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Oregon just adopted the most protective heat rules for workers in US, advocates say
Oregon has adopted an emergency rule that strengthens requirements for employers to protect workers from extreme heat in what advocates call the…
Continue ReadingOregon has adopted an emergency rule that strengthens requirements for employers to protect workers from extreme heat in what advocates call the…
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi and Nectar Gan, CNN Tokyo venues for the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not have spectators due to the…
Continue ReadingA group of Bend-area high schoolers have been working tirelessly to make their solar powered car ready for the national stage, and it’s almost show…
Continue ReadingAnthony “AJ” Clough, 17, had just received his driver license on June 24. He was getting ready to buy his first car and enjoy summer break before…
Continue ReadingA new vanpool program is available for commuters across Deschutes County.
It’s meant for five or more workers who share a similar commute and…
Bend Fire & Rescue and the city of Bend announced Wednesday a new wildfire preparedness campaign to empower the community with tools to create…
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking to make some extra cash, and know a certified technician seeking work, a La Pine business is looking for help — and willing to pay…
Continue ReadingThe fiercely active Bootleg Fire more than tripled in size to 11,000 acres Wednesday on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National…
Continue ReadingRedmond’s median home sale price ended the first half of 2021 in record territory yet again, and Bend’s median price also was back on the rise again,…
Continue ReadingIn the summer, the snow from the mountains melts and that’s where Central Oregon gets its water. Since the region faces an extreme drought, that snow…
Continue ReadingIt took spike strips, a pursuit-intervention maneuver and the bite of a Deschutes County sheriff’s K-9 to stop and arrest a 27-year-old Bend man…
Continue ReadingSt. Charles Health System said Wednesday it is donating $100,000 to Crook County Fire & Rescue to help the district with its purchase of two new,…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown issued an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to curtail nonessential water use, implement water conservation measures…
Continue ReadingAfter Wednesday’s full closure, repairs to damage from a fatal semi-truck crash will close one lane of a section of Oregon Highway 58, the Willamette…
Continue ReadingSome Central Oregon teenagers are getting a head start on how to handle adult…
Continue ReadingAt Tuesday evening’s Redmond City Council meeting, Bethlehem Inn Executive Director Gwenn Wysling asked councilors to contribute $450,000 to their…
Continue ReadingRocky Wenrick, a La Pine resident said something has been killing his chickens for the past month, and he suspects it’s a…
Continue ReadingAbout 100 floats rolled through downtown Redmond on Sunday during the city’s Fourth of July parade, back after a year off due to the pandemic.…
Continue ReadingBend Fire & Rescue thanked the community Tuesday for following the city’s ban on personal use fireworks and said the city’s action could be…
Continue ReadingThree downtown Bend businesses began their post-holiday work week Tuesday with smashed windows to repair and conversations with police, who arrested…
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