Bend police begin testing body cameras
The Bend Police Department is testing out different body cameras for their officers to wear while on duty.…
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Bend homeless helping homeless: One couple’s mission to provide hope
Marion Douglas and his wife, Jessie Jamie, have fallen on hard times. But they aren’t alone, in more ways than…
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Hunters Assn. chapters boost reward for Sisters-area elk poachers to $3,000
Hunters have offered up $2,500 in additional reward money for information regarding three elk poached in late October east of Sisters. The reward now…
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Gov. Brown: School districts will get to decide how soon to reopen in the new year
In order to return as many Oregon students to the classroom as safely as possible in the new year, Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday directed the Oregon…
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Oregon, U.S. see sharp rise in drug overdose deaths believed tied to COVID-19 pandemic
Oregon is following a national trend that has seen sharp increases in drug overdose deaths this year, a rise that the U.S. Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingTrump administration to purchase additional 100 million Pfizer vaccine doses
The Trump administration will purchase an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, the US Department of Health and Human…
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Oregon case reflects extremists’ need of online presence
Federal authorities say a man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online…
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Power out at Umatilla prison amid COVID-19 outbreak
One of Oregon’s largest prisons experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak has been grappling with a major power outage for the last…
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Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
Three landlords are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from…
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Oregon housing, health agencies partner to address COVID-19 health inequities
Oregon Housing and Community Services and Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday they are teaming up to address COVID-19-related health inequities…
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Public feedback sought for proposed Vietnam War Memorial at state Capitol
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public feedback on a proposal from a nonprofit, the Vietnam War Memorial Fund, to construct a…
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Two Oregonians face federal charges of COVID-19 relief fraud
In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small…
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Grand jury finds officers justified in fatally shooting fleeing Bend robbery suspect
A Marion County grand jury on Tuesday found four law enforcement officers were justified in their use of deadly force in fatally shooting a Bend…
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Merkley, Wyden lay out long list of Oregon programs in year-end funding package
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday “a wide range of investments that will benefit Oregon” in the fiscal year 2021 package of…
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Oregon House GOP leader accuses top Democrats of ‘silencing democracy’
Oregon House Republican Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, on Tuesday accused Democratic House leaders of an “unprecedented silencing of ideas” during…
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Oregon DMV: Driver license, vehicle tag grace period extended through April
Oregonians with a vehicle registration, permit or driver license expiring between Nov. 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, have up to three months after…
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Oregon Employment Dept. welcomes COVID relief funding, but warns of gap
The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday it’s pleased Congress has passed an extension of federal benefit programs, including Pandemic…
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Tensions run high at Oregon Capitol as lawmakers pass COVID-19 relief measures
State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building as protesters attempted to force their way in during a special legislative…
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Pacific Power says it’s cutting Oregon electric bills by an average 5.2 percent
More than 600,000 Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see welcome relief when their electric bills go down an average of about 5.2 percent in…
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Protesters gather at Oregon Capitol, some force way in; unlawful assembly declared
Police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday morning as protesters gathered and some attempted to force their way in…
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