Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 197 cases; Johnson & Johnson vaccine due
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,212, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday, also…
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Deschutes to open vaccine appointments Tuesday AM; systems buckle under strain
Deschutes County and St. Charles Health System said Monday they plan to open scheduling for vaccine appointments on Tuesday morning, but acknowledged…
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St. Charles files suit to block medical techs’ strike, claims 10-day strike notice is illegal
St. Charles Health System said Monday it is preparing for a possible strike Thursday by a union representing about 150 Bend medical techs, but also…
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Woman shot near Alfalfa expected to recover; DCSO releases few details
A 55-year-old woman was shot Saturday afternoon and flown to St. Charles Bend, and is expected to recover from the injury, Deschutes County…
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Bend’s winter weather got back to normal in February
After months of warmer, drier weather than normal, Bend had a fairly average February, in terms of temperatures and snowfall, the National Weather…
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Dam removal supporters say proposal could boost salmon ‘Boat to Plate’
If the Pacific Northwest has a taste, it’s for the region’s salmon, but as the iconic fish species dwindles, it also effects a food chain that brings…
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Bend PD: Domestic assault with TV leads to CERT Team call-out, raid, arrest
A Bend man was arrested on assault and other charges after allegedly using a television to injure another man Saturday in a domestic incident that…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 292 new cases
There are no newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at 2,208, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Portland protesters smash business windows, spray graffiti; 2 arrested
Two people have been arrested after protesters sprayed graffiti and smashed windows at several businesses in Portland’s Pearl District.…
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Oregon Supreme Court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by a nonunanimous verdict, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that…
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Fire causes $900,000 damage to Black Butte Ranch home
A neighbor who heard loud popping noises from an unoccupied house next door saw flames from his window and called in a stubborn fire Friday night…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine gets emergency use authorization from FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine Saturday. It is the first single dose Covid-19 vaccine available…
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Grazing rights rescinded for controversial Eastern Oregon ranchers
A senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior has rescinded a January Trump administration decision to grant grazing allotments to an Eastern…
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High winds topple trees, cause damage in Sisters area
Clean-up efforts were underway in Sisters on Friday after winds gusting past 50 mph Thursday night toppled trees, one of which sent limbs falling…
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‘I just heard a big boom’: High winds topple tree onto Terrebonne home
Teresa Garcia has lived in her house on Seventh Street in Terrebonne for more than 20 years and had a feeling where the trouble would come…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office chooses body, dash camera vendor
After two months of field testing, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Friday it has chosen the vendors for its body-worn and in-car camera…
Continue Reading Deschutes County to receive 800 fewer COVID-19 vaccine first doses next week
The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 2,340 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for next week — that’s 800 fewer than this week,…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 336 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,206, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Two companies appeal OSHA fines in roofer’s fatal fall at Caldera HS construction site
The general contractor and roofing subcontractor for the new Caldera High School under construction in southeast Bend have been fined about $6,000 in…
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Oregon gives timeline for expanded COVID-19 vaccine distribution in coming weeks
Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority officials rolled out plans for expanding COVID-19 vaccination distribution on Friday, as shipments are…
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