Bend welcomes two new food truck, tap house venues
Many people love to frequent food truck locations here in Central Oregon and there are actually two new locations that you should keep an eye out…
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‘Boost Up Bend’ fund offers grants for reopening small businesses
In response to growing need, a group of Oregon Community Foundation donors has supported the creation of the Boost Up Bend Fund to help local small…
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Task force tip leads to raid, arrest of Bend man on child pornography charges
A tip from a national task force that fights online child abuse and exploitation led to the arrest Tuesday of a 42-year-old Bend man accused of…
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No new Oregon COVID-19 deaths, but dozens of new cases reported
For the fourth time in just over a week, the Oregon Health Authority reported no new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, although once again there were…
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Tip brings DCSO recovery of stolen ATV, Bend man’s arrest
A tip to Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives that a Bend man was trying to sell a stolen ATV led to charges against the 20-year-old and recovery of…
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Bend Park and Rec details reopening plans, summer program cancellations
Now that the governor’s office has shared its plan for reopening Oregon, the Bend Park and Recreation District said Tuesday it is planning to…
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Feds send $10.7 million to help low-income Oregonians during COVID-19
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon will receive $10.7 million in federal funding to…
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Parole board: Man convicted in Terrebonne couple’s 1987 killing must serve 7 more years
One of two men convicted in the brutal double-murder of a Terrebonne couple nearly 33 years ago has lost his bid for immediate release from prison,…
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OSU outlines plans to resume in-person classes this fall in Bend, Corvallis
Oregon State University said late Monday it is preparing plans to resume in-person instruction in late summer and fall term on its campuses in…
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St. Vincent de Paul store in La Pine reopens
While some stores are still waiting for the governor’s order to fully reopen, the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in La Pine reopened its doors…
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Oregon construction safety task force seeks to protect crews amid COVID-19
Seeking to increase job safety awareness and to help protect workers against the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint task force has published free resources…
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Deschutes County, Bend officials discuss business reopening plans
With businesses eager to reopen following Governor Kate Brown’s three-phase plan, the challenge businesses face now is how to reopen safely and as…
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C.O. crews prepare for wildfire season amid COVID 19 challenges
Wildfire season is fast approaching, and now the crews that respond to fires will have to follow new social distancing protocols amid the COVID-19…
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Hwy. 126 traffic stop leads to drugs, loaded gun, arrest of La Grande fugitive
A traffic stop on Highway 126 west of Prineville Sunday morning led to the discovery of drugs and a loaded handgun and the arrest of a 35-year-old La…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 58 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 130, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Scout Lake drowning victim ID’d as Redmond woman, Warm Springs teacher
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified a Mother’s Day drowning victim at Scout Lake northwest of Sisters as a Redmond woman who…
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Mt. Jefferson Wilderness hiker strikes self with machete, prompting rescue
A man who accidentally struck himself in the leg with a machete while hiking in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area Saturday evening was rescued in a…
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City of Bend wastewater tested for COVID-19
The city of Bend is one of 330 cities across the United States participating in a study with Biobot Analytics, analyzing wastewater for signs of…
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Oregon expects $3 billion state budget hit; agencies told to prep possible cuts
The business closures and other economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could blow a $3 billion hole in Oregon’s current state budget, and that’s…
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17 test positive for COVID-19 at Portland VA Medical Center
Seventeen people at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center have tested positive for COVID-19, the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System…
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