Crook County reports second COVID-19 death; state expands mask requirements
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, including a Crook County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 627, along with 266 new cases,…
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OSP seeks tips to find who shot, left mule deer to waste in Crook County
The Oregon State Police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) who recently shot and killed a doe mule deer on Highway 26…
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Cascade Natural Gas customers to pay slightly lower rates this fall
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Monday it recently approved a slight decrease in rates for Cascade Natural Gas customers due to the annual…
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$2.75M settlement reached in Oregon inmate’s flu death
The Oregon Department of Corrections has agreed to pay a record $2.75 million to the family of a man who died from the flu at the Oregon State…
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Injured hiker near Broken Hand summit prompts 12-hour rescue effort
A hiker was injured Sunday while trying to stop her fall at a remote spot near the summit of Broken Hand, west of Bend, prompting a challenging,…
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Bend transient arrested in motor home arson, assault on owner with baseball bat
A Bend transient was arrested on assault, arson and other charges early Monday, accused of setting a blanket on fire in a motor home, attacking the…
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Federal officers use tear gas to break up ICE protest in Portland
Federal agents in Portland used tear gas to break up a demonstration honoring those who have died in custody of federal immigration officials.…
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Your photos: More dazzling High Desert sunset views
Central Oregon has a never-ending supply of beautiful, even majestic sunsets. Here are some of the photos shares with us of this week’s scenic…
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Central Oregon Women’s March takes time to honor RBG
In solidarity with marches all across the country, supporters in Central Oregon held their own Women’s March on Saturday in downtown…
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Bend ‘listening session’ on police brings calls for citizen review panel, more training
Several participants in the city of Bend’s online listening session on police issues Saturday morning urged the city to create a truly independent…
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Mailboxes left wide open at NW Bend apartments leave voters concerned
Residents of one apartment complex in NW Bend where mailboxes were left wide open for hours were afraid they’d lose their ballots before they even…
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Hummel leads way for new Central Oregon Decency Project
It’s no secret this is a time of heightened tension in our country and our…
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Oregon federal prosecutor to oversee election fraud, voting rights complaints
United States Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Friday that Assistant U.S. Attorney Austin Rice-Stitt will lead local efforts in connection with…
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Grace, beloved Sunriver trumpeter swan, apparently killed by coyotes
Grace, the Sunriver Nature Center’s resident female trumpeter swan, has died, apparently due to depredation, likely by coyotes, the facility…
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Lane County is fifth added to Oregon COVID-19 ‘County Watch List’
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Lane County has been added to the County Watch List, bringing the total number of counties on the list…
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President Trump signs bill to name Bend VA clinic for Robert Maxwell
President Trump this week signed legislation to rename the Bend Veterans Affairs Clinic for World War II hero Robert F. Maxwell, the oldest living…
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Oregon reports 6 COVID-19 deaths, 1 in Jefferson County; 418 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including a 50-year-old Jefferson County man, raising the state’s death toll to 617, the Oregon…
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New round of Central Oregon COVID-19 small-biz impact grants announced
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and a network of local partner organizations on Friday began offering another round of grants to the…
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C.O. warming shelters prep for major changes, challenges amid pandemic
With temperatures cooling down across Central Oregon, warming shelters are gearing up for what they expect will be very important fall and winter…
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End of an era: Boardman, Oregon’s last coal-fired power plant, shuts down
Portland General Electric Co. announced Thursday it has permanently shuttered its Boardman Generating Station in Eastern Oregon’s Morrow County,…
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