A vacant seat on the Redmond School Board, initially to be filled by appointment, is now one of the most hotly contested races in the May 18 e… Read more
On an invitation-only call this month, Sen. Ted Cruz huddled with Republican state lawmakers… Read more
Voters will be choosing at least three new members of the Bend-La Pine School Board in the … Read more
Three positions on the Bend Park & Recreation District board of directors will be on the… Read more
Crook County School Board member Walter Wagner abruptly resigned from his seat after a six-y… Read more


The filing deadline for those seeking to run for office in the May 18 special election is T… Read more
Oregon, the nation’s first state to conduct all elections by mail, would join the ranks of o… Read more
Luke Richter, the leader of the social justice organization Central Oregon Peacekeepers, ann… Read more
Deschutes County commissioners do not appear interested in asking voters this year to decide… Read more
More than a week after a pro-Trump mob led an insurrection at the nation’s Capitol, Deschut… Read more
On the day she started her first day in politics, taking the oath of office Wednesday along … Read more
President Donald Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of … Read more
Oregon took its part Monday in the every-four-year ritual of casting the state’s electoral v… Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Represen… Read more
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, is among just 27 Republican members of Congress who will say… Read more
Oregon continued its run of backing Democrats for President that dates back to when "Kokomo"… Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is using the power of his office to try to reverse the r… Read more
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday on Twitter, “WE WILL WIN!” Read more
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden sought to project the authority of an incoming … Read more
As news broke Saturday that Joe Biden had won the presidential election, a sense of relief s… Read more
Almost as soon as television networks called the presidential race Saturday morning for form… Read more
Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the count in Pennsylvania just before 9 a.m. as… Read more
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he was on the verge of winning the presidency,… Read more
Nafisa Fai leads Jeff Hindley in the election for the Washington County Commission District … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign said Wednesday that it would launc… Read more
UMATILLA COUNTY — Unofficial results indicate that 57% of Umatilla County voters said yes to… Read more
Voter turnout in Tuesday’s general election in Deschutes County was higher than the statewid… Read more
Democrats appear to be holding onto their supermajorities in both houses of the Oregon Legislature. Read more
Republican incumbent Tim Knopp said he expected a tight race for state Senate District 27. Read more
Democrat Jason Kropf has defeated Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, in the race for the House seat in… Read more
A slate of four Democrat-endorsed candidates — Melanie Kebler, Anthony Broadman, Megan Perki… Read more
All four statewide ballot measures appeared headed for passage in the first round of ballot … Read more
Democrats appeared to be sweeping the three statewide offices up for election Tuesday in Oregon. Read more
In initial results Tuesday night, a Redmond School District bond was comfortably passing, wi… Read more
Democrat Phil Chang had the lead over his competitor, Phil Henderson, in the race for Deschu… Read more
Deschutes Public Library system’s $195 million bond measure was narrowly passing Tuesday nig… Read more
Jack Zika, the Republican incumbent for Oregon House District 53, led Democratic challenger … Read more
Bend voters appear to have passed the largest bond measure in the city’s history Tuesday: a … Read more
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson appeared on his way to reelection Tuesday night, leadi… Read more
Eileen Kiely, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired businesswoman, led Republican incumbent Tim K… Read more
Deschutes County residents voted no to permitting any new recreational marijuana growing or … Read more
PAYETTE, Idaho — Ammon Bundy was among people who were staging a protest outside the Payette… Read more
Republican Cliff Bentz of Ontario was winning by a wide margin in the race for the open cong… Read more
Oregon was smashing records for early voting on Monday, even as state officials grappled wit… Read more
The Secretary of State on Thursday reported big numbers for ballots returned for the Nov. 3 … Read more
ATLANTA — Just days before the presidential election, millions of mail ballots have yet to b… Read more
More than half of ballots have already been returned for the Nov. 3 election, as campaigns r… Read more
Police officers will be stationed around ballot drop boxes in Bend in response to “increased… Read more
Eight days from the 2020 general election, the race for Deschutes County sheriff grew more … Read more
Despite the vigorous debate about Measure 110 on the Nov. 3 ballot, supporters and opponents… Read more
The Cascades roughly divide Oregon's five congressional seats along party lines. To the east… Read more
With the race for president topping ballots, the upcoming general election has brought out p… Read more
With less than two weeks before the general election, Deschutes County officials have heard … Read more
Housing, campaign finance and bond measures were among the many issues discussed in a forum … Read more
The long-shot effort to move Oregon’s border into Idaho could launch in Jefferson County, bu… Read more
Albert Calderon, the Redmond City Council’s newest member who’s on the Nov. 3 election ballo… Read more
If you're looking for a location for an a 2020 general election ballot drop box, simply pull… Read more
Bend residents this election are being asked to support what appears to be the largest bond … Read more
Housing, transportation and other major issues in Bend were discussed Tuesday at a virtual f… Read more
With the election just two weeks away, the price tag of the race for the linchpin House Dist… Read more
Four mayors have urged voters to oppose a ballot measure that would make Clatsop County a Se… Read more
Voters will decide this November whether any new marijuana growing or processing facilities … Read more
Incumbents on the Bend City Council so far have raised significantly more money than their … Read more
The City Club of Central Oregon’s candidate forum for Deschutes County sheriff on Thursday s… Read more