Wyden wants FTC to look into firm collecting, selling Americans’ financial info
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., on Friday demanded the Federal Trade Commission investigate…
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Bend neighborhood reps pick eight street safety projects
Bend’s Neighborhood Leadership Alliance met this week and decided unanimously to recommend eight top-priority projects for funding as part of the…
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Public invited to Crook County Fire’s annex dedication
Crook County Fire & Rescue invites the public to attend Saturday’s dedication of the Prineville Fire Company #1 Annex, a building that serves partly…
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Woman dies, firefighter hurt in Klamath Falls house fire
Authorities say a woman died in an early-morning house fire in Klamath…
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Fire destroys popular restaurant near Troutdale
An early-morning fire destroyed Shirley’s Tippy Canoe restaurant near Troutdale, a popular destination for travelers throughout the…
Continue ReadingPDX passenger takes over airport monitor for video game
A passenger waiting for a flight at Portland International Airport needed a bit more screen space for his video game — so he plugged his PlayStation…
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Woman dies in NE Oregon snowmobile crash
Authorities say a woman died in a snowmobile crash in northeastern Oregon while trying to traverse winter weather conditions to her home near…
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‘We lack data’: Walden urges more cannabis research
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., urged more research on the health effects of cannabis Thursday during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health…
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Panel proposes ways to improve Oregon’s outdoor recreation
A panel commissioned by Gov. Kate Brown aiming to improve recreation in Oregon’s outdoors suggests creating an Oregon Outdoors Pass and getting…
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Oregon teen who fled with mom to avoid cancer surgery has operation
An Oregon teenager who was taken out of state by her mother to avoid surgery for a rare type of liver cancer has had the operation while in the…
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Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement team seeks focus group members
Deschutes County’s Illegal Marijuana Enforcement program is seeking 20 volunteers to take part in a public focus group next…
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C.O. cities vary on wildlife feeding regulations
Several cities in Central Oregon recognize that feeding wildlife like deer and elk can cause more harm to the animals and the community.…
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Deschutes County seeks nominations for Safe Sidewalk Awards
Winter is here, and the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is seeking nominations of businesses and individuals that are…
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‘Jan Term’ allows RPA ceramics students to go deep
Redmond Proficiency Academy’s ceramics instructor Ethan Stelzer is able to take his high school January class deeper into the art form, thanks to…
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Redmond PD plans 2-week seat belt, child safety seat blitz
Officers from the Redmond Police Department will be working extra patrols for two weeks in February as part of a safety belt and child seat…
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Judge orders Oregon clean energy ballot measures to proceed
A Marion County judge on Thursday ordered Secretary of State Bev Clarno to process two clean energy ballot initiatives that environmentalists want…
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Sisters Science Fair canceled after founders step down
An eight-year tradition in Sisters is coming to an end. The annual Sisters Science Fair was canceled this year. It was scheduled to take place in…
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EPA petition seeks action on tainted NE Oregon drinking water
Eight state and national health and environment groups are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency action because they say…
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Oregon, others sue Trump administration to block SNAP cuts
Oregon joined 15 states and New York City Thursday in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000…
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Comments sought, meeting set on Redmond-area canal piping project
Irrigation efficiencies and water savings in the Central Oregon Irrigation District are on the horizon, pending completion of a federal…
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