Oregon jobless rate rises to 8.7 percent
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.7 percent in July from 8.5 percent in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported…
Continue ReadingOregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.7 percent in July from 8.5 percent in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported…
Continue ReadingCommunity volunteers are invited to join members of the Pacific Northwest Kiwanis District Convention in planting shrubs and grasses at Kiwanis Park…
Continue ReadingThe jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing has been increased to $320 million and ranks as the third highest Powerball jackpot of all time,…
Continue ReadingBurnout operations again lit the night sky in southern Lake County on Monday from a week-old wildfire that has burned nearly 44,000 acres about 22…
Continue ReadingA home in Jack Pine Village, eight miles south of La Pine, reportedly exploded and burst into flames Monday night, and the fire destroyed the house…
Continue ReadingThe search for a 52-year-old Portland man near Mt. Jefferson will resume Tuesday morning, five days after Ronald Ohm went missing. Marion County…
Continue ReadingOregon-based Consumer Cellular, the number one rated cell phone service provider in the U.S. and the exclusive wireless provider for AARP members,…
Continue ReadingThe Prineville Police Department recently obtained a microchip scanner that will be used to identify stray dogs or dogs that are otherwise reported…
Continue ReadingLast week, it was reported that seven Republican Oregon House members went to a topless bar together. Republican House Leader Kevin Cameron stepped…
Continue ReadingThe caretaker of a chimpanzee that escaped an enclosure behind a Las Vegas home for a second time in four weeks says the animal will be moved this…
Continue ReadingOregon DMV Headquarters and all local DMV field offices will be closed Friday, Aug. 17. The closure is the fifth of 10 statewide mandatory unpaid…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County rescuers spent several hours assisting three people who ran out of water and became dehydrated Sunday afternoon while hiking on the…
Continue ReadingSt. Charles Health System is pleased to announce it has contributed $9,000 to Volunteer Connect to help fund Project Connect, a program providing a…
Continue ReadingInstallation of a trail bridge from Suttle Lake Boat Launch to the Link Creek Campground on the Sisters Ranger District will cause temporary closures…
Continue ReadingTickets are on sale now for the 2012 Empty Bowls Community Event. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, November 11, at Central Oregon…
Continue ReadingAverage retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 20.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.86/g Sunday, according to a gasoline price…
Continue ReadingA Sisters teen was seriously injured Sunday night when her car left Highway 126 and struck a large pine tree east of Sisters, Deschutes County…
Continue ReadingAllegiant Air took off from Roberts Field for its last time Sunday, and with one less choice for air travel into or out of Roberts Field, it’s…
Continue ReadingSearchers found an overdue California hiker dead of apparent natural causes Saturday afternoon at his campsite near Charlton Lake in the Cascades,…
Continue ReadingIt’s been five years since Bend’s Tyler Eklund crashed during a national championship snowboarding competition in Reno, Nevada. The freak…
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