OSAA puts HS football on hold indefinitely, other fall sports delayed
Oregon School Activities Association board members recently decided to delay some high school sports, while prohibiting high school football at this…
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Helping hands, teamwork rescue horse who got stuck along the Deschutes River
What is typically a water break for Redmond’s Kristin Olin and her 24-year-old horse, Dixie, turned into a four-hour rescue late last week.…
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Bend restaurant/bar owners dismayed by Gov. Brown’s new 10 p.m. COVID-19 curfew
Restaurant and bar owners in Bend said they were disappointed to learn of the 10 p.m. curfew Gov. Kate Brown announced on Wednesday as an effort to…
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Odell Lake algae prompts OHA recreational use health advisory
The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Wednesday for Odell Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria (harmful algae)…
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Oregon reports 264 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 271, along with 264 new cases, 16 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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Portland standoff: State asks court to rein in federal agents
Attorneys for the state of Oregon argued Wednesday for a restraining order against federal agents deployed to quell protests in Portland, in a…
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Gov. Brown expands mask rules to kids; sets new venue limits, 10 p.m. bar/restaurant curfew
With COVID-19 numbers still rising, Gov. Kate Brown announced three changes Wednesday to state rules to curb the spread of the virus: expanding the…
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BPRD delays opening of new Larkspur Community Center
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Wednesday it has delayed the timing for opening the new Larkspur Community Center and renovating the…
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Redmond man facing drug charges; heroin, cocaine, meth seized from mail, home
A 22-year-old Redmond man faces several drug-charges after the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit and postal officials…
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New Lake County wildfire races across 700-plus acres SW of Paisley
A new wildfire raced across more than 700 acres of private and Forest Service lands in Lake County on Tuesday, bringing several crews, air tankers…
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Hwy. 20 reopened after semi fire east of Sisters
A reported semi-truck fire closed U.S. Highway 20 east of Sisters Tuesday afternoon, officials…
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C.O. economy gets better, but many jobs still haven’t returned
Central Oregon’s job picture improved markedly in June from a dismal spring, much like the rest of the state and nation, as COVID-19 reopenings grew…
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NW Redmond-area brush fire prompts brief evacuations
An apparently human-caused brush fire burned along the rimrock of three northwest Redmond properties Tuesday afternoon, prompting brief evacuations…
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Central Oregonians react to new state permit for paddlers, possible fine
Most paddlers of non-motorized boats across Oregon could face a $115 fine if they fail to show law enforcement a state Waterway Access Permit,…
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As care facilities rules are relaxed, Bend woman recalls inability to visit mother
It’s been a long time coming, for families separated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Oregon’s long-term care facilities are now allowed to offer outdoor…
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La Pine woman charged with embezzling $4.4 million from former employer
A La Pine woman was arrested at her home Monday on charges she embezzled about $4.4 million from her former employer, a rural McMinnville nursery,…
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Aumsville climber falls hundreds of feet, dies at Three-Fingered Jack
A 19-year-old Aumsville man climbing near the summit of Three-Fingered Jack fell hundreds of feet and died on Sunday, Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon…
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Federal presence in Portland gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down on the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland has given new momentum to protests that had begun to…
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Federal judge: Effort to move Oregon border can’t bypass petition signature rules
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a petition to bypass state-required signatures to qualify as a ballot measure its proposal for 17…
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Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 299 new cases, NE Oregon outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 269, along with 299 new cases, including 15 in Central Oregon,…
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