Bend crash spotlights N. Highway 97 safety issues
(Update: Adding OSP info on crash details) Highway 97 was blocked for over an hour, and restricted for two more hours Tuesday morning by a…
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(Update: Adding OSP info on crash details) Highway 97 was blocked for over an hour, and restricted for two more hours Tuesday morning by a…
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Earlier this summer, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2017-038, which imposed fire use restrictions on unprotected…
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According to an audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, the Department of Human Services Aging and People with…
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While many Oregonians welcome the signs of fall, there’s one big downside to the cooler weather: flu season. Luckily, SAIF has assembled a team…
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) – America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights organization has endorsed the…
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In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, urbanization doesn’t necessarily correspond to an increase in water usage, according to economists at…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland middle school science teacher has been indicted on harassment charges that accuse him of “offensively…
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon man has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for fatally shooting his wife. The Mail…
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Three police pursuits onto public land east of Redmond late last week led to two drivers’ arrests and a police reminder that much of the land…
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Bend police responding to several alarms at the Westside Church encountered and arrested a masked, armed burglar carrying a crowbar who allegedly…
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The Bend Park and Recreation District was presented with a number of policy questions Tuesday evening to help guide current and future management of…
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A key takeaway from tragedies like the Las Vegas mass shooting is assessing police response to the situation. Experts in mental health and crisis…
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(Update: Adding comments from passers-by, homeowner) An ember from the chimney apparently sparked a roof and attic fire at a southwest Redmond home…
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Fuels specialists on the Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District are scheduled to conduct three prescribed burns about 10…
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(Update: Arrest made in case) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have released the name of the woman found murdered in a southeast Portland apartment…
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Monday’s KTVZ.COM Poll found a split opinion on whether now — in the aftermath of a mass shooting — is the right time to discuss…
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The Deschutes County Health Department gave the Laidlaw Water District in Tumalo the all-clear Tuesday to lift a boil-water notice and for customers…
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Beginning Monday, yhe northbound lane on Purcell Boulevard from Neff Road to Full Moon Drive will close for two to three months for construction of a…
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Police in southern Oregon arrested a 15-year-old girl in the killing of her father, and two men are also charged in the…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University and Corvallis community members came together on campus to talk about race and…
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