Illegal marijuana farms take West’s water in ‘blatant theft’
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — From dusty towns to forests in the West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in…
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Democratic lawmakers urge Biden administration to halt deportations to Haiti
CNN, KABB, WOAI By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 50 Democratic lawmakers urged the Biden administration Friday to halt deportations to Haiti as…
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Bend’s year-round emergency shelter hits 70-person capacity; Shepherd’s House seeks help with meals
As cooler days and chilly nights set in across the High Desert, dozens of homeless people are filling up Bend’s new year-round shelter, and the…
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Deschutes County COVID-19 vaccination clinics report more people are showing up for shots
Deschutes County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics are seeing an increase in people wanting the shot, largely due to the mandates but for other reasons…
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Bend restaurant enacts new policy requiring workers to get vaccinated
Sunriver Brewing Company, which operates brewpubs in Bend, Sunriver and Eugene, is requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations by Oct.…
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‘Long overdue’: Bend Municipal Airport seeking grant funds for air traffic control tower
The third-busiest airport in Oregon is preparing for an upgrade, in the form of an 80- to100-foot-tall air traffic control…
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Warm Springs among 12 tribes gaining access to FBI, other national crime info databases
The US Department of Justice said Thursday it has chosen another 12 federally recognized tribes, including the Confederated Tribes of the Warm…
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Sidelinger: Recent slowing in COVID-19 surge a hopeful sign, but no time to let down our guard
A recent, promising decline from record-high COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases does not mean it’s time to ease up, but instead to…
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OSU-Cascades research funding totals $3.4 million, second-highest in history of Bend campus
Research funding at Oregon State University–Cascades reached $3.4 million during the past fiscal year, the second-highest total in campus history,…
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Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call
Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…
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Bend councilors move forward on permanent fireworks ban, housing code changes
Bend city councilors were meeting Wednesday evening to take public comment on proposed rules to allow multi-family housing in all neighborhoods, as a…
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Deschutes County, sheriff’s deputy reach $527,000 settlement of federal discrimination lawsuit
A month before it was set to go to trial, a $527,000 settlement was announced late Wednesday of a federal lawsuit filed four years ago by a Deschutes…
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Bend’s Bethlehem Inn says new hires pave the way to open new Redmond shelter
‘Now Hiring’ signs have been up for months all over Central Oregon, as businesses struggle and plead to find people to work. But the Bethlehem Inn in…
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Looking up: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory adds telescopes, exhibit space
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory is just one week away from completing a $500,000 observatory…
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‘The Wall That Heals’ tour coming to La Pine; hostess shares her own family’s story
LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — La Pine is one of 35 cities across the United States that soon will be hosting The Wall That Heals’, a two-thirds-size…
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Odem Theater Pub’s COVID vaccine mandate-Nazi Germany comparison sparks controversy online
An email from Redmond’s Odem Theater comparing the state’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements to the Nazi persecution of the Jews has sparked controversy…
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New arrival: State program to help families with newborns coming to Central Oregon
Bringing a baby into this world is widely considered a miracle. However, that miracle can come with challenges. If you or someone you know is…
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SE Bend property owner burning weeds with torch cited after sparking brush fire
A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in…
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Redmond police car heading to crash collides with pickup; no injuries, other driver cited
A Redmond police officer driving to a reported crash, lights and siren going, collided with a pickup truck in an intersection Wednesday morning,…
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Oregon joins 23 other states, backs U.S. Justice Dept. in challenge to new Texas abortion law
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum and 23 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s…
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