First Multnomah County COVID-19 case brings state tally to 15
The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday Multnomah County’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The new case brings Oregon’s total…
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Over GOP nays, Oregon lawmakers fund move to cut greenhouse gases
As Democratic Gov. Kate Brown finalizes an executive order to cut Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions, a panel of state lawmakers on Monday allocated…
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Bend Councilor Abernethy won’t seek re-election
For the second time in his political career on the Bend City Council, Bruce Abernethy announced Sunday night he will step down and not seek another…
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Oregon Legislature crashes over climate bill, leaving acrimony
A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars,…
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Warm Springs Tribes to conduct Oregon’s first 2020 census count
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs said Friday it has been asked by the U.S. Census Bureau to host the first count in the state of Oregon for…
Continue Reading Oregon GOP lawmaker faces recall effort over walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A recall effort has emerged against one of the Republican lawmakers who left the Capitol to protest environmental legislation.…
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Oregon Right to Life launches ‘No on Knute’ campaign
Oregon Right to Life’s Victory PAC announced Thursday afternoon at a Bend news conference the No on Knute campaign, committing $250,000 to defeating…
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C.O. lawmakers react with dismay to short session’s ‘unfortunate’ end
Central Oregon lawmakers reacted with dismay at the abrupt, early adjournment of the special legislative session, apparently killing numerous bills…
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Oregon Legislature session implodes; Dems reject GOP’s offer to return for a day
Oregon’s 2020 legislative session ended abruptly Thursday amid a boycott by minority Republicans over a climate change measure and Democrats’…
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USFS proposes 35,000-acre treatment project S. of Bend
The Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District went out for public comment Thursday on a project to conduct thinning, fuels reduction…
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Oregon primary candidate filing deadline approaching
Next Tuesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to file as a candidate for the May 19 primary election, Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno reminded…
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CDC OKs $500K in initial Oregon funds for coronavirus response
Oregon’s congressional delegation on Wednesday announced $500,000 in Centers for Disease Control funding for the state of Oregon to help fight the…
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Salem stalemate may kill Bend homeless shelter funds
Oregon House Democrats, frustrated by the continued walkout of most Republican lawmakers, are spotlighting specific bills in jeopardy, one that would…
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OSP trooper arrested in Bend on domestic violence assault charge
A 39-year-old Oregon State Police trooper surrendered to Bend police Wednesday and was arrested on a misdemeanor fourth-degree assault charge in a…
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Construction contractors join Oregon’s Top 10 consumer complaints list
Construction contractors, from home repairs to cleaning services, have for the first time made the Oregon Department of Justice’s annual list of Top…
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U.S. Forest Service seeks seasonal job applicants
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service is accepting applications this week for over 80 seasonal spring and summer jobs in Oregon and…
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The Dalles-area landowner shoots, kills cougar that killed 5 goats
A landowner this week shot and killed a cougar that had killed several goats in a neighborhood on the southern edge of The Dalles, the Oregon…
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Redmond School District names 4 superintendent finalists
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District Board of Directors on Wednesday announced four finalists for the position of superintendent who…
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New Bend-area school attendance areas approved
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson on Wednesday approved the adoption of new attendance areas for Bend-area middle and high schools…
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Prineville BLM seeks input on proposed solutions to Teaters Road access issue
The Prineville District Bureau of Land Management requested public input Wednesday on a proposal to address a long-standing access issue to federal…
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