Three Hwy. 97 crashes send 6 to hospitals, close NB lanes near Deschutes Juntion
Three separate, related crashes Tuesday afternoon near Deschutes Junction closed Highway 97’s northbound lanes for 90 minutes and sent 6 people to…
Continue ReadingThree separate, related crashes Tuesday afternoon near Deschutes Junction closed Highway 97’s northbound lanes for 90 minutes and sent 6 people to…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 583, along with 305 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue ReadingWhile some sections of Oregon highways hardest hit by recent wildfires have reopened, repairs and damage assessments continue. Drivers should expect…
Continue ReadingSen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday he will have a live online Central Oregon town hall next Monday, hosted by Town Hall Project for…
Continue ReadingFederal authorities declared an unlawful assembly outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, where protesters have…
Continue ReadingThe Redmond School District held a virtual town hall Tuesday night to discuss a $27.5 million bond measure on the upcoming Nov. 3 ballot.…
Continue ReadingA high-ranking prison official at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras has been placed on leave amid a personnel investigation, the…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday a “Health of the Force” initiative to assist in both the physical and mental well-being of…
Continue ReadingA vacation rental near the Deschutes River in downtown Bend caught fire Tuesday afternoon when an attic fan overheated, officials…
Continue ReadingODOT has released dramatic video footage taken by an automated camera as the Beachie Creek Fire roared through the Santiam Canyon, destroying a…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 581, along with 301 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue ReadingAfter three Sisters High School students died in car crashes within a two-week period, friends of the teens and the Sisters School District are…
Continue ReadingA Bend 17-year-old faces aggravated assault and other charges, accused of firing a flare gun at a man, then hitting him with the gun. The flare…
Continue ReadingOregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a plan Tuesday to deploy a huge influx of rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government — some 60,000 to 80,000…
Continue ReadingWith traditional trick-or-treating listed as a “higher-risk activity” by the CDC’s recently released Halloween guidelines, Central Oregonians are…
Continue ReadingPreschool Promise, a statewide initiative to increase the number of quality, affordable spaces for children ages 3 or 4 years old, has expanded to…
Continue ReadingPresident Trump supporters gathering for a cruise through town and Black Lives Matter protesters holding a self-described “block party” gathered at…
Continue ReadingJust as dozens of Bend parents gathered for a “reopen the schools” rally at Bend-La Pine Schools’ headquarters in downtown Bend Monday, last week’s…
Continue ReadingFamily members say 30-year-old Geovanni Ortega last remembers walking from downtown Bend near Newport Avenue last Friday night — when the next thing…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Corrections recently announced it is proposing to end its partnership with the state’s community colleges and move its Adult…
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