Police: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing operations
Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law…
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Medal of Honor recipient Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley dies in Bend
The Marine Corps has announced the passing of Medal of Honor recipient retired Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley in Bend on Wednesday after a decades-long…
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Redmond motorcyclist killed in crash on Old Bend-Redmond Highway
A motorcyclist who witnesses said had been speeding and passing in no-passing zones on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway was killed Wednesday night when…
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Two La Pine firefighters injured rescuing 2 cats from burning home; up to a dozen others may have perished
An occupant escaped a La Pine house fire through a bedroom window Wednesday evening, but two firefighters were injured rescuing two of what may have…
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Judge permanently blocks ban on homebuyer ‘love letters,’ as sought by Bend real estate group
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prospective homebuyers in Oregon can continue to send “love letters” to people selling homes. U.S. District Judge Marco…
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COIC, Heart of Oregon Corps receive nearly $1 million to launch C. Oregon Wildfire Workforce Partnership
In a joint application, the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and the Heart of Oregon Corps recently were awarded $995,000 in Oregon…
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Bend Westside businesses struggling amid Newport Avenue closures are banding together for support
Some things are known to be common inconveniences, like slow-speed internet, or in this case of some local businesses, road…
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Gravel biking popularity on the rise: Cascade Gravel Grinder set for this weekend near Sisters
The Cascade Gravel Grinder is this Friday through Sunday, and is organized by race director Chad…
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Oregon PUC adopts power safety shutoff rules as wildfire season approaches
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Wednesday it recently approved permanent rules for investor-owned electric utilities, including Portland…
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Lessons on bias, kindness coming to Bend-La Pine classrooms this fall
With growing concern about incidents of racism in Bend-La Pine Schools, the district’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kinsey Martin led…
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‘Really lucky to be out here’: Diggins, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team training at snowy Mt. Bachelor this week
For the next two weeks, members of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will be calling Mt. Bachelor…
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Oregon, High Desert join US in record high gas price territory, AAA says
The national and Oregon gas price averages have skyrocketed to new record highs after the price of oil jumped above $110 per barrel last week, and…
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Jefferson County School District names new principals for Madras, Bridges HS, 509J Online
Jefferson County School District 509J Superintendent Jay Mathisen announced Tuesday the district has selected three new principals to lead Madras…
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Portland man gets 18-month federal prison term for bank fraud scheme involving NE Bend property
A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for using a Bend residential property he did not own as collateral to obtain a bank loan worth…
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Rimrock Trails reopens its adolescent residential treatment program in Prineville
Rimrock Trails is pleased to announce that on April 18, they reopened their Prineville-based Adolescent Residential Treatment Program, which…
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Prescribed burning set to continue Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning across the Bend-Fort Rock,…
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Bend’s rapid home price rise took a pause in April, while Redmond set yet another record
Bend’s soaring home sales prices took a bit of a breather in April, while Redmond’s prices kept surging into record territory, the Beacon…
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Paulina Lake Road opens on Thursday, Cascade Lakes Highway next Monday
The Deschutes County Road Department will open Paulina Lake Road on Thursday at 8 a.m. Cascade Lakes Highway will open next Monday at 8…
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Keizer offices of Oregon Right to Life
Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at an anti-abortion organization in the Salem suburb of Keizer late Sunday night after an unsuccessful attempt to…
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Cyber attack prompts security response by Oregon secretary of state
A ransomware attack on a campaign finance firm has prompted the Oregon Elections Division to require that 1,100 users of the state’s online campaign…
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