Workers at Crux Fermentation Project in Bend vote against forming union
Workers at the Crux Fermentation Project in Bend have soundly rejected an effort to form a union, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed this…
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Sunriver Police Chief Cory Darling set to retire; Michael Womer named new chief
After four years at the Sunriver Police Department, and over 34 years in law enforcement, Police Chief Cory Darling is retiring at the end of…
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Archaeological dig underway at Nels and Lillian Anderson Homestead, ahead of Highway 97 project
A historic homestead on the north end of Bend won’t look the same next year, but first, teams are searching the grounds for any historic…
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Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Oregon’s public defenders’ office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to…
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Juniper Ridge camper threatens neighbor with chain, leading to standoff, arrest with help of DCSO K-9’s bite
A man living in a camp trailer on the city of Bend’s Juniper Ridge property threatened a neighbor with a chain and damaged her trailer, leading to…
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Bend city councilors debate how far – and fast – to go in regulating camping on city property and right of way
Bend city councilors returned in a Wednesday evening work session to a tricky balancing act, as they try to decide how fast to move — and how far to…
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Sisters town hall held on state’s development of defensible space codes
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just about anyone living in Oregon is probably familiar with the term ‘defensible space’. As the West has entered into a new…
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Bend community, firefighters line streets as procession returns twin brothers killed in Idaho plane crash
Community members lined Greenwood Avenue in northeast Bend Wednesday afternoon as Bend Fire & Rescue led a procession carrying firefighter Engineer…
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State says COVID-19 protocols up to school districts; Bend-La Pine keeps one-party mask recommendation
The 2022-23 school year in Oregon will see limited Covid-19 precautions, compared to the past two…
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‘Don’t fall for it’: Oregon attorney general warns homeowners about home warranty scam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning homeowners about a home warranty…
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Pilot killed in crash on Warm Springs Reservation was incapacitated, federal investigators say — but why is unknown
A 72-year-old Portland businessman killed in the January 2001 crash of his business jet on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation had apparently become…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows to nearly 5,000 acres; drones play key role in fight; public meeting tonight
The nearly 3-week-old Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake continues to grow amid warm, dry conditions, and unmanned aerial systems — drones — are…
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Oregon Health Authority confirms state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus
The Oregon Health Authority confirmed Wednesday the state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus…
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Oregon fire marshal holding 5 C.O. town hall meetings this week on upcoming defensible space rules
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is hosting a series of town hall meetings, including five this week in Central Oregon, about the 2022 Oregon…
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Oregon, U.S. agriculture agencies lift Deschutes County quarantine imposed due to avian influenza outbreaks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a request by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to lift a regional quarantine in Deschutes County,…
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Oregon jobless rate holds steady at 3.5% in July, matching U.S. figure; ‘labor market is tight’
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 3.5% in July, unchanged from the revised 3.5% figure in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday.…
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Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of…
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City of Bend buys closed Hong Kong Restaurant property for 3rd Street-Wilson Ave. intersection project
The closed Hong Kong Restaurant in southeast Bend will be demolished soon by the property’s new owner, the city of Bend, to make way for a safer…
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Sunriver Police Chief Cory Darling retiring after 34 years in law enforcement
Sunriver Police Chief Cory Darling said Tuesday he is retiring at the end of August after four years at the helm of the resort community’s police…
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Two lightning-sparked fires held small on Crescent Ranger District; one near Bobby Lake tops nine acres
Firefighters made good progress Tuesday on two new lightning-sparked wildfires spotted Monday evening on the Crescent Ranger District of the…
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