State reports slight dip in fall health care coverage enrollment
More than 145,000 Oregonians signed up for health plans for 2020 through HealthCare.gov, officials said Friday. The figure is down a bit, but…
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Hummel: Deputy justified in returning fire at DUII driver
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel ruled Friday a sheriff’s deputy was legally justified in returning gunfire at a drunken driving…
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NOAA: Minimal wildlife impact from proposed coast gas project
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Federal authorities have suggested the environmental impact of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal and pipeline on the…
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Oregon AG forms Labor Trafficking Task Force
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, in commemoration of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, announced Friday the creation of a new Labor…
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Bend Fire & Rescue marks opening of Pilot Butte station
Bend Fire & Rescue held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Thursday afternoon for its new northeast Bend fire station by Pilot…
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Walden explains ‘no’ vote on War Powers Resolution
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released the following statement Thursday after he voted no on the War Powers Resolution. The measure was adopted 224-194…
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OSU expands campus-wide tobacco products ban
OSU adopted a smoke-free campus policy for all students, employees and visitors in 2012 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University…
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DEQ fines The Dalles aluminum recycler $1.3 million
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued a $1,296,885 penalty Wednesday to Hydro Extrusion USA LLC for multiple air quality permit…
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Oregon deputy secretary of state resigns
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Rich Vial, Oregon’s deputy secretary of state, will resign effective Friday. Secretary of State Bev Clarno made the announcement…
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Portland OKs $4.5 million for homeless camp clean-ups
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland officials have approved a $4.5 million contract for cleaning up the city’s homeless encampments. The renewed contract…
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Deschutes Library buys future Central Library site for $1.35 million
The Deschutes Public Library Board voted Wednesday to buy nearly 13 acres of land just west of the U.S. Highway 20-Robal Road intersection in Bend…
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Bend council OKs May $180 million transportation bond measure
After some cost-shaving and one more fine-tuning go-round to achieve a hard-won consensus, the Bend City Council agreed Wednesday night to send a…
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Deschutes County Judge Stephen Forte to step down
Deschutes County Circuit Judge Stephen Forte confirmed Wednesday he’s decided not to seek re-election after nearly two decades on the…
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Clarno sued over clean-energy ballot measure rejections
Environmental advocates are suing Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno over her rejection of two clean-energy ballot initiatives, claiming the action…
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Schoen chosen to fill Bend Park and Rec Board vacancy
The Bend Park and Recreation Board Tuesday evening chose Deb Schoen to fill a vacant board position. …
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City of Bend advises of possible data security breach
The city of Bend said Tuesday it was recently informed a potential data security incident may have compromised the payment card information of some…
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State picks advisor for sale of Stevens Road Tract in SE Bend
Cushman & Wakefield announced Tuesday the firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by Oregon Department of State Lands for the sale of about 382…
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DMV secures 2-year extension of La Pine office lease
The La Pine DMV office lease has been extended for two more years as the state continues to search for a new location in the area, the Oregon DMV…
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Parents, neighbors concerned over possible cell tower in NE Bend
Some people in Bend are concerned about the possibility of another cell tower going up near a residential neighborhood and…
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Redmond looks at future of economy, tourism, livability
The city of Redmond is working to stay ahead of the curve and keep up with the changes and the growth that it’s seeing, and is looking to the future…
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