Thunderstorms rumble through C.O. with hail, rain, lightning – and new fires
Thunderstorms moved through the High Desert late Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing hail in La Pine, the first significant rain for much of…
Continue ReadingThunderstorms moved through the High Desert late Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing hail in La Pine, the first significant rain for much of…
Continue ReadingA rope-and-raft rescue effort helped two young, stranded rafters off a rock on the Deschutes River below the Sunrise Village neighborhood Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThe Crook County Fair begins Thursday in Prineville, and like so many things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, things will look quite a bit…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday they met their FOCUS PUA goal of processing 70,000 remaining initial Pandemic Unemployment…
Continue ReadingAfter issuing an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend through Labor Day, the city late Wednesday issued new operating regulations for…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon School Activities Association shifted its traditional fall sports season contests to begin in March under a new 2020-21 school activities…
Continue ReadingThe May 30 super-cell storm that ripped through much of Central Oregon dropped large hail and caused extensive damage to crops, leaving some farms…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has changed a lot of the sights, sounds and activities of everyday life, and has made one somewhat unnerving sight more common: Empty…
Continue Readingwoman was injured Wednesday when her car crashed into a power pole on Crooked River Ranch, toppling several large transformers and cutting power to…
Continue ReadingA month after announcing that state inspectors would conduct weekend spot checks in bars, restaurants, breweries, tasting rooms, and other…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 338, along with 299 new cases and several outbreaks newly…
Continue ReadingWork will begin next Monday to add a roundabout and make other safety improvements at the intersection of Old Bend-Redmond Highway and Tumalo Road,…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a rope-swing play structure at Harmon Park late Tuesday…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel has announced a new “no mugshot” policy for prosecutors working in his office, in an effort to promote…
Continue ReadingAmid rising COVID-19 cases, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs said late Tuesday they are siting an isolation and quarantine detention facility…
Continue ReadingA Bend man working for a Redmond-based roofing company was killed Tuesday morning in a fall at the construction site of Caldera High School, the new…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Deschutes County commissioners sent out a subtle but important reminder of the risks that come with not being prepared for wildfires in a…
Continue ReadingSome boat launches in Lake Billy Chinook have an unwanted visitor. But its days are numbered, if Michael Crumrine has his…
Continue ReadingA man whose remains were found Monday morning by a woman walking her dog south of Bend has been identified as a 48-year-old transient, and foul play…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified Gov. Kate Brown on Monday that Oregon is in compliance with the federal Real ID…
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