Two Sunriver FD workers charged with reading chief’s e-mails
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed criminal charges Friday against a current and former employee of the Sunriver FireDepartment,…
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Knopp: Schools face PERS crunch; now’s time to fix it
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, responded with concern Friday to the adoption of 2017 Public Employee Retirement System advisory rates estimated to…
Continue Reading Mt. Bachelor has blue-sky pre-holiday opening
Mt. Bachelor opened its 58th winter season on Saturday, with limited conditions in early-season snow, and skiers and boarders traveled to the slopes…
Continue Reading ODF: Coordination was key in battling 2015 wildfires
In 2015, a witches’ brew of drought, hot weather and dry lightning spawned more than 2,000 wildfires across Oregon that consumed some 631,000…
Continue Reading OSP suspends drug evidence testing at Bend crime lab
Over the past few months, Oregon State Police have voluntarily suspended all substance analysis in the Bend and Pendleton crime labs, but Deschutes…
Continue Reading State produces guidebook for recreational marijuana biz
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has released a ” Business Readiness Guidebook for Oregon Recreational Marijuana Operations ” for…
Continue Reading Downtown Bend drinking fountains to be removed
Four broken drinking fountains in downtown Bend will be removed starting Nov. 30, and that’s brought a mix of reaction – including some…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden aim to expand breastfeeding protections at work
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined by Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Edward J. Markey…
Continue Reading Smoke alarm’s fresh battery key in Redmond house fire
A Redmond couple who recently replaced their smoke detector battery was awakened by it early Friday and were able to escape their home and call…
Continue Reading Filling in Central Oregon: Can we ease the squeeze?
In the last year, Oregon gained its 4 millionth resident. And with Deschutes County being once again the fastest-growing county in the state, we are…
Continue Reading Walden, Wyden split on allowing Syrian refugees
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., joined colleagues Thursday in backing a measure to halt entry of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the U.S., saying to do so…
Continue Reading Pile burning planned Friday south of Bend
Several hundred acres of slash piles are planned to be burned south of Bend Friday, Deschutes National Forest officials said. Pile-burning units…
Continue Reading FireFree tallies half-price yard debris disposal
Despite the winter weather that has descended on Central Oregon, residents in the Bend area took advantage of the Half Price Yard Debris Sale and…
Continue Reading Bend directs millions more to fixing failing streets
The Bend City Council votedWednesday night to allocate more of the city’s general fund for the 2015-17 biennium — more than $4.7 million…
Continue Reading Summit HS graffiti threat brings more police, fewer students
Following a threat written in a bathroom at Summit High School, about 25 percent of students were absent Thursday, according to school district…
Continue Reading La Pine Fire District offers winter driving safety tips
With the colder weather and season’s first snowfalls already on the ground, and heavy holiday travel periods coming up The La Pine Fire…
Continue Reading Sheriff gives deposition in Deschutes Jail death lawsuit
Almost a year after an inmate died from a meth overdose in the Deschutes County Jail, a $10.7 million lawsuit against the sheriff’s office and…
Continue Reading NeighborImpact gets grant to help homebuyers
NeighborImpact has received a $100,000 grant from Oregon Housing and Community Services to help create and preserve homeownership in Central Oregon.…
Continue Reading State Parks waiving $5 day-use parking fee on Black Friday
Chiming in on one nationwide outdoor retailer’s announcement it will encourage people to get outdoors the day after Thanksgiving, the Oregon…
Continue Reading IRS telephone scammers still going strong
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it has received numerous reports of citizens receiving phone calls that are believed to be from…
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