Oregon breweries worry alcohol tax hike would cost jobs; bill backers disagree
On Tuesday, House Bill 3296, known as the Addiction Crisis Recovery Act, was introduced in Salem. And like many bills this session, it’s already…
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Oregon OSHA fines Florence restaurant $17,800 for workers’ willful COVID exposure
Oregon OSHA announced Tuesday it has fined a Florence restaurant, The New Blue Hen, $17,800 for willfully exposing workers to COVID-19. It also said…
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Dog attacked, seriously injured by another dog on Eagle Crest trail
Rob Husband still hasn’t found the owners of a dog responsible for attacking and leaving his dog, Nala, seriously injured and in stitches over the…
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Bend-Redmond metro falls from top spot to No. 13 ‘Best-Performing Small City’
Over the last 20-plus years, no city, large or small, was named ‘Best-Performing City’ by the Milken Institute for two straight years — except…
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Former La Pine city councilor rejoins suddenly short-handed council
Just over a month after seating a new council, La Pine’s city council has two…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 528 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,162, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Crook County among 16 counties with improved risk levels, starting Friday
Crook County was approved Tuesday to move down from the Extreme Risk to High Risk category, allowing indoor dining and more businesses to reopen…
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Deschutes County’s 3,140 70+ COVID vaccine appointments filled up in just 2 hours
The Oregon Health Authority was allocated 3,140 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for this week, so the county on Tuesday scheduled…
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Bend police issue 41 tickets during 4-hour enforcement effort in 2 school zones
During the first two weeks of February, Bend Police were educating community members with written warnings in several school zones throughout the…
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About 10,000 still without power in northwest Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — About 10,000 customers in northwest Oregon remained without power Tuesday morning, almost two weeks after a strong winter…
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Spotted owl forest protection rollbacks reconsidered
The U.S. Interior Department is delaying the Trump administration’s last-minute roll-back of federal protections for the northern spotted owl.…
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Rescuers also rescued after 3 vehicles, 7 people get stuck in snow on Cascade Lakes Hwy.
A La Pine man’s attempt to rescue his nephew whose vehicle got stuck in the snow on the Cascade Lakes Highway west of Bend got him stuck as well…
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World’s Greatest Horseman title awarded to Powell Butte resident
Shane Steffen of Powell Butte has been named the 2021 World’s Greatest Horseman at the National Reined Cow Horse Association competition in Fort…
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St. Charles Bend medical techs threaten strike; hospital ‘disappointed’
A union representing more than 150 St. Charles Bend technologists has notified the hospital of their intent to strike in 10 days, bringing a stern…
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14 COVID-19 cases tied to Prineville church; pastor says some don’t wear masks
The Crook County Health Department confirmed Monday it’s currently investigating 14 cases of COVID-19 associated with the New Life Bible Chapel in…
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Spike strips, citizen tips and Bend PD K-9’s bite lead to arrest of Terrebonne man
It took spike strips, citizen tips and the bite of a Bend police K-9 to arrest a wanted 23-year-old Terrebonne man Monday morning after a manhunt in…
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Redmond man pleads guilty to murder in woman’s stabbing death
A 62-year-old Redmond man entered a guilty plea Monday in last summer’s stabbing death of a Redmond-area woman he had previously dated, court…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 324 new cases
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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New SE Bend park to feature BPRD’s first ‘sprayground,’ wide array of features
A new community park has broken ground in southeast Bend that will have a wide variety of features, from an event pavilion and off-leash area for…
Continue Reading Power restoration from Portland-area ice storm could take a week more
More than 38,000 customers remained without power on Sunday in the wake of an ice storm that wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in the Portland…
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