Downtown Bend businesses seeing uptick for spring break, after mask mandate ends
It’s the middle of spring break week, and downtown Bend is seeing a lot of activity, as you might expect, as COVID cases decline and the mask…
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Sisters arts-and-agriculture ranch showcases 26 artists’ work, plans ‘quilt garden’
A total of 26 talented creators in a variety of subjects and methods are showcasing their work at the Pine Meadow Ranch Center for the Arts and…
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‘Redmond renaissance’: Historic buildings being repurposed, in modern ways
Bo Olson describes it as a “Redmond…
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ODOT reminder: Oregon’s studded tire season ends March 31
Spring is here, and it’s time to take off the studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation reminded Wednesday. Oregon drivers have until…
Continue ReadingWashington state Gov. Inslee signs bill limiting firearm magazines
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state on Wednesday signed a bill that will ban the sale, manufacturing,…
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Redmond firefighters stop cooking blaze at Westside Local restaurant
A cooking fire that was not stopped by an extinguishing system caused about $9,000 damage Wednesday morning to the Westside Local restaurant on SW…
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Oregon OSHA fines Dollar Tree Stores $32,000 for repeated workplace safety violations
Oregon OSHA announced Wednesday it has fined Dollar Tree Stores Inc. $32,000 for repeatedly exposing employees to potential serious injury from…
Continue ReadingMadeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies
CNN, KARK By Caroline Kelly, CNN Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the…
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Warm Springs water flowing again after treatment plant repairs; boil-water notice in place
Repairs to fire-damaged equipment at the Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant were completed on Tuesday, allowing water to again flow to reservation…
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Years in the making, Quartz Park will come to life in SW Redmond this year
For 15 years, the city of Redmond has had its sights set on building a neighborhood park off SW Quartz Avenue, at the south end of the Dry Canyon.…
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Cannabis-themed Cheba Hut sandwich shop chain set to open at Westside Yard in SW Bend
Cheba Hut, the Boulder, Colorado-based cannabis-themed sandwich shop chain, is expected to open its second Oregon location next Monday at Westside…
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‘Don’t Bend Prineville’ citizen group challenging proposed Ochoco National Forest trail project
A proposed mountain bike trail project in the Ochoco Mountains northeast of Prineville is facing some opposition from a citizens group calling…
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Bend body shops struggle under the pressure of parts shortages, many on back order
If things were a struggle before, Bend body shops are working even harder these days to get their job done and satisfy waiting…
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Gov. Brown declares state of drought emergency for Crook, Jefferson, Morrow counties
Gov. Kate Brown has signed an executive order declaring states of drought emergency for three more counties – Crook, Jefferson and Morrow – to…
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Warm Springs man sentenced to 20 years in 2020 robbery, fatal stabbing of Redmond man
A Warm Springs man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in the 2020 stabbing death of a Redmond man during a…
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Missing Warm Springs woman located in Washington state, police say
A 65-year-old Warm Springs woman reported missing a week ago has been located in Washington state, police said…
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Oregon public defense agency agrees to resume paying prosecutors discovery fees
The state agency that oversees public defense in Oregon says it will resume paying district attorneys discovery fees after cutting off the payments…
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Oregon jobless rate falls to 4%; still a half-point above pre-pandemic level
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in February, from 4.2%, as revised, in January, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.…
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Oregon suicide rates decline, but still remain above national average
Oregon had the nation’s 13th highest suicide rate across all ages in 2020 — an improvement from the year before, when the state was ninth in…
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Business coalition challenges Oregon’s new climate program
A coalition of businesses wants a court to block Oregon’s plan to significantly reduce greenhouse gas…
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