4 people shot and killed at home in southeast Portland
Four people are dead after a reported shooting at a home in southeast Portland on Sunday night, police…
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Cascades East Transit picks new contractor to operate Bend’s transit system
Cascades East Transit announced Monday it has selected a new contractor, MTM Transit, to operate its Bend transit services after completing a formal…
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Accidental gunshot injures 2 at Madras Truck Stop
An apparently accidental gunshot as a group of friends had breakfast Sunday morning at the Madras Truck Stop injured two people, police…
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OSU-Cascades’ 20th commencement will be virtual, but with on-campus drive-thru celebration
Oregon State University–Cascades will host its 20th commencement next Sunday with both a virtual ceremony and an on-campus celebration for…
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Oregon OSHA plans to repeal much of COVID-19 workplace rule, at 70 percent vaccination goal
As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced last week, once Oregon reaches the 70 percent vaccination threshold the state will not require masks and face…
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Officials: Clackamas SO deputy fatally shoots suspect after chase
Authorities say a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person early Monday morning after a vehicle pursuit and short chase on foot.…
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Small prescribed burn planned Monday SW of Sunriver for firefighter training
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will be conducting a small prescribed burn southwest of Sunriver Monday, both for the ecosystem…
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Cooler temperatures, calmer winds slow growth of 4,000-acre wildfire in NE Oregon
Cooler temperatures and moderate winds Sunday slowed the growth of the Joseph Canyon Fire in northeast Oregon, estimated at 4,000 acres with no…
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants in temporary status seeking green cards
The Supreme Court held on Monday that the government can block non-citizens who are in the US under a program that temporarily protects them from…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight…
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Video appears to show Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman explaining how to get inside state Capitol building
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who is accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were…
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Rafting accident kills off-duty deputy in NE Oregon
An Eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy was killed while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County, authorities said…
Continue Reading Video: Oregon lawmaker coached residents to breach state Capitol
An Oregon lawmaker charged with misconduct and criminal trespass after he let far-right rioters into the state Capitol appears to have told people…
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Partially blind La Pine senior may be forced to move after 20 years, unless permit granted
After 20 years living and working on a La Pine property, Mary Clendenin is at a…
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As drought lingers into summer, city of Bend urges water conservation steps
Amid regional drought conditions and a seasonal increase in water use to accommodate landscape irrigation, the city of Bend is asking customers to be…
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NE Bend manhunt fails to find food truck robber, prompts lockout of 2 nearby schools
A wide-ranging police manhunt failed to find a man who staged a strong-armed robbery of a northeast Bend food truck Friday afternoon, officers said.…
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Panel: Oregon lawmaker accused of harassment must get coaching, training
The conduct committee of the Oregon House unanimously decided Friday that a state representative who sent inappropriate texts to a fellow lawmaker…
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Jefferson County commissioners appoint Marc Heckathorn as new sheriff, succeeding Jim Adkins
On Wednesday, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously selected Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn to replace retiring Sheriff Jim Adkins as the county’s…
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All of Oregon’s public universities will require COVID-19 vaccines this fall
All of Oregon’s publicly funded universities will now require the COVID-19 vaccination for returning students. The final two universities to announce…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 436 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,686, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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