Deadly virus now confirmed in La Pine feral domestic rabbits
The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease in a feral domestic rabbit…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry begins projects to curb wildfire risk in C. Oregon
The Oregon Department of Forestry is putting to work in Central Oregon some of the $5 million it was granted in January by the Oregon Legislative…
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80th Sisters Rodeo canceled for second straight year
Yet again, the 80th Sisters Rodeo – and its many fans and the community — will have to wait another year, as the rodeo board voted unanimously…
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Portland police again declare riot after Police Assn. building set ablaze
People in a crowd of demonstrators set fire to the Portland Police Association building Tuesday night, prompting police to declare a riot for a…
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‘She’s pretty tough’: SE Oregon toddler in hospital after swallowing tiny battery
While a grandmother in Bend waits and worries, a 2-year-old southeast Oregon girl has been rushed to California’s Stanford University Hospital, three…
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Redmond councilors approve UGB expansion for affordable housing project
Redmond city councilors unanimously approved an ordinance to expand the city’s urban growth boundary (UGB) and a master development plan for the…
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Deschutes County Jail inmate hospitalized after heroin overdose
A Bend man booked into the Deschutes County Jail on a felony warrant Tuesday afternoon told staff he had ingested a large dose of heroin and soon…
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Fewer C. Oregonians got paused single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Bend resident Tina Chouinard was perfectly fine with getting the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine on March…
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Charged up: Bend bike shops seeing demand spike for electric bikes
Electric bikes are a hot product in Bend, as more people experience the outdoors with an assist to their pedal…
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High winds spread Tumalo burn barrel fire; shed destroyed, resident cited
High winds Tuesday spread a burn-barrel fire in Tumalo to a shed that was destroyed as a result, also prompting a citation for the resident who…
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Several Bend skiers, boarders stand out at regional competition
Young skiers and snowboarders from Central Oregon had a strong showing at the USA Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) Regional Championships at…
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Oregon employers mull requiring COVID-19 vaccines
A large winery near Eugene has notified its workers that they must show proof they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine by May 20.…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 567 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,446, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU-Cascades VP Becky Johnson tapped to serve as interim OSU president
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday to consider the appointment of OSU-Cascades Vice President…
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Oregon adds more than 20,000 jobs in March; jobless rate ticks downward
Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.0% in March, from 6.1% in February, as the state gained more than 20,000 jobs, the Oregon Employment…
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Portland police declare riot after Daunte Wright vigil erupts in violence
A riot was declared by Portland Police Monday night at the Penumbra Kelly building on East Burnside Avenue after protesters broke windows, threw…
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Oregon OSHA fines Bend, Redmond Black Bear Diners more than $35,000
Oregon OSHA announced Monday it has fined two Black Bear Diner locations, in Bend and Redmond, more than $35,000 for violating standards designed to…
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National Guard helicopter crew hoists stranded climber from slopes of South Sister
A Beaverton man climbing South Sister alone called 911 for help Monday morning when he got stuck on a small, precarious ledge at 9,800 feet…
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Oregon high-proof, low-cost spirits to rise in price; Bend distiller sees little impact
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved a “floor pricing” plan for distilled spirits that will increase the price of the lowest-priced spirits…
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Tuition freeze recommended by COCC president, awaiting board approval
Central Oregon Community College plans to keep its current tuition rate for the coming school…
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