Oregon lawmakers consider ban on display of nooses, a racist symbol
Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, said the issue was personal for him: A…
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University of Oregon plans mostly in-person classes this fall
Officials say the University of Oregon will return to predominately in-person instruction for the fall term.…
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Bend’s Deschutes Brewery, Boneyard Beer announce ‘unique’ joint venture
Bend’s pioneering Deschutes Brewery and a more recent, very popular brewery, Boneyard Beer, announced Wednesday a new joint venture, forming what…
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La Pine man one of two killed in weekend shooting at SE Portland bar
A La Pine man died Sunday at a Portland hospital after a shooting late Saturday night at a bar in the city’s Sellwood area in which a Portland man…
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Bend police arrest pair of theft, burglary suspects
Two transients are charged with theft and other crimes in the theft of a log splitter from a Bend store, one of them also accused of the theft of a…
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OSU study finds like wine grapes, whiskey flavor from barley depends on region
A Bend whiskey-maker is welcoming a new study co-authored by an Oregon State University researcher that found flavor differences in whiskey are…
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Demand for electric vehicles rising in C. Oregon: You can test-drive a Tesla in Bend
The demand for electric vehicles is on the rise in Central Oregon, and that has caught the attention of Tesla, who’s partnered with a local…
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31 Central Oregon HS skiers set to compete in Alpine State Championships
The high school Alpine State Championships are set for Thursday and Friday, and 31 Deschutes County skiers will compete. That’s an impressive feat in…
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Redmond Mayor Endicott, Councilor Fitch differ over City Council rules
Redmond Mayor George Endicott said in 12 years on the job, he’s never seen something like this…
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DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans announced Tuesday the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat…
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Your photos: March marches in with a magical C.O. sunset
We had a wonderful February, in terms of stellar sunrises and sunsets. But if Night 1 is any indication, March will be just as super, if not more so.…
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Despite more frustration, Deschutes County vaccine appointments fill in an hour
Last week, it took about two hours to fill Deschutes County’s appointment slots for seniors to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This week, despite more…
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Tech ID verification, security firm Cognito moving headquarters to Sisters
Cognito, a technology company creating frictionless, modern identity verification, which started in Palo Alto in 2014, has chosen to relocate its…
Continue ReadingMore than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border
An SUV packed with people and a semitruck hauling two trailers slammed into each other in a rural California county near the Mexican border early…
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Judge won’t issue injunction; St. Charles Bend medical tech workers’ strike still on
A federal judge in Eugene refused on Tuesday St. Charles Health System’s request for an injunction to block a walkout planned Thursday by about 150…
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Unused Prineville rail line being converted into recreational trail
A stretch of long-idle railroad tracks in Prineville are now being turned into about a half-mile walking and biking path, from Northeast Juniper…
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La Pine girl’s soccer team kicks off return of Central Oregon prep sports
High school sports are back in Central Oregon — and even with all the changes, everyone’s glad to be out there…
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With no-shows rising, Bend restaurant plans deposit hold for dinner reservations
The owner of Wild Rose Northern Thai Eats in downtown Bend says she’s noticed a troubling trend that’s negatively affecting area restaurants: More…
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Sportsmen’s Show will shift Deschutes County vaccine clinic to ‘pop-up’ locations
Next week’s Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond will replace the county’s mass vaccination clinic…
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Telecom, auto sales/repairs top Oregon’s 2020 list of Top 10 Consumer Complaints
In conjunction with the first day of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Monday released the Oregon Department of…
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