City of Bend to offer Project Turnkey shelter details at open house this evening
The city of Bend plans to share information at an open house this evening about its upcoming motel-to-shelter remodeling as part of Project Turnkey.…
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Judge refuses to block digging at lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line
A federal judge has denied environmentalists’ request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological…
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Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state
Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after…
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Bend’s High Desert Museum receives $1.2 million federal grant to expand STEM education
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the High Desert Museum in Bend will receive more than $1.2 million from the National…
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‘This is a big deal’: Bend officials talk with residents about big neighborhood housing changes
The city of Bend hosted a community information session Thursday evening regarding proposed code amendments under House Bill 2001, passed by the…
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Oregon state Rep. Gary Leif dies
Oregon Rep. Gary Leif has died. He was 64. House Republican Leader Christine Drazan confirmed his death Thursday in a statement.…
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Portland officials OK $600,000 settlement in fatal officer-involved shooting
Portland’s City Council has approved a $600,000 payment to the family of a man police shot to death after a foot chase that consultants later…
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Bentz introduces bill to let Forest Service use Environmental Policy Act exemptions
-Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) on Thursday introduced the Commonsense Coordination Act. The bill allows the U.S. Forest Service to utilize the same…
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Bend councilors discuss Emerson Avenue homeless camp removal
Last month, the city of Bend closed the Emerson Avenue homeless camp in southeast Bend after declaring it a public safety and health hazard, under a…
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City of Bend budget changes focus on housing, maintaining service levels
During Wednesday’s Bend City Council work session, the council supported staff recommendations for a $13.1 million budget adjustment focused on…
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City of Redmond planning to create its own stabilization center
The Deschutes County Stabilization Center has been open for a little more than a year and is positively impacting close to 10 lives every day — an…
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‘The district’s boss is community members’: BPRD seeks public input on river plans
Erosion, sunscreen and a lot of trash is taking a toll on the water and riverbanks of the Deschutes River. That’s why the Bend Park and Recreation…
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State audit finds poor transparency, biased info from Oregon Forest Resources Institute
An audit released Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s Office finds that the Oregon Forest Resources Institute publicly presents itself as an…
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Campfires to be banned in all state parks, state-managed forests from I-5 east
Due to fire danger and limited firefighting resources across the western U.S., effective Thursday, no campfires will be allowed in state parks and in…
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Arnold Irrigation piping project comment period extended to Friday; upset residents raise objections
Anyone looking to weigh in on the Arnold Irrigation District’s draft plan to pipe more than 13 miles of its main canal now has until this Friday to…
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OLCC, Dept. of Agriculture to begin hemp field inspections to confirm THC levels are legal
At a special meeting on Monday, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved temporary rules allowing the agency to work with the Oregon Department…
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It’s ‘every firefighter on deck’ in Oregon this wildfire season, with a long way to go
As infernos continue to rage across Oregon, officials say that the state will need “every firefighter on deck” this wildfire season, having…
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17-year study finds removal of barred owls slows decline of spotted owls in Northwest
A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California has found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern…
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Border shift? La Pine man behind Greater Idaho movement speaks on latest developments
Oregon’s Harney County will vote this November on the “Greater Idaho” proposal of moving the Oregon-Idaho border, as a group called Move Oregon’s…
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As C.O. jobs picture improves, number getting jobless benefits drops 60% since January
Unemployment rates dropped across Central Oregon in June following moderate job gains, the Oregon Employment Department reported…
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