State sells SE Bend’s Stevens Road tract for $22 million
A 382-acre parcel of state-owned land in southeast Bend is expected to sell for $22 million – a transaction that state officials said Monday will…
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Colo., Nevada govs join West Coast states in joint effort to modify stay-home orders
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced Monday their respective states are joining California, Oregon and…
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Gov. Brown apologizes for delays in unemployment claims
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown apologized Sunday to people who have encountered problems trying to apply for unemployment during the coronavirus…
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Bend man starts ice cream delivery business amid pandemic
A Bend man is using inspiration from his childhood to help bring children joy during the COVID-19…
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Four more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 91
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state death toll to 91, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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CDC provides another $8 million to Oregon for COVID-19 fight
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday an additional $8 million in Centers for Disease Control funding to support Oregon in its…
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NW tribal fisheries leader dies from COVID-19
Yakama tribal member and leader of Celilo Village, a fishing community on the Columbia River, died Friday night from COVID-19 complications,…
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Bend doctor in New York to help fight coronavirus pandemic
New York has been battling the worst coronavirus outbreak in the United States, with more than 260,000 cases and 15,000 deaths. Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
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State extends emergency order on insurance deadlines due to COVID-19
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has extended its emergency order on insurance deadlines. The order requires all insurance…
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OHSU to receive $6 million in COVID-19 aid
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Mosaic Medical in Central Oregon and OHSU will receive a total of more than $6…
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2 OSP recruits, DCSO deputy in police academy incident resign positions
A probationary Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and two Oregon State Police recruits spared from criminal charges but placed on administrative leave…
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Warm Springs reports four positive cases of COVID-19
The Warm Springs Indian Reservation reported Friday it has now had four positive cases of COVID-19, several days after reporting its first two cases,…
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2020 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show canceled, goes virtual
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show announced Thursday that it will cancel this year’s events, including the July 11 main show, which has been part of the…
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Bend- La Pine Schools announce plans for virtual graduation ceremonies
Graduation is right around the corner, but instead of having an opportunity to walk across the stage to get their diploma, Bend-La Pine Schools…
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COCC nursing program receives national accreditation
Central Oregon Community College’s nursing associate degree program recently attained national accreditation from the Accreditation Commission…
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$2.5 million wrongful death lawsuit filed against El Rodeo Restaurant in Bend
A lawsuit filed this week in Deschutes County Circuit Court claims 70-year-old Arthur Charles Sutton died from tainted food served by El Rodeo…
Continue Reading Oregon gets doses of good, not-good news in fight against COVID-19
Oregon is getting several shots of good news as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, but Gov. Kate Brown voiced dismay that new guidelines say…
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Feds give $3.9 million for Cascades East Transit COVID-19 response
The Federal Transit Administration announced Friday a $3.9 million grant to the operators of Cascades East Transit as part of the CARES Act signed…
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Stolen SUV, handgun recovered; 6 Bend teens detained
Four Bend 14-year-olds in a stolen SUV were taken into custody in a guns-drawn traffic stop at the Costco parking lot Thursday evening and two other…
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Man convicted in Terrebonne couple’s brutal 1987 killing argues for release
One of the men convicted in the double-murder of a Terrebonne couple 32 years ago argued Thursday for his immediate release from prison, but a lawyer…
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