Gov. Brown requires mask use in 7 counties amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Kate Brown took new steps in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases in some areas of the state on Wednesday, including a requirement to wear face…
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Oregon reports 122 more COVID-19 cases, one new death
The Oregon Health Authority reported one new death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 183, along with 120 new cases of the virus…
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Portland cuts police budget over force, injustice
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City commissioners in Portland have voted to cut nearly $16 million from the Portland Police Bureau’s budget in response to…
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Citizen finds mtn. bike of Portland man who died near Pine Mountain
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said a citizen found the mountain bike of a Portland man whose body was found by ATV riders east of Bend on…
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CDC recognizes Crook County Health Dept. diabetes prevention program
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Health Department achieved a milestone in its delivery of a national program for preventing diabetes in…
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St. Charles again allowing one visitor a day for hospital patients
For the first time in more than three months, St. Charles Health System is allowing one visitor a day for its hospital patients, under certain…
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Tumalo Falls Day-Use Area reopens to visitors Thursday
The Deschutes National Forest has announced it will reopen the popular Tumalo Falls day-use site to visitors on…
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‘Chapter 2’: Deschutes Public Library facilities to reopen to public, in limited way
‘Chapter 2’ of the Deschutes Public Library’s phased reopening starts on June 22, when customers can enter the buildings again — albeit in a…
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Redmond resumes city park, field reservations
Restrooms also reopen; water fountains still off REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond Parks Division said Wednesday it is resuming ball field…
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One-stop food shop ‘Produce Plus’ to provide free, fresh food for Redmond families
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Â NeighborImpact’s Food Bank, Redmond School District Nutrition Services and Jericho Road are teaming up to offer a monthly…
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City of Portland to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland will formally recognize June 19, or Juneteenth, as a paid holiday, Mayor Ted Wheeler said. The Portland City Council…
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OSU signs first contract with new faculty union
United Academics of Oregon State University and Oregon State University have signed and adopted an inaugural collective bargaining agreement for the…
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Wyden, Merkley hail Senate passage of ‘Great American Outdoors Act’
Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley welcome Senate passage Wednesday of legislation to provide permanent, full funding for the Land and Water…
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Car drives into Portland protest crowd; 3 hurt, driver arrested
Authorities say a man drove his car into a crowd of protesters early Wednesday morning in downtown Portland, injuring three people, and was arrested.…
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Oregon AG, others want consumer privacy protected in contact tracing apps
In a letter sent Tuesday to the chief executive officers of Google and Apple, Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum led a coalition of 39 attorneys…
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OSU researchers: Honeybees’ lives shortened by pesticide exposure
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The lives of honeybees are shortened – with evidence of physiological stress – when they are exposed to the suggested…
Continue Reading Redmond railroad crossing work to temporarily close SE Veterans Way
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, the City of Redmond Public Works, Department, in partnership with BNSF Railway, will initiate substantial…
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Wyden co-sponsors bills to protect COVID-19 funding abuse whistleblowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would ensure whistleblower protections for people who expose misuse of…
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Bend businesses hope tight inventory, busy sales balance out by summer’s end
Some Bend-area businesses are struggling to obtain enough products due to manufacturing plant closures and reductions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As…
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T-Mobile restores service after thousands hit by outages around nation
T-Mobile resolved cellphone outages Monday night, but not before thousands of customers were affected, including some in Central Oregon.…
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