Reminder: Tuesday last day to safely mail ballots
Tuesday, May 12, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the May 19 Primary Election. Ballots must be received…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of May 11-17
Ongoing Closures: SE 3rd Street between Division Street and Reed Lane for the safety crossing project, expect daytime lane closures including the…
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival cancels fall season due to virus
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a major tourist draw in southern Oregon, is cancelling its fall season due to the coronavirus…
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Oregon fire marshal again extends self-service gas rules change
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is extending its temporary rules change allowing Oregon gas retailers to provide…
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Downtown Bend Business Association scales back budget as events canceled
Downtown Bend is home to many festivals and fundraisers, but with many of these events canceled because of COVID 19, the Downtown Bend Business…
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Sheriff reveals more details about death investigation SW of Madras
Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins revealed a few new details Monday about a death investigation that began late last week but said they must…
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As Mother’s Day nears, Bend flower shop feels effects of COVID-19
Mother’s Day weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for flower shops. And running out of the flowers most in demand is never a good thing,…
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Churches sue Gov. Brown over Oregon coronavirus restrictions
Ten churches from around the state are suing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, arguing her coronavirus stay-at-home orders are…
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Trash, human waste prompt ODF to temporarily close dispersed camping sites
Due to health and safety hazards caused by sanitation issues, all dispersed camping is temporarily closed on Oregon state forests managed by the…
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Bend man playing pro baseball in S. Korea during pandemic
While Americans wait for team sports to return, the Korean Baseball Organization has already said play ball — and a Bend pitcher is…
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Redmond offers ‘virtual open house’ for feedback on transportation plan
The City of Redmond is updating its Transportation System Plan (TSP) and seeks citizen comments through a virtual open…
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Balloons Over Bend, Bend Elks season canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Two more staples of summer on the High Desert — Balloons Over Bend and the Bend Elks baseball season — announced Friday they have scrubbed this…
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DCSO K-9 Ares helps find Redmond domestic assault suspect hiding in attic
A Redmond man accused of domestic violence, including choking and a threat to kill a woman with a knife, was found hiding in an attic and arrested…
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75 more Oregon COVID-19 cases; three more deaths, total of 124
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 124, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Terrebonne man killed in Hwy. 97 truck-pickup crash
A Terrebonne man was killed Thursday evening when his pickup truck was struck by a truck loaded with potatoes on Highway 97 in Sherman County, Oregon…
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Feds provide over $9 million to expand Oregon COVID-19 testing
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that over $9 million in federal funding is being made available to 30 hospitals, health…
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2020 Oregon State Fair is canceled
In light of Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon State Fair Council confirmed the 2020 Oregon State Fair is officially canceled.…
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First Corvallis COVID-19 door-to-door test results suggest 2 per 1,000 infected
Results from the first weekend of TRACE-COVID-19 door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that about two people per 1,000 in the…
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Deschutes County tests ballot-counting system
The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office held a pre-election test of its ballot-counting equipment on…
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Deschutes County seeks to be among the first to reopen
Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair drove to Salem on Thursday to hand-deliver the country’s proposed reopening plan to Gov. Kate Brown’s…
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