NW grocers, union reach contract deal, head off strike
(Update: Adding that it was second major union contract agreement of the day) A through-the-night bargaining session — the first with a federal…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding that it was second major union contract agreement of the day) A through-the-night bargaining session — the first with a federal…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel ruled Friday that two Redmond Police Department officers used justifiable force in an arrest at a city…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — State health officials have told Gov. Kate Brown that banning vape sales for half a year could help stem the vaping-related…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on plans to create a new trail west of Bend that will parallel the popular Metolius Windigo Trail,…
Continue ReadingThe issues surrounding whether the government should increase regulations on vaping products amid a growing number of illnesses and deaths continue…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A task force created by Gov. Kate Brown says climate change, overstocked forests and understaffed fire teams have placed…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding quotes, details) SEATTLE (AP) — Washington is joining several other states in banning the sale of flavored vaping products amid…
Continue ReadingBend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has dedicated four cottage homes for local families at Bend’s first affordable housing cottage site. The…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say that a man shot and wounded himself during a struggle with a police officer at Portland International…
Continue ReadingOregon DMV said Friday is changing office hours on Wednesdays by moving opening time from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Oct. 16.…
Continue Reading(Update: Comment from ODFW biologist, hunter) As deer hunters prepare for this weekend’s opening of rifle season, there’s a new health…
Continue ReadingRep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, said Thursday she will introduce legislation during the February legislative session to ban retail and online sales of all…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority issued a public health warning late Thursday urging people to immediately stop using all vaping products after confirming…
Continue ReadingSenate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released Friday the findings of his 18-month investigation into the NRA’s…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three truck drivers who were originally charged with felonies for transporting industrial hemp through Idaho have been placed…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding it’s a Christian orphanage) A Sisters man began cattle ranching as a way to feed his family and be connected with his food.…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Yamhill County jury has found in favor of an African American man who says he was passed over for a municipal job…
Continue Reading(Update: Redmond Proficiency Academy also was in lockout; threat-related closure ends at Lake County SD after 3 days) A man seen open-carrying a…
Continue ReadingOregon Senate Democrats said Thursday they “delivered on an ambitious agenda in the 2019 Legislative Session to build a healthy and prosperous…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Thursday appointed Bend attorney Alycia Sykora to the Deschutes County Circuit Court, filling a vacancy created by the recent…
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