Deschutes County commissioners split on COVID-19 mask recommendation
Deschutes County commissioners spent more than an hour debating Wednesday but in the end, the split board did not make any recommendation whether…
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Amid rise in COVID-19 patients, St. Charles welcomes state rule requiring staff vaccinations or testing
St. Charles Health System, again dealing with a rise in COVID-19 patients, said Wednesday it is beginning efforts to meet Gov. Kate Brown’s new state…
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‘You’ve just got to fight through the conditions’: Bend Elks try to play through wildfire smoke
Fighting through the conditions is exactly what the Bend Elks Baseball team did Tuesday night against the Walla Walla Sweets — until it just…
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‘Perfect storm’ of hail causes roof, water damage to some Bend homes
Two major hailstorms have hit the Bend area in less than two months, causing damage to some roofs and homes.…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,213 new cases; big increases over past week
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,877, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday as…
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Crook County schools superintendent pushes for local control of COVID-19 mask policies
After the recent announcement of a statewide public school mask mandate, Crook County School District Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson is pushing for…
Continue ReadingUS planning to expand coronavirus testing, Fauci says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Coronavirus testing in the United States is down from where is has been at previous points in the pandemic. However, health…
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State agency hires outside vendor in effort to clear emergency rental assistance processing backlog
Concerned with the speed at which rental assistance is getting in the hands of Oregonians, Oregon Housing and Community Services said Wednesday it is…
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Prineville police make 25 DUII arrests during high-visibility enforcement period
The Prineville Police Department participated in NHTSA High Visibility from June 23rd to July 31. During this time, Prineville Police had officers…
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DCSO to hold free document shredding, drug disposal events in Sisters, La Pine and Terrebonne
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is again hosting community free document shredding and drug disposal events around the county.…
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Bootleg firefighters donate to La Pine Community Kitchen
Four firefighters from the Bootleg Fire dropped off a donation of over 1,100 pounds of shelf-stable food for the La Pine Community Kitchen and Food…
Continue ReadingBelarus president denies repression, accuses US of ‘lawlessness’
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on a recently renovated possible prison camp in Belarus for dissenters against President Alexander…
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Gov. Brown: Oregon health care workers must get COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that she has directed the Oregon Health Authority to issue a rule outlining new, required health and safety…
Continue ReadingStudents and parents welcome school — with or without masks — in Georgia
By Nick Valencia, Devon M. Sayers and Rachel Clarke, CNN Schools are back in Barrow County, Georgia, with bulging bookbags, new shoes — and…
Continue ReadingStudents and parents welcome school — with or without masks — in Georgia
On the first day of school at the Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy some students and staff are wearing masks and some not, and no one seems worried.…
Continue ReadingBiden administration developing plan to require almost all foreign visitors to be vaccinated
By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to…
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Bend dog suffering from blood disease; owner seeking dog donor
Sage is a 9-month-old heeler mix who has immune mediated hemolytic anemia, a disease where the body’s immune system destroys its own blood…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office holds ‘National Night Out’ events in Sisters, La Pine
In a bid to increase awareness and build relationships, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s held a pair of National Night Out events Tuesday…
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Central Oregon’s ‘full athlete:’ Ashton Eaton looks back on training to win 2 Olympic golds
If anyone knows how hard it is to train for the Olympic decathlon, it’s probably Central Oregon’s own Ashton…
Continue ReadingBelarusian dissidents fear the regime will put them into detention camps. It may have already built one
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Three layers of electrified fence. New security cameras. A military guard and a sign saying “Entry forbidden.”…
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