Some Oregonians are still eligible for Economic Impact Payment
More than 130,000 Oregonians will receive a special mailing this month from the IRS, encouraging them to see if they’re eligible to claim an…
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ODOT reminder: No campaign signs allowed on state highway rights of way
With the Nov. 3 election just around the corner, ODOT issued a reminder Monday about the restrictions when it comes to promoting your favorite…
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Oregon vote-by-mail seen as ‘gold standard’ by supporters
Many states are scrambling to shore up their vote-by-mail processes, and Oregon’s first-in-the-nation system is being looked to by many as a gold…
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Bend food truck raising money for firefighters
The food truck Curbside Bacon in Bend is currently working to raise funds for firefighters. The food truck says they’re donating half of their…
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Calif. volunteer pilots fly medical supplies to Oregon for residents, firefighters
A flying armada organized by volunteer pilots flying private aircraft on Saturday delivered 100,000 KN95 respirators from Direct Relief’s…
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Area volunteers play critical role in Brattain Fire effort
The High Desert Rangeland Fire Protection Association recently signed an article of cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. That led to volunteers…
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Oregon fires update: 7,500 firefighters make progress, more residents can return
Officials reported more significant progress Sunday toward containment of 10 major wildfires still burning across Oregon, with a growing army of…
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Lost motorcycle rider rescued after all-night search west of Bend
A Gilchrist man whose motorcycle wouldn’t start, leaving him stranded in the woods west of Bend, was rescued Sunday morning, cold and tired but OK,…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 208 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 526, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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DCSO: Tumalo dispute involving gun brings SWAT, CERT teams – no arrests
Several calls to Deschutes County 911 Saturday evening of a dispute in Tumalo involving a man pointing a gun, another man armed with a knife and…
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NW Civil Air Patrol pilots join wildfire efforts
Flying is tricky due to smoke, temporary flight restrictions over wildfires and off-and-on rain showers, but four Oregon and one Washington Civil Air…
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League of Women Voters helping register voters
The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County is staffing tables at libraries for several Saturdays to help people register to vote or update their…
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Adventure Medics in Bend victims of vehicle break-ins
Adventure Medics, a private contractor providing medical assistance to wildland firefighters, were victims of several car break-ins this week at…
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OSU-Cascades students get COVID-19 tests on move-in day
COVID-19 testing and other precautions were in place for this weekend’s move-in of OSU-Cascades students at the Bend campus residence…
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Oregon State Parks assessing fire, wind damage: 900 acres burned, 24 parks closed
The devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped…
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Oregon fires update: 9 killed, 4,800 structures lost; Camp Sherman evacuation levels lifted
The death toll in Oregon’s devastating wildfires rose by one, to nine on Saturday, while the number of still-missing people dropped to five and the…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 266 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers, parties comment on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing
Oregon lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown and political parties issued statements on the passing late Friday of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
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More than 1,300 Coffee Creek inmates return, week after evacuation to Deer Ridge
More than 1,300 inmates who were evacuated last week from the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville due to a wildfire threat have…
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N. Umpqua Highway 138E to remain closed into next week
Due to ongoing firefighting efforts, Oregon 138E (North Umpqua Highway) will remain closed between Idleyld and the Oregon 230 junction (milepost…
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