NE Bend homeless camp cleanup underway
A growing homeless camp at the corner of NE Division Street and Revere Avenue in Bend has ODOT working with Shepherd’s House to help…
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Former Redmond City Hall to make way for parking lot
Redmond city councilors, meeting as the city’s Urban Renewal Board, approved a $1 million contract Tuesday night to demolish an 80-year-old…
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Sentencing for man convicted in Portland train killings delayed
The sentencing for a man convicted of fatally stabbing two men and injuring a third on a light rail train in Portland in 2017 was delayed Tuesday…
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As fireworks go on sale, C.O. fire officials urge caution, offer safety tips
The Fourth of July is less than two weeks away, and stands opened up on the High Desert Tuesday for customers to buy fireworks.…
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Bend businesses react to upcoming minimum wage hike
Another summer, another minimum wage increase. For the last four years, Oregon’s minimum wage has increased at least 25 cents every July. But this…
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Oregon police unions want changes to accountability legislation
Oregon’s law enforcement unions are objecting to all six police accountability bills that have been introduced for the special legislative session…
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Gov. Brown seeks agriculture disaster declaration for C.O. after severe storms
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown has requested federal agriculture disaster designation for six Oregon counties, including Crook, Deschutes and…
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Washington issues statewide facial covering requirement
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in public settings under a statewide public health order…
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Portland grocer pleads guilty to illegal sales of shark fins
Illegal shark fin sales in a Portland grocery store mark the first conviction under an Oregon law that prohibits possession, sale, trade or…
Continue ReadingOregon health insurers agree to expanded telehealth coverage through Dec. 31
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The State of Oregon has reached an agreement with several health insurance companies to continue providing expanded telehealth…
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Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Digital defense against COVID-19 shipping, insurance scams
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday feature offers a warning about frauds involving COVID-19 shipping and insurance…
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Bend Fire Operations Chief Bob Madden set to retire
Operations Chief Bob Madden will be retiring from Bend Fire & Rescue on Friday after 33 years of dedicated and impactful service, the agency said…
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Oregon has 191 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; new Umatilla County outbreak
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Monday and remains at 192, along with 191 new cases statewide and an outbreak at an Eastern…
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C.O. national forests, BLM to restrict fire use, starting Friday
With a warm, dry spring and a hot summer forecast, the Forest Service and BLM in Central Oregon are implementing public use restrictions, starting…
Continue Reading7.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico; tsunami threat follows
Buildings collapsed, residents were evacuated and tsunami waves of 2.3 feet crashed into Mexico’s southern coastline as a 7.4 magnitude earthquake…
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May job numbers: Deschutes, Crook counties improve; layoffs hit Jefferson County
Deschutes and Crook counties saw some recovery in May from a major COVID-19-related spike in unemployment, but wood product layoffs in Jefferson…
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Gravel truck flips, spills load on Highway 97 north of Bend
A gravel truck’s trailer overturned and spilled its load on Highway 97 north of Bend Tuesday morning, making for a big cleanup and slowing traffic in…
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Sen. Ron Wyden to hold Central Oregon online town hall next Monday
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he will hold a live online town hall next Monday, hosted by Town Hall Project, for residents of Deschutes,…
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Luke Wirkkala murder retrial delayed again, until October
COVID-19 issues have prompted another, four-month delay in Tuesday’s planned retrial of a Bend man whose murder conviction in the 2013 shooting…
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Fire destroys motor home on county land east of Redmond
A motor home was destroyed by a fire just east of Redmond Monday morning, one of several RVs that have burned in recent months on public lands…
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