Girl Scout Cookies season is back: Local Travel Patrol Troop 69 raising funds for big overseas trip
Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next…
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Deschutes sheriff candidates William Bailey, Kent Vander Kamp square off at first campaign forum in Sunriver
The two men asking Deschutes County voters to elect them to succeed Shane Nelson as the next sheriff met for their first joint appearance of the…
Continue ReadingA California utility agrees to pay $80 million over the 2017 Thomas Fire to resolve federal suit
By Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Utility giant Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $80 million to settle the US Forest…
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Bend’s next car wash could take up residence at the spot where Cracker Barrel Restaurant fans used to dine
The site of Bend’s former Cracker Barrel Restaurant, located in Robal Road Village, next to Chick-fil-A, MOD Pizza, Chipotle and Mud Bay, among…
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Bend Police Department reviews the numbers, taking a look at what’s in the new 2023 annual report
Bend Police have just released their 2023 annual report, and we took a look Monday at some of what it shows and…
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Three Bend residents arrested in alleged kidnap, robbery, chokehold of 18-year-old over marijuana vape cartridge sale
An 18-year-old man told Bend Police early Sunday morning that he’d been kidnapped, attacked and robbed by a group of people over a marijuana vape…
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US government may sue PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffett utility, for nearly $1B in wildfire costs
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The U.S. government is threatening to sue PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to recover…
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Milestone on path to Measure 110 ‘fix’: Local governments, public safety officials endorse legislative amendments
With no time to spare in a “short” legislative session, a major step was cleared on a Measure 110 “fix” package Monday as Oregon cities, counties and…
Continue ReadingMagnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes Idaho, but no injuries reported
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck north of Boise, Idaho, on Monday, reportedly causing no major damage or injuries,…
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Oregon joins feds in suing to block Kroger-Albertsons merger’; AG Rosenblum explains why; Wyden cheers move
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation on…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment
By John Fritze, Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and…
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Foes of planned SE Bend gas station lose challenge at Oregon Court of Appeals, ‘will definitely be boycotting’
The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a state land-use board’s ruling against opponents of a planned gas station in southeast Bend, and one of…
Continue ReadingAviation safety panel finds Boeing culture included safety ‘gaps,’ fear of retaliation
By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration issued a report Monday sharply critical of the safety…
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Deschutes County announces new Community Fire Assistance grant program for projects near BLM land
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is announcing a new grant opportunity to help local communities reduce the risk of wildfire. The Bureau of Land…
Continue ReadingSevere storm and tornado potential increases as record-breaking warmth fuels threat
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-breaking warmth will open the door Tuesday for a round of unusual February severe…
Continue ReadingManhattan DA seeks gag order on Trump in criminal hush money case, citing voluminous threats to office staff
By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors are asking the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case…
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City of Bend holding Bend Bikeway Project open house to review possible designs, posts online info and survey
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is inviting community members to an open house from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, at Bend Municipal Court, 555 NE 15th…
Continue ReadingOdysseus lunar lander shares new photos from its harrowing descent
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Odysseus spacecraft has dispatched new images it captured of the lunar surface during the lander’s…
Continue ReadingUS government sues to block largest supermarket merger in history
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the $25 billion deal between Kroger and…
Continue ReadingTrump, adult sons and former Trump Org. officials appeal civil fraud judgment in New York
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and two former Trump Organization officials have appealed the $464…
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