Oregon Senate passes police discipline bill
The Oregon Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill that makes it easier to uphold discipline against police by lessening the power of…
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Man briefly jailed after refusing to wear mask in Sweet Home court
An Oregon man who was scheduled to appear in court for a harassment charge and a traffic violation was briefly jailed for contempt after he refused…
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ODFW seeks input on possible E. Oregon archery, Cascade Elk season changes
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is in the third year of a review of its big game regulations meant to improve regulations and align them…
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Deschutes National Forest to resume charging fees at day-use sites
Starting next Monday, the Deschutes National Forest will again be charging fees at day-use sites, including trailheads, boat ramps, staging areas and…
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Former JCMS aide, coach pleads guilty to abuse, sentenced to 40 months
A former Jefferson County Middle School educational assistant and assistant track coach pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges relating to sexual…
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UO, OSU drop ‘Civil War’ label for rivalry games
The University of Oregon and Oregon State University Departments of Athletics announced Friday they have mutually agreed to no longer refer to…
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Oregon reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 250 cases amid worrisome new modeling
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 202, along with 250 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Forest Service urges: Keep fireworks off public lands
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Forest Service officials are reminding all those headed out to public lands this Fourth of July weekend to leave fireworks…
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OSU study: Low levels of harmful chemicals found in 3 generations of fish
Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly…
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Proposed Oregon initiative could curb gerrymandering
Oregon stands out on the West Coast for the way its voting districts are drawn. Unlike neighbors California, Idaho and Washington, redistricting in…
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Oregon House OKs bill to end license suspensions for unpaid fees, fines
Legislation to end the practice of suspending driver licenses for failure to pay court fines and fees passed the Oregon House on…
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Gov. Brown commutes sentences of 57 ‘medically vulnerable’ inmates; 2 from C.O.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she will commute the sentences of 57 medically vulnerable adults in state prison custody, due to…
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Sunriver welcomes visitors’ return
After months of closures, crowds are returning to the resort community of…
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Long-delayed resort west of Redmond could begin ‘soon,’ despite another appeal
Central Oregon conservation groups are still pushing back against plans for a destination resort west of Redmond near Cline…
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NeighborImpact offers COVID-19 rent relief program
NeighborImpact’s COVID Rent Relief program is supporting Central Oregonians who cannot afford rent to due to circumstances related to COVID-19.…
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Warm Springs water system woes continue; new boil-water notice in place
A boil-water notice was issued Thursday for users of the Warm Springs Agency Water System after it lost pressure due to a second break in the main…
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New Central Oregon POW/MIA memorial in the works
Project Recover is a national nonprofit organization that searches for and locates Americans missing in action from America’s past conflicts, dating…
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ODOT to finish U.S. Highway 20 paving work over Santiam Pass
A 14-mile pavement preservation project on U.S. Highway 20 over Santiam Pass that was started late last summer and was halted due to poor weather…
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Merkley, Wyden intro bill to remove Confederate names, monuments from military bases
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden, Democratic colleagues introduce legislation requiring the Pentagon to remove all names, other elements that…
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