ODFW seeks public input on new Wildlife Corridor Action Plan
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public comments on a new Wildlife Corridor Action Plan, in accordance with HB 2834, the…
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Update: Planned 350-acre prescribed burn along Highway 20 NW of Sisters canceled due to heavy rainfall
The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway…
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Forest Service closes Walton Lake Campground to begin tree-thinning project, but 8-year court fight may not be over
The Ochoco National Forest closed the Walton Lake Campground Sunday to implement its Walton Lake Restoration Project, but environmentalists who have…
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Parent of Ponderosa Elementary first-grader voices concern over classmate’s threat; district says it wasn’t ‘credible’
A parent’s disturbing report that a Ponderosa Elementary School first-grader had made violent threats spread quickly online Monday morning, but a…
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Most Central Oregon fire districts open debris burning Tuesday; banned in several cities, rules vary, permits needed
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the recent cooling weather, local fire departments, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and Oregon…
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Terrebonne man pleads not guilty to kidnap, assault of two women he met at Bend bar; April trial date set
A 25-year-old Terrebonne man pleaded not guilty Monday to 10 charges of kidnap, assault and sexual abuse involving two women who were at a downtown…
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Former Deer Ridge prison asst. superintendent charged with theft of pay, official misconduct
Eight months after he was fired – or in his view, retired – from a 27-year career with the Oregon Department of Corrections, the last 15 as…
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Semi-truck, car crash sends 2 to hospital, closes Highway 20 at Suttle Lake for a time
A two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck and car on U.S. Highway 20 by Suttle Lake, west of Sisters, Saturday afternoon sent two people to the…
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Fire destroys The Rogue Chef food cart at Tumalo’s The Bite lot; owner thankful no injuries, vows to return
A food cart at The Bite lot in Tumalo was destroyed by a fire Sunday afternoon that officials said was caused by grease that accumulated in the…
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Fire activity dying down on Willamette National Forest blazes; officials still urge staying out of remaining closure areas
The Lookout Fire closure area was reduced Friday due to cooler, wetter weather and successful firefighting and suppression repair efforts, reopening…
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Authorities investigating La Pine man’s claim he killed woman at The Dalles motel, days after release from Bend jail
A La Pine man is back in the Deschutes County jail — this time ordered held without bail, and a possible suspect in the killing of a 33-year-old…
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Bend woman recounts being rescued from drowning in irrigation canal
“I was exhausted from yelling and screaming,” Bend resident Lily Dean recollected recently. “I was screaming all the time — ‘Help! Help!’ — and…
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St. Charles reaches Medicare Advantage agreement with PacificSource; still in talks with three other providers
St. Charles Health System said Friday it’s reached an agreement with Medicare Advantage provider PacificSource that “promotes excellence in cancer…
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Bend’s Epic Aircraft receives ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award from Manufacturing Council of Oregon
Oregon Business & Industry’s Manufacturing Council of Oregon announced Friday that Epic Aircraft, Radius Recycling and the Tillamook County…
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Late-night search for missing La Pine man, 77, prompts emergency alert to residents, one of whom found him
A 77-year-old La Pine man was reported missing from his home late Friday night, prompting a search by several agencies and the use of Deschutes…
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Rep. Chavez-DeRemer votes for bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avert government shutdown
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted Saturday in favor of H.R. 5860, which would fund the government through Nov. 17 and provide extensions for key…
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Bend Cub Scouts Pack 18 looks to grow, works to involve more kids, families in COVID’s wake
Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts, is one of the oldest and largest youth organizations in the world. Cub Scouts, a younger part of the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools will place new Nosler sponsorship sign on Mountain View HS football scoreboard
Weeks after criticism prompted Bend-La Pine Schools to remove a sponsorship sign for Bend ammunition-maker Nosler from the Mountain View High…
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Sunriver Police warn of rise in reports of vacation rental scams
The Sunriver Police Department warned citizens Thursday about a rise in fraudulent / scam reports of vacation rentals in the area.…
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Possible cougar activity reported to Sunriver Police; ODFW posts warning signs
Possible cougar activity was reported to the Sunriver Police Department on Thursday, prompting the posting of warning signs, authorities…
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