Sportsmen’s Show will shift Deschutes County vaccine clinic to ‘pop-up’ locations
Next week’s Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond will replace the county’s mass vaccination clinic…
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Telecom, auto sales/repairs top Oregon’s 2020 list of Top 10 Consumer Complaints
In conjunction with the first day of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Monday released the Oregon Department of…
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Deschutes to open vaccine appointments Tuesday AM; systems buckle under strain
Deschutes County and St. Charles Health System said Monday they plan to open scheduling for vaccine appointments on Tuesday morning, but acknowledged…
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Secretary of State Fagan to push for national popular vote
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, who as a lawmaker championed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, has joined the advisory board of a…
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Dam removal supporters say proposal could boost salmon ‘Boat to Plate’
If the Pacific Northwest has a taste, it’s for the region’s salmon, but as the iconic fish species dwindles, it also effects a food chain that brings…
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Oregon Supreme Court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by a nonunanimous verdict, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that…
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Grazing rights rescinded for controversial Eastern Oregon ranchers
A senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior has rescinded a January Trump administration decision to grant grazing allotments to an Eastern…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office chooses body, dash camera vendor
After two months of field testing, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it has chosen the vendors for its body-worn and in-car camera…
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Two companies appeal OSHA fines in roofer’s fatal fall at Caldera HS construction site
The general contractor and roofing subcontractor for the new Caldera High School under construction in southeast Bend have been fined about $6,000 in…
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Oregon gives timeline for expanded COVID-19 vaccine distribution in coming weeks
Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority officials rolled out plans for expanding COVID-19 vaccination distribution on Friday, as shipments are…
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City of Bend reopening City Hall, some facilities to limited in-person visits
The city of Bend said Friday it will begin a limited reopening of some of its public facilities for in-person services beginning…
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Bend PD adds first of two dedicated DUII/aggressive driving officers
Over the last four years, community members have ranked traffic safety and enforcement consistently high in the bi-annual Bend Police Department…
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Oregon, Idaho senators lead bipartisan push for critical county payments
Oregon and Idaho congressional leaders are pushing to ensure counties do not lose out on essential services due to federal land ownership.…
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Oregon Senate hit by another GOP lawmaker boycott, now over COVID-19
Republican lawmakers boycotted an Oregon Senate session Thursday morning, using a tactic they had employed in the past two years to assert their will…
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Controversial gun control bill moves to floor of Oregon Senate
An Oregon Senate bill sponsored by Democratic lawmakers would let local jurisdictions potentially ban handguns in public places, which critics say…
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COVID stimulus could mean higher tax bill for Oregonians
Federal stimulus payments last year during the COVID pandemic will will generate $112 million in additional Oregon taxes because of a quirk in state…
Continue ReadingWyden introduces bill to create 9/11-style COVID-19 commission
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would create an independent, non-partisan commission — closely modeled…
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OLCC suspends liquor license of Springfield saloon for allowing indoor dining
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission this week suspended the liquor license of Springfield’s Twisted River Saloon for allowing indoor…
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‘Right to Repair’ bill would require manufacturers to ease path to user repairs
With home electronics in heavy use during the ongoing pandemic, the “Right to Repair Act,” (HB 2698) has been introduced in the Oregon…
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Some Bend residents frustrated, upset over online vaccine scheduling
Scheduling vaccines has not been an easy process for some in Deschutes County.…
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