St. Charles removes gender from patient ID wristbands
Last month, the St. Charles Health System made a small change that represented a huge difference for its transgender patients: … Read more
Bend garbage companies testing food waste composting
Pilot program expands composting to include meat, dairy
Two Bend garbage service providers are testing whether residents will compost their kitchen scraps. Bend … Read more
Capitol Christmas tree visits Bend on way to D.C.
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was on display in the Old Mill District in Bend … Read more
Hazelnut harvest falls short of expectations
SALEM — Hazelnut growers in Oregon were anticipating a record-high crop in 2018, although it … Read more
Sunriver Nature Center seeking $5 million for major expansion
The Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory recently launched a campaign to raise $5 million for … Read more
Veterans saluted at Bend parade
Bend celebrated Veterans Day Sunday with the 19th annual parade in downtown. It is a … Read more
Feds work to disrupt traffickers in Oregon
Drugs targeted are heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone
A California physician illegally prescribed more than 12,000 pills of oxycodone to drug traffickers in … Read more
Eugene Mission expands veterans assistance program
When he was released from jail in late September, Eric Parnell had one of two … Read more
Oregon teen mayor: People can serve no matter their age
PORTLAND — The teenager elected mayor of his small Oregon city plans to be a … Read more
Around the state
Police officer in hospital after pipe attack — A Portland police officer was hospitalized with “serious … Read more
American flags properly retired in Redmond
Eagle Scout builds flag retirement pit
REDMOND — Underneath the flagpole outside the Redmond Veterans of Foreign Wars post is a … Read more
Bend High honors alumnus lost in the Vietnam War
Veterans advocate Dick Tobiason also honored during school’s annual ceremony
Bennie Lee Dexter attended Bend High School, and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force before … Read more
911 audio tapes detail horrifying Bend break-in and killing
Family of accused shooter Tyler Herrick still mystified by his motives
Tyler Herrick ate dinner with his parents on the night of Oct. 19. They’d spent … Read more
Chili feed brings Bend community together
Event raises more than $5,000 for new exhibits and maintenance costs
Longtime Bend residents, and a few newcomers, filled the Deschutes Historical Museum on Saturday for … Read more
Bomb threat under investigation at OSU
Police are investigating a bomb threat discovered written on a bathroom stall in an Oregon … Read more
Are Oregon’s cougars being overhunted?
There is disagreement among experts
PORTLAND — A fatal cougar attack has reignited debates over hound hunting and cougar management … Read more
Friends remember woman murdered in Marion County
Friends remember Tricia Lynn Hall as “sassy,” fun-loving and kind, the type of person who … Read more
Around the state
Found roosters up for adoption Russel Crow, Dr. Pecker, Cluck Norris and dozens of other … Read more
Bend park district talks affordable housing
Changes to system development charge could help affordable housing
With housing costs rising throughout Central Oregon, the Bend Park & Recreation District is exploring … Read more
As women make gains on Bend City Council, focus shifts to diversity
With three women on the council, it comes close to gender parity
When the new members of the Bend City Council take office Jan. 2, the seven-member … Read more
Police identify pedestrian killed in Redmond
Woman struck Thursday evening on SE Veterans Way
A pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday evening in Redmond. The accident happened just before … Read more
Red Cross to help Bendites prepare for Cascadia earthquake
With the specter of a massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone looming, the American … Read more
Is Deschutes County shedding its “red” label in elections?
Voting patterns becoming closer to western part of state than east
SALEM — Deschutes County voted a lot more like the Willamette Valley on Tuesday than … Read more
Oregon Democrats have the numbers for 2019 agenda
Governorship, legislative ‘supermajorities’ could lead to swift action
SALEM — With sweeping wins in races for governor and the Legislature, Oregon Democrats see … Read more
More school days? Panel considers idea
SALEM — Among the policy ideas lawmakers are considering for Oregon’s troubled education system are … Read more
Around the state
Protest limits — The Portland City Council heard testimony on an ordinance that would give … Read more
Low flows, dry winter could spell trouble for Crooked River fish
Managers must balance water storage for irrigation against the needs of fish
It could be a tough winter for redband trout and other fish living in the … Read more
‘Rapid response protest’ in Bend
Local groups, including the Deschutes Democrats, Indivisible Bend, The Vocal Seniority and 350Deschutes, planned the … Read more
After election, legal scholars, lawmakers focus on Oregon’s jury law
Allowing juries to reach verdict without a unanimous vote could be eliminated
When Louisiana voters struck down a law on Tuesday that allowed juries to convict someone … Read more
Cheri Helt may keep school board seat despite election to Legislature
Bend lawmaker says she wants to stay connected to local schools
Cheri Helt, newly elected to represent Bend in the state House, may not step down … Read more
Around the state
Man killed in explosions — Authorities say a man was killed when two explosions occurred … Read more
Bend City Council OKs more funding for Empire Avenue extension
Work could start in 2019 on the road in northeast Bend, wrap up by mid-2020
The Bend City Council agreed Wednesday to shell out about $2.5 million to continue extending … Read more
OSU-Cascades is younger, more diverse due to largest-ever first-year class
Official enrollment numbers show 23 percent of first-year students are people of color
Oregon State University-Cascades’ current first-year and transfer student populations are officially the young university’s largest … Read more
Santiam ski lodge added to national historic register
Work to begin in the spring to restore historic lodge
The Santiam Pass Ski Lodge west of Sisters, which is being restored back to its … Read more
Bend teen arrested for allegedly dealing drugs to high schoolers
A Bend teenager was arrested for allegedly supplying drugs — including cocaine, ecstasy and Xanax … Read more
Crooked River Ranch voters sink Redmond school bond
The bond barely passed in Deschutes County portions of district
The Redmond School District’s $70 million bond measure is likely to fail despite its narrow … Read more
