Voters will decide this November whether any new marijuana growing or processing facilities can be approved in rural Deschutes County. Read more
More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shat… Read more
The City Club of Central Oregon’s candidate forum for Deschutes County sheriff on Thursday s… Read more
SALEM — Two measures the Oregon Legislature placed on the Nov. 3 ballot for Oregonians to vo… Read more
Deschutes County has grown a lot in the last decade — the U.S. Census Bureau estimates it ad… Read more
Congressional District 2 is a big splash of Republican red in the otherwise solid Blue Democ… Read more
Oregonians will decide whether to decriminalize drugs like heroin and methamphetamine as par… Read more
REDMOND — Vern Patrick Elementary School, in southwest Redmond, has two quirks originating f… Read more
There were topics that Republican state Rep. Cheri Helt and the Democratic challenger for he… Read more
The top two candidates for Secretary of State said Monday they did not want to use office as… Read more
If you want your voice to be heard in this year's presidential race, city council races and … Read more
Note: Nine candidates are running for three Redmond City Council seats in the Nov. 3 electio… Read more
Affordable housing, climate change and education were among major topics discussed Thursday … Read more
Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 p… Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s handling of t… Read more
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is seeking to sew up his seat for another six years, hopin… Read more
Jack Zika, the Republican incumbent seeking a second term in Oregon’s 53rd House District, … Read more
The two candidates for state Senate District 27 discussed climate change, racial justice, ca… Read more
Tim Knopp, the Republican incumbent for Senate District 27, which covers Bend and Deschutes … Read more
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan this week made a $500,0… Read more
The issue of human trafficking has entered the race to represent Bend at the Oregon Legislat… Read more
Candidates for the Bend City Council will discuss ideas at a forum Sunday held by Bend's ne… Read more
COVID-19 response, improving mental health services, housing and more were all topics that d… Read more
Note: Nine candidates are competing for three Redmond City Council seats in the Nov. 3 elect… Read more
Topics ranging from how to correctly open the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic to legal… Read more
A cannabis lawyer, a mental health counselor and a flooring installer are all vying to fill … Read more
The candidates running for position No. 2 on the Bend City Council share similar views on wh… Read more
CLEVELAND — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between P… Read more
CLEVELAND — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between P… Read more
This November, the race for the open seat on the Deschutes County Commission will be a battl… Read more
Megan Perkins and Ron “Rondo” Boozell are challenging Bend City Council incumbent Chris Pipe… Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reiterated Thursday that he may not honor the results sh… Read more
Six candidates for Redmond City Council discussed police funding, affordable housing, econom… Read more
Redmond voters will have three choices for their future mayor on the general election ballot… Read more
Housing, COVID-19 and transportation are issues top of mind for the two candidates running f… Read more
A political action committee backing a ballot measure aimed at taxing tobacco products racke… Read more
In Oregon, voters can vote a ballot customized for their home address, even if their home bu… Read more
Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday for likely the final floor sessions prior to the b… Read more
“Keep your yard signs,” Jamie McLeod-Skinner said on election night in November 2018. Read more
Michael Hughes, a cannabis attorney and former mayoral candidate, is running for the Bend Ci… Read more
On Tuesday, some elementary school students in Prineville will do something that no Central … Read more
The November election for the Redmond City Council and mayor’s seats attracted a slew of loc… Read more
With the filing period now closed, the list of candidates for the Bend City Council is set.A… Read more
Emily Gibson has loved the U.S. Postal Service since she was a child. Read more
Ron Boozell, better known as Rondo, is running for the Bend City Council for the sixth time. Read more
Kim Thatcher, the Republican candidate for Oregon Secretary of State, will be holding a foru… Read more
With confusion swirling about the viability of voting by mail this year, two of Oregon’s hig… Read more
WASHINGTON — Russia is “using a range of measures” to interfere in the 2020 election and has… Read more
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum intensified her legal battle Wednesday against a bal… Read more
The North Coast Labor Federation, a chapter of Oregon AFL-CIO for Clatsop and Tillamook coun… Read more
Doug Spencer, a technology consultant and co-owner of the restaurant Chomp Chomp, is running… Read more
A federal judge in Eugene has opened the door to placing an anti-gerrymandering measure on t… Read more
Rita Schenkelberg, a mental health counselor, is running for the Bend City Council seat cur… Read more
After a delay to count the final signatures, an initiative to legalize the therapeutic use o… Read more
Michalla Garcia Brewster, a 24-year-old founder of an organization that hopes to help sexual… Read more
Drug decriminalization, a cigarette tax increase and limits on political campaign financing … Read more
Gov. Kate Brown says she is committed to maintaining the $9 billion that state lawmakers bud… Read more
An Oregon ballot measure to legalize the use of psilocybin in therapeutic settings has gaine… Read more
Michalla Garcia Brewster, a 24-year-old founder of an organization that hopes to help sexual… Read more
Bend Police officer Scott Schaier, who’s running for Deschutes County sheriff, has a few kno… Read more
Coronavirus pandemic, record unemployment, shuttered businesses, massive street demonstratio… Read more
Megan Perkins, the co-founder of the social justice nonprofit Embrace Bend, is running for t… Read more
It’s bigger than some states, includes two time zones and is a bright red Republican strongh… Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed several would-be initiative campaigns in Oregon because org… Read more
Twitter and Facebook are taking steps to stop the spread of misinformation about Oregon’s el… Read more
