Bend-based foundation helping reuse Dutch medical instruments in Ethiopia
Bend-based ReachAnother Foundation is working with hospitals in the Netherlands to give thousands of medical instruments a fresh lease on life after…
Continue ReadingBend-based ReachAnother Foundation is working with hospitals in the Netherlands to give thousands of medical instruments a fresh lease on life after…
Continue ReadingDespite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and historic wildfires, the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said it was…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes National Forest plans to start work this week on a restoration project along Paulina Creek near Ogden Group Camp, to improve the…
Continue ReadingPolice have named the suspected driver of the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that killed a woman and injured nine other people in…
Continue ReadingMeasure 110, which will decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of drugs, making it a violation much like a traffic ticket, becomes law on…
Continue ReadingRedmond city councilors had their first but apparently not last discussion Tuesday night about whether to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries…
Continue ReadingThere are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,904, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingOn the day that thousands of Bend-La Pine Schools kindergarten through third-graders returned to in-person classes, parents of High Lakes Elementary…
Continue ReadingDemand for guns as been exceptionally high since the pandemic began, but it’s so strong that it’s hurting some gun stores around Central…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon is one of the only areas in the state to gain approval to start vaccinating all residents age 75 and older. That puts the region well…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown issued new guidance on Tuesday that will allow recreation facilities like gyms and other indoor activities (except restaurants) to…
Continue ReadingOregon is reviewing 19 applications from nonprofits and government agencies in 14 counties to create unconventional motels-turned-apartment complexes…
Continue ReadingThe driver who killed one person and injured nine others was at times driving at speeds of 50 to 60 mph as he raced through streets in southeast…
Continue ReadingHouse Republican Deputy Leader Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles), Senate Republican Assistant Leader Lynn Findley (R-Vale) and voices for the victims of…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon counties posted monthly job losses in December for the first time since April, after a surge in COVID-19 cases this fall and increased…
Continue ReadingJefferson County firefighters rescued and revived a cat from a smoky RV fire in Metolius on Monday afternoon that was traced to a burning candle, an…
Continue ReadingRecreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.…
Continue ReadingIt was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County announced late Monday that Central Oregon residents age 75 and older are now eligible to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine at the…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was meeting Monday to discuss a possible ballot measure for next November’s election that would make…
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