office
Oregon’s governor, secretary of state and two U.S. senators — all Democrats — applauded Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the nation’s 46th…
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New state report finds lower pesticide levels, improved water quality
A new interagency report shows a drop in pesticide levels in a majority of watersheds across Oregon, as monitored by a coalition of state agencies.…
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Oregon ends 2020 with jobless rate uptick, to 6.4%; 174K jobs lost in year
Oregon’s unemployment rose to 6.4% in December from 6.0% in November, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It was the state’s…
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Bend Park and Rec Board reviews river restoration, off-leash dog area projects
The Bend Park & Recreation board met Tuesday night for an agenda that included discussing and prioritizing a long list of proposed river habitat…
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‘Uphill battle’: Restaurants that defy orders face rising fines, possible closure
At the Black Bear Diner in Bend, a sign along Third Street, one of the city’s busiest streets, reads: “Open for Dine…
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Oregon natural gas terminal plans hit snag over permit
Plans for a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal have hit a snag after a lengthy legal battle.…
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Crook County courts closed on Inauguration Day due to ‘potential civil unrest’
Crook County circuit courts will be closed Wednesday “due to potential civil unrest” on the day Joe Biden is sworn in as president, officials said…
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