Merkley, Wyden hail Senate passage of appropriations bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said an Interior Department appropriations bill passed by the Senate Thursday includes key provisions that…
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Walden concerned by growing reliance on foreign drug makers
Rep. Greg Walden. R-Ore., spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Thursday on the safety and national security concerns over a…
Continue ReadingGreenhouse, nursery products top Oregon’s ag products
Greenhouse and nursery products remain Oregon’s leading agricultural commodity, with an annual value of nearly $1 billion, based on data…
Continue ReadingPublic meeting set on Pilot Butte draft master plan
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will share with the public the latest draft updates to the Master Plan for Pilot Butte State Scenic…
Continue Reading US sued in Oregon over health insurance rule for immigrant families
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and…
Continue ReadingCity of Redmond expanding ‘quiet streets’ network
(Update: Adding comments, details) The city of Redmond is planning to expand its Quiet Street network in the upcoming year. Quiet Streets are a…
Continue ReadingOregon’s clocks still ‘fall back’ this weekend
Oregon lawmakers approved a measure in June that would allow the state to adopt daylight saving time year-round. But not yet, as there are still…
Continue ReadingWyden bill boosts capital access for women-owned businesses
To mark Women’s Small Business Month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to expand…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t seek death penalty in train stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a motion that effectively takes the death penalty off the table for the man charged with stabbing…
Continue ReadingBuehler ponders U.S. House run; Knopp says nope
(Update: Knopp says he won’t seek seat; adding 2 other possible GOP candidates) One day after Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced he…
Continue ReadingDog caught in steel trap set at Tumalo Reservoir
(Update: Adding video, ODFW comments) A Bend resident is warning visitors to beware of steel traps set in the Tumalo Reservoir after her dog became…
Continue ReadingMerkley, Wyden slam delays in flavored vaping ban
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday joined Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and other Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump…
Continue ReadingBend’s Neff-Purcell intersection to see changes
A very busy intersection in northeast Bend is getting closer to some much-desired improvements. Two concepts recently were put before the Bend City…
Continue ReadingUS finalizing rule to let farmers legally grow hemp
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move…
Continue ReadingMore affordable housing coming to C. Oregon
Housing Works held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Redmond for a new affordable housing complex. The Red Canyon Redmond development at 2445 SW…
Continue ReadingWalden talks with KTVZ about decision to move on
(Update: Walden comments to NewsChannel 21, info on current candidates) Rep. Greg Walden, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional…
Continue ReadingBend declares weather emergency to add shelter capacity
Bend City Manager Eric King has signed a weather emergency declaration, effective Saturday, Oct. 26. It allows the use of approved alternative…
Continue ReadingOregon firefighters helping battle 2 N. Calif. blazes
Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters mobilized by the Office of State Fire Marshal to join firefighting efforts in Northern California went to work Monday,…
Continue ReadingNearly 300 Oregon firefighters help fight 2 N. Calif. blazes
(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in…
Continue Reading Dems in Congress demand update on BLM wild horse plans
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming…
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