Oregon student-athletes can now make money through NIL, with some guidelines
On Monday, the Oregon School Activities Association voted to set parameters for student-athletes regarding endorsements related to name, image and…
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Variable speed limit signs set to debut on Hwy. 97 south of Bend, with a goal of reducing crashes
Beginning next Monday, drivers will see new variable speed limit signs throughout a 10-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 south of Bend, ODOT said…
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Blazing meteor seen over Northwest, in Bend as well; Lincoln City PD sgt. captures it on dashcam
A meteor was seen far and wide around the Northwest Wednesday night, including in Bend, and was captured on the dash camera of a Lincoln City police…
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Drugged driver cited after slamming SUV into Tumalo Fire Station, causing substantial damage
An alleged drugged driver slammed into the Tumalo Fire Station on Cook Avenue late Wednesday night, causing substantial damage, and was cited for DUI…
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Biden, in Colorado, designates his 1st new national monument
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his…
Continue ReadingPutin warns of more attacks after deadly Russian strikes rock Kyiv, Lviv and other Ukrainian cities
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities reported blasts and power outages on Monday morning, as…
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St. Charles Bend home health, hospice nurses file to join union
Another group of nurses at St. Charles Health System filed a request Wednesday to join a union, the Oregon Nurses…
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Madras man killed in Highway 97 head-on crash north of Redmond
A 23-year-old Madras man was killed Thursday night when he crossed into the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 97 north of Redmond and his car collided…
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Gov. Brown directs millions in federal funds to school safety, violence prevention efforts
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she has dedicated $3.3 million in federal dollars for school safety and violence prevention throughout…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres; evacuation levels lowered, burnouts boost smoke
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters are conducting burnouts to rob the 93,427-acre Cedar Creek Fire of fuel to advance, though that also has…
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Cedar Creek Fire still active, not growing now; containment still 0%; new 120-acre fire lined NE of Paulina
The Cedar Creek Fire did not grow in size Wednesday, but it is still actively burning and drawing a still-growing firefighting force of over 2,150…
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‘Stronger Together’: Bend’s Eastside Safeway quietly, busily reopens, weeks after tragedy
Many shoppers and well-wishers were on hand to welcome the reopening of the Eastside Safeway in northeast Bend Wednesday morning with a full parking…
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Inflation pushes Oregon’s maximum allowable yearly rent hike to 14.6%
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services this week published the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2023. The…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive $211K from federal DOJ to protect community, prevent sex crimes
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory as smoke worsens, much of C.O. at ‘hazardous’ levels; impacts being felt
Much of Central Oregon was cloaked in a murk of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire on Monday morning, sending air quality readings soaring into the…
Continue ReadingSmoke from the Mosquito Fire begins creating unhealthy to hazardous conditions in Northern California
KCRA By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in…
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Prineville Reservoir at lowest level on record; flow into Crooked River set to drop dramatically
Starting next Wednesday, water releases from Prineville Reservoir will be decreased from the current flow rate of about 180 cubic feet per second…
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Sunriver police report boy’s near-drowning at Sunriver’s SHARC pool; lifeguards perform lifesaving efforts
– Lifeguards performed life-saving efforts on a young boy who nearly drowned at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center (SHARC) pool…
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Federal officials warn Oregonians to ‘be on the lookout’ amid spread of deadly ‘rainbow fentanyl’
With two recent Portland-area seizures, federal officials are warning Oregonians to be on the lookout for dangerous ‘rainbow…
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Crater Lake gets a redesign — the 20-year-old Oregon license plate, that is
Oregon DMV said Friday it will start issuing a new design for the Crater Lake license plate for passenger cars on Sept.…
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