The Big Playback: Summit tops Wilsonville 35-28, captures Oregon 5A state title
The Summit Storm take their first Oregon Class 5A championship in seven years, topping Wilsonville 35-28 in a close, hard-fought contest Friday night…
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Group files emergency motion to stop Oregon gun control law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gun rights group, sheriff and gun store owner filed an emergency motion in federal court late Wednesday seeking to stop…
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Oregon faces snowplow driver shortage heading into winter
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of snowplow drivers has made clearing the roads in Oregon a challenge, according to the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingOregon public defender shortage: nearly 300 cases dismissed
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the…
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‘We’re thankful for our health’: Council on Aging holds first Thanksgiving meal at renovated Bend facility
Thanksgiving got off to an early, very thankful start for some seniors in Bend, with an extra reason to celebrate. After being closed for a few…
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New camera, other gear installed on Eugene tower to bolster wildfire-spotting network
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — High up in a telecommunications tower on a South Eugene ridge, a climber is barely visible. His bright blue jacket blends in…
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Prineville community comes together to build wheelchair-accessible covered wagons
As part of the master planning process for the Barnes Butte Recreation Area, the City of Prineville enlisted Barnes Butte Elementary School students…
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Recovered tundra swan, survivor of recent waterfowl ‘mass casualty,’ released by Think Wild
A tundra swan in the care of Bend’s Think Wild wildlife rehabilitation hospital for the past two weeks was successfully released back into the wild…
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Cedar Creek Fire’s size trimmed a bit, to 125k acres; now 75% contained
The Deschutes National Forest as of Tuesday has further reduced the temporary emergency closure area implemented as a result of the Cedar Creek…
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Deschutes County hiring consultant to study developing RV parks, campgrounds in 6 areas of county
Deschutes County is seeking proposals and plans to hire a consultant in January to conduct feasibility studies for potential development of public or…
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OSU researchers ID compounds in hemp as possible treatment for COVID-19; topic of upcoming talk
Using natural products such as hemp to treat COVID-19 will be the topic of Oregon State University’s Science Pub event at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec.…
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Sisters-area farm Rainshadow Organics promotes healthier Thanksgiving as part of year-round program
Dozens of turkeys served this Thanksgiving will come from a Central Oregon farm with a focus on eating healthier, organic food. At Rainshadow…
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Mt. Bachelor pushes back season opening to next week, still plans ‘Thanks-jibbing’ holiday weekend activities
Mt. Bachelor announced Tuesday it will be offering some limited “Thanks-jibbing” activities this weekend, not a full season opening on Friday as…
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Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in October; employment still tops pre-pandemic levels
Central Oregon unemployment rates continued edging upward in October, as the leisure and hospitality sector pulled back across the region, the state…
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Early-AM NE Bend shed fire spreads to garage, home; residents escape unhurt
A neighbor’s report and police knocking on the door helped two northeast Bend residents and their two dogs escape a fire early Tuesday morning…
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Update: Missing Prineville woman, 66, located at Madras truck stop, reunited with family
A 66-year-old Prineville woman with Alzheimer’s and dementia who left her home Monday afternoon with a red rolling suitcase, prompting a major…
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OSU-led effort to find Earth’s oldest ice begins this month in Antarctica
A team of 22 scientists from the Oregon State University-led Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, is headed to Antarctica for the first…
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Sen. Tim Knopp dismayed by Oregon Democrats’ ‘deeply partisan’ choice for Senate president
SALEM, Ore. – On Friday, Senate Democrats met at Salishan Resort to choose their nominee for Senate president, in the wake of Peter Courtney’s…
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Black Friday, Small Business Saturday deals aplenty: Some of what shoppers can expect at Bend stores
This week, locally owned businesses in Bend are getting creative, trying to attract holiday shoppers the day after Thanksgiving and beyond. Whether…
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Deschutes County commissioners hold hearing on ‘time, place and manner’ rules for psilocybin use
“Even before the pandemic, Oregon has had one of the worst mental health crises in the country. I think one in three Oregonians now are saying that…
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