C.O. restaurants await new guidelines, prepare for winter outdoor dining
The statewide two-week freeze officially comes to an end on Wednesday, meaning restaurants in Deschutes County can open up for outdoor dining on…
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Oregon delegation seeks health insurance enrollment extension to Dec. 31
Oregon’s congressional delegation pushed the Trump administration Monday to extend the open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace through…
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Forest Service looking for vandals who defaced pictographs west of Bend
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officials reached out for the public’s help Monday to find whoever recently vandalized some rock art…
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Oregon DHS to issue supplemental food assistance benefits Dec. 11
The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it will issue emergency supplemental allotments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
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Protesters gather at home of Oregon OSHA regulator over $90,000 COVID gym fine
About 50 protesters converged on the Silverton home of a state workplace safety regulator over the weekend to protest a large fine levied against the…
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OSU receives $2 million grant to expand TRACE-COVID-19 project nationally
Oregon State University researchers have received a $2 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to create a national TRACE Center…
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State closes $22 million sale of Stevens Road tract in SE Bend for mix of uses
The Oregon Department of State Lands, on behalf of the Common School Fund, has closed its $22 million sale of the 382-acre Stevens Road tract in…
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La Pine man arrested on drug, weapon charges after pursuit, crash
A driver who turned off his headlights in an apparent attempt to avoid detection was pursued and arrested on several charges Sunday night after…
Continue ReadingSalem nurse on leave after video flouting virus rules
A Salem hospital has placed a nurse on administrative leave after she posted a video on social media in which she said she does not follow safety…
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Oregon tops 900 COVID-19 deaths; Deschutes County has 78 cases, Jefferson 21
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 905, along with nearly 1,600 new cases, the Oregon Health…
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Fifth-wheel RV burns in fire east of Redmond
A small fifth-wheel RV was destroyed in a fire on Deschutes County-owned land east of Redmond Saturday morning, the second such blaze of the holiday…
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7 Clackamas SO deputies placed on leave following fatal shooting
Seven Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies are on administrative leave following a domestic disturbance call that led to a deadly officer-involved…
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Coast Guard suspends search for man swept away by surf on N. Oregon coast
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Portland-area man who was swept away while crabbing in a bay on the northern Oregon…
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Oregon mink farm put under quarantine after first cases of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Service Laboratory has confirmed 10 cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink at one Oregon farm, the…
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Redmond-area crash victim, 80, ‘had a heart of gold,’ nephew says
An 80-year-old Redmond-area woman who was struck from behind and killed while walking her dog in the Tetherow Crossing neighborhood Wednesday…
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Oregon sees record 1,669 COVID-19 cases; Deschutes County reports 15th death
The Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday a record number of 1,669 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, raising the state’s total to…
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Simple steps can give C.O. ‘porch pirates’ the boot
Due to the pandemic, now more than ever, the field for Black Friday shopping is switching from malls and shopping centers to couches and…
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BLM releases plan to reduce massive wildfires in the West
Federal officials have released a plan for removing or changing vegetation over a huge swath of the West to stop devastating wildfires on land used…
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Central Oregon Veterans Ranch launches year-end fundraising drive
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As 2020 draws to a close, Central Oregon Veterans Ranch is appealing to friends and neighbors for financial backing as the…
Continue Reading Holiday cuts COVID-19 death, case tallies — but Deschutes County sees record 90 cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 885, along with 826 new cases, both numbers down due to holiday…
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