Oregon GOP state Sen. with stormy political career resigns
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state senator who once led Oregon’s GOP party, and who railed against…
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OSAA tightens credentials policy over alleged inappropriate messages between media outlet and HS girls
The OSAA is tightening its media credentialing policy due to reports of inappropriate conduct by an Oregon media…
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OSP corrects earlier info, says O’Neil Highway crash was not a fatality
A two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon briefly closed the O’Neil Highway (state Highway 370) about seven miles west of Prineville and sent an…
Continue ReadingFirst Les Schwab Tire Centers-NewsChannel 21 Toy Drive reaches finale
Thursday was the day thousands of donations collected in the Les Schwab Tire Centers-NewsChannel 21 Toy Drive were gathered and brought to the Les…
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City Club of Central Oregon brings people together to discuss homelessness, housing issues
The City Club of Central Oregon had business and community leaders and elected officials meet in small groups Thursday to brainstorm solutions and…
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Raw sewage backs up in some classrooms at Crook County High School; Friday classes canceled
While heavy snowfall prompted cancellation of Monday’s classes in the Crook County School District, Friday’s classes at Crook County High School…
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More details emerge about 2 black bears illegally shot and left in trees near Talent
Jackson County firefighters have seen it all, but even they were shocked to find the bodies of two black bears killed and found high in two pine…
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Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new,…
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Mixed reactions to Oregon governor commuting death row
By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to commute all of the state’s 17 death…
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Oregon coast to hold Whale Watch Week in person for the first time since 2019
For the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28–Jan.…
Continue Reading$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to…
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Deschutes County advisory panel to review 13 possible sites for county’s next landfill
The Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meets next Tuesday to review 13 potential sites for a new Solid Waste Management Facility to…
Continue ReadingAs bitter cold hits, NeighborImpact outlines role in region’s network of cold-weather shelters
Central Oregon’s model of collaboration and partnership among the region’s cold-weather shelter providers and community action agency is not one…
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Missing Bend woman found ‘alive and safe’ in S. Oregon, getting medical care; police investigating
A northeast Bend woman reported missing late Monday after she failed to return from an afternoon walk to a nearby convenience store was found…
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AAA holiday travel forecast: Expect busy roads, crowded airports; Bend top regional destination
AAA projects 112.7 million Americans (33.8% of the population) will travel for the Christmas and New Year holidays. This is up 3.3% from 2021 and…
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Latest National Guard Youth Challenge graduating class changes more lives for the better
The Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program graduated its 64th class on Wednesday, and as many families have found over the years, plenty of…
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Randy Guzek prosecutor upset by Gov. Brown’s ‘blanket’ death row commutations
Josh Marquis, the prosecutor in three death penalty trials for Terrebonne killer Randy Lee Guzek, is very upset with Gov, Kate Brown for her “blanket…
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Oregon Health Authority’s monthly COVID-19 report shows rise in cases, hospitalizations, fewer deaths
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Monthly Data Report, released Thursday, shows an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, but a…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive nearly $7 million federal grant to expand high-speed internet
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration  announced Wednesday it has awarded nine grants as…
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Bend police arrest 3 Warm Springs residents in Walmart shoplifting; over $2,500 in merchandise recovered
Bend Police stopped a pickup truck and arrested three shoplifting suspects from Warm Springs Tuesday afternoon, recovering more than $2,500 in…
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