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SALEM, OR -- State lawmakers have approved legislation barring bosses from demanding employees or job applicants turn over th...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to a new Wells Fargo survey, half of those between the ages of 25 and 75, don’t believe they ...
BEND, OR -- Now through the end of June, NeighborImpact will be going door-to-door in NE Bend asking residents about their li...
SALEM, OR -- Two new insurance co-operatives will soon go head to head with bigger providers in Oregon’s emerging healt...
SALEM, OR -- Last week, Governor John Kitzhaber signed House Bill 2280, which supporters said expands health care and coverag...
SALEM, OR -- The state House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on extending a tax on hospitals and nursing homes, which is project...
PORTLAND, OR -- Two Portland area families are suing their insurance provider for not covering autism treatment. Lucia Alonso...
SALEM, OR -- Under a bill passed by the Oregon House, some basic labor protections would be extended to housekeepers, nannies...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber signed a bill Monday cutting pension benefits for some retired government workers. The m...
CORNELIUS, OR -- Investigators say 16 people were displaced after a two-alarm fire destroyed a log-cabin style home south of ...
SALEM, OR -- Newfederal figures show a sharp increase in suicides nationwide for men and women aged 35-64. And, those numbers...
SALEM, OR -- Those living in the country illegally will soon be allowed to get an Oregon driver's license. On a 38 to 20 ...
EUGENE, OR -- The mother of a woman who died from drug toxicity has filed a nearly $2 million suit against a Eugene docto...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate has approved a bill establishing guidelines for service animals. Under Senate Bill 610, a servi...
BOARDMAN, OR -- The Morrow County Sheriff's Office said an explosive device was found on a road in Boardman. Investigator...
SALEM, OR -- Democrats in the Oregon House have significantly scaled back their plan to raise taxes on corporations and the w...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon House members will vote Wednesday on a Democratic plan to cut inflation adjustments in pension checks for...
PORTLAND, OR -- Research released Tuesday by the nonprofit advocacy group Children First for Oregon reveals that there were m...
SALEM, OR -- School officials from Oregon are joining a national push to fund more school-based health centers. A little-know...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate is expected to vote on a bill early this week that would allow illegalimmigrantsto obtain a typ...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Senate has passed a bill that would allow people with post-traumatic stress disorder to get a medical...
SALEM, OR -- A bill that would grant four-year driver's licenses to people who can't prove they're legally in the...
LA GRANDE, OR -- The father of a gay Eastern Oregon teenager who hanged himself is ready to begin walking across the United S...
SALEM, OR -- The House Revenue committee has approved aDemocratic plan to raise more tax revenue from corporations and wealth...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon voters have rejected a sales tax nine times in the past eight decades. But,some in the state Legislature ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon’s Senate has approved a Democratic plan to cut pension benefits for retired government workers. Thu...
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama delivered his 2014 budget to Congress Wednesday. Calling it a compromise, the administratio...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Democrats are trying to build support for a tax plan that would raise $ 275 million in new state reve...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a Democratic plan to cut pension benefits, or PERS, for retired...
SALEM, OR -- Adult victims of child sex abuse are asking state legislators to eliminate the deadline for prosecutors for file...
SALEM, OR -- In a unanimous vote Thursday, the state Senate passed the Medicaid Fraud Early Detection Act. Bend’s Tim K...
SALEM, OR -- By a 31-29 vote, the state House voted Thursday to let counties tax cigarettes, moving the legislation to the Se...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Commissioners have declared April Sexual Assault Awarness Month."Deschutes County joins Sav...
SALEM, OR -- The number of Oregon students enrolled in special education continues to increase. Autism remains one of the fas...
SALEM, OR -- A Democratic proposal to cut pension benefits for public employees is one step closer to being law. Along a part...
SALEM, OR -- The state's new health insurance exchange has approved 22 companies to offer medical and dental insurance to...
SALEM, OR -- On Tuesday, Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law a bill allowing young illegal immigrants to pay resident tui...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon House approved a pair of bills that could change how health insurance companies do business in the st...
BEND, OR -- The City of Bend announced Tuesday that Karin Morris will become the new Accessibility Manager, starting next wee...
PORTLAND, OR -- The U.S. Department of Justice says the state of Oregon has slipped in efforts to help people with major phys...
SALEM, OR -- State Senator Tim Knopp testified recently in Salem on strengthening Oregon human trafficking laws. Senate Bill ...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber is scheduled to sign a bill Tuesday allowing young illegal immigrants to pay resident tu...
BEND, OR -- This is National Public Health Week, and to mark the occasion, Deschutes County Health will focus on the economic...
BEND, OR -- Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans says trafficking occurs locally, and it’s up to Central Oregonians to...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Democrats on Monday unveiled the details of their proposed cuts in pensions for retired government worker...
BEND, OR -- AARP-Oregon is concerned about budget and service cuts effecting current and future seniors. According to AARP-Or...
SALEM, OR -- State and local governments across Oregon have spent more than $50,000 on legal advice about potential cuts ...
PORTLAND, OR -- Portland’s Grant High School, the city’s largest public high school, has reclassified six bathroo...
BEND, OR -- The state house Health Care Committee unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would create programs aimed ...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate voted Thursday to allow illegal immigrants brought to the country as young children to pay resi...
SALEM, OR -- A state Senate committee voted Tuesday to allow young illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Oregon unive...
SALEM, OR -- Women’s rights groups are divided over a proposal to amend the state constitution that would ban gender di...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Late last week, Representative Greg Walden introduced a bill he said will empower consumers by giving them ...
BEND, OR -- The statewide population continues to grow, but figures show things have cooled here in Central Oregon. According...
EUGENE, OR -- They call themselves the largest Latino civil rights advocacy group in the nation, and they will finally have a...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate passed legislation Monday requiring courts to consider a veteran's military background duri...
BEND, OR -- Following Monday's budget proposal by Democratic leaderships, state House and Senate Republican leaders offer...
SALEM, OR -- Democrats in the state House and Senate unveiled their proposed 2013-15 budget Monday, which calls for an increa...
Oregon’s health insurance exchange is trying to make sure everyone will be able to understand their health coverage opt...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Legislature's chief budget writers are expected to release their proposed two-year spending plan ...
PORTLAND, OR -- Oregon Health & Science University officials announced Thursday a hiring freeze due to federal budget cuts, h...
SALEM, OR -- State senator Tim Knopp introduced legislation Tuesday he said will help seniors and those with disabilities sta...
SALEM, OR -- Those opposed to the death penalty have appealed to Oregon lawmakers, asking a state House committee to allow th...
BEND, OR -- Congress has until Friday, March 1st, to act before automatic cuts kick in. So, how could sequester impact Oregon...
SALEM, OR -- State lawmakers are expected this week to take up Governor John Kitzhaber's plea for a public vote to repeal...
BEND, OR -- According to projections from the Congressional Budget Office, the cost to run the Medicare program will fall by ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon lawmakers have advanced a bill that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented high school graduates. O...
BEND, OR -- After a decade of service to Central Oregon’s most vulnerable citizens, the Partnership to End Poverty anno...
BEND, OR -- Supporters of same-sex marriage in Oregon continue to look for backers as they work to get a measure on the 2014 ...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber announced Thursday that the federal government has recognized Oregon’s health syst...
SALEM, OR -- The state House is scheduled to vote Friday on a measure that would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state col...
PORTLAND, OR -- Joined by local officials and a survivor of domestic violence, Senator Jeff Merkley called on the House of Re...
BEND, OR -- Wednesday is the deadline for Oregon parents to make sure their children's immunizations are up to date or th...
BEND, OR -- In the wake of federal healthcare reform, much has been said regarding the rising cost of employer-provided benef...
SALEM, OR -- A House committee approved a measure Monday that would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Orego...
BEND, OR -- Now through the end of the month, Webfoot Painting is looking for a local charity in need of a fresh coat of pain...
PORTLAND, OR -- Supporters of same-sex marriage said Monday they are trying to get a measure on next year’s ballot. The...
SALEM, OR -- The latest enrollment numbers from the state Department of Education shows Oregon's demographics are changin...
LA GRANDE, OR -- The father of the gay La Grande sophomore whohanged himself last month and died Sunday says his son's de...
SALEM, OR -- A key Oregon lawmaker is calling for a new tax topay for what he calls a "game changing" investment in...
BEND, OR -- February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a time, according to Saving Grace, to raise awareness ...
PORTLAND, OR -- The Eastern Oregon teenager who was found hanging on school playground equipment two weeks ago has died. Jadi...
PORTLAND, OR -- Investigators believe a child porn convict who has been on the run since Tuesday is receiving help. Former Be...
BEND, OR -- The Bend Police Department is looking for possible abuse victims connected to George Ellis. Last month, Ellis, 78...
BEND, OR -- Despite urban legends and internet postings, there is no direct correlation between Super Bowl weekend, or any ot...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Corrections is investigating the deaths of two inmates from two separate prisons. Roy Wi...
SALEM, OR -- The most recent Census of Agriculture shows the actual number of minority farmers and ranchers in Oregon is extr...
NEW YORK, NY -- Facing diverse and ceaseless protests, the Boy Scouts of America is signaling its readiness to end the nation...
SALEM, OR -- A Portland woman drove 50 miles after receiving a text message soliciting her for prostitution, butit was the se...
MADRAS, OR -- Officials with Deer Ridge Correctional Institution said an inmate unexpectedly died Monday afternoon. According...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture said their most ambitious, and perhaps the most important survey is current...
BEND, OR -- The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston earlier this month was not overcharged, but govern...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon has been awarded $226 million to finish creating an on-line marketplace where people can shop for hea...
ASHLAND, OR -- Ashland City officials are rethinking a proposal to set up a day center for homeless people, after no social s...
SALEM, OR -- The state Department of Corrections said a 71-year-old inmate unexpectedly died Sunday evening. Walter Carl Peck...
SALEM, OR -- State Treasurer Ted Wheeler will ask lawmakers for authority to hire more investment managers. The Democrat said...
SALEM, OR -- It's the Oregon Attorney General's list of who's been naughty in the world of charitable solicitatio...
BEND, OR -- Earlier this month, the state received federal approval for the new health insurance exchange, Cover Oregon. The ...
SALEM, OR -- Supporters of college tuition equality for illegal immigrants say they have a good chance of passing reform in O...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon is among the first six states to get preliminary approval from the Obama Administration to operate a heal...
ST. HELENS, OR -- Officials running the jail in Columbia County northwest of Portland said defendants in two of Oregon's ...
BEND, OR --As the nation edges closer to the so-called “fiscal cliff,” tens of thousands of Oregon families could...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Health is encouraging Central Oregonians to mark World AIDS day Saturday by giving to those in n...
SALEM, OR -- State prison officials are looking for an inmate who walked away from transitional housing in Jackson County. Sc...
BEND, OR -- Advocates for those that who depend Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, refered to by some as the “Big ...
BEND, OR -- For thousands of students across Oregon homework is not the biggest challenge, it’s homelessness. The state...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace has received a $20,050 grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust to support Mary’s Place. Specif...
MEDFORD, OR -- The Federal government has a goal of eliminating homelessness among U.S. veterans with in the next five years....
PORTLAND, OR -- A former Portland police officer has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges to avoid a trial. Scott Elli...
BEND, OR -- November is National Family Caregivers Month, and the AARP estimates that within five years, about half of all Am...
PORTLAND, OR -- Police clashed, and even used pepper spray, on several hundred people who marched in Northeast Portland Satur...
BEND, OR -- An ambitious $10 million project to fight poverty at its roots will come to an end next year in Central Orego...
PORTLAND, OR -- A group of eight people started an estimated four-day walk from Salem to Portland over the weekend, hoping to...
SALEM, OR -- Two women have pleaded guilty and been given suspended one-year sentences for abusing horses. In late June, Mari...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Supreme Court will decide early next year whether death row inmate Gary Haugen can refuse the governo...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office made eight arrests during Wednesday’s National Family Violence ...
SALEM, OR -- One of Oregon’s most notorious serial killers is no longer on death row. Dayton Leroy Rogers has been on a...
SALEM, OR -- An Oregon couple has expressed interest in adopting a boy whose mother is on death row for the murder of the chi...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon Public Health confirmed Tuesday that none of the steroid medication linked the fungal meningitis cases an...
CORVALLIS, OR --Police said a young man was found dead in an Oregon State University parking lot Monday evening with a self-i...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says two teens were taken into custody after they reportedly staged a...
UMATILLA, OR -- The state Corrections Department has released the name of the inmate who died last weekend at a northeast Ore...
BEND, OR -- St. Charles Health System announced Monday it has contributed $600 to Healthy Families of the High Desert to ...
BEND, OR -- Starting this fall, Oregon State University – Cascades will offer its first graduate course in public healt...
PORTLAND, OR -- Young college grads are migrating to Portland, but they’re not finding the jobs they hope for, accordin...
BURNS, OR -- Police in Eastern Oregon as well as Idaho conducted 11 raids in an investigation of the misuse of Oregon's m...
SALEM, OR -- A judge has ruled that Governor John Kitzhaber can’tforce an Oregon death row inmate to accept clemency. G...
BEND, OR -- This is National Suicide Prevention Week. To help fight one of the leading causes of death in Oregon, Deschutes C...
PORTLAND, OR -- An endangered baby missing from King County Washington has been found safe and sound in Oregon. The Washingto...
PORTLAND, OR -- A Salem couple has been arrested, after they reportedly appeared in videos and photos in which children were ...
PORTLAND, OR -- A new report says Oregon ranks fourth in the nation for illegal drug use by people 12 and older. The findings...
BEND, OR -- The St. Charles Family Care Clinics in Prineville and Sisters have been selected to participate in a nationwide p...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- On August 20th a BLM employee discovered that horses in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) were wi...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- On August 20th a BLM employee discovered that horses in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) were wi...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to a new survey of Fortune 500 companies, all but a handful are making an effort to prevent discrim...
SALEM, OR -- A recent audit found in 2011 the state overpaid jobless benefits by $41 million. The state has sent letters ...
MEDFORD, OR -- Two Medford men have been arrested for allegedly planning to beat their roommate with a wrench and baton in re...
BEND, OR -- St. Charles Health System officials announced Monday a $9,000 contribution to Volunteer Connect. The funds wi...
WOODBURN, OR -- Woodburn police have arrested a priest accused of sexually abusing a minor. Investigators received a complain...
REDMOND, OR -- Redmond firefighters were called to an apartment fire on SW Veterans Way Wednesday morning. When crews arrived...
SALEM, OR -- A consumer group said Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has not justified its proposal to raise rates for 5...
BEND, OR -- More than 98% of Oregon homecare workers voted recentlyto ratify their new union contract with the state. The con...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Health Authority has certified five more groups to coordinate treatment for low-income patients with ...
SALEM, OR -- Five more inmates at Oregon's prison for women have filed lawsuits accusing staff of sexual abuse. The lawsu...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Democrats in the US Senate claimed victory Wednesday, after voting to extend tax cuts for middle class Amer...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon death-row inmate Gary Haugen will be back back to court this week in his bid to carry out his death sente...
BEND, OR -- A recent analysis said the formula used to calculate pension for thousands of retired Oregon public employees can...
BEND, OR -- A fire that reportedly started from a deck spread through a three-story multi family building early Wednesday in ...
SALEM, OR -- The federal government signed off on Oregon's health transformation initiative Monday, approving a waiver th...
PENDLETON, OR -- A fire that engulfed a Pendleton apartment complex has displaced an estimated 60 people. A grass fire report...
CENTRAL OREGON -- The Central Oregon Health Council is pleased to announce the release of the 2012 Central Oregon Regional He...
BEND, OR -- Following Thursday’s ruling by the US Supreme court that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, Oregon ...
SALEM, OR -- Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold much of the federal health care overhaul will requi...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Starting Sunday, the clinic at Pioneer Memorial Hospital will officially change its name to St. Charles Fam...
SALEM, OR -- The state has certified eight groups to be Oregon’s first coordinated care organizations. The Oregon Healt...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County will offer free Rapid HIV antibody testing Wednesday. The effort is to promote National HIV Test...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace announced Tuesday that Carrie Herbert has been added to the Board of Directors. Hebert, a Licensed B...
SALEM, OR -- A lawsuit accuses Oregon's prison for women of failing to stop the sexual abuse of an inmate while the state...
BEND, OR -- The US Supreme Court is expected to rule later this month on President Obama’s healthcare overhaul, andthat...
PORTLAND, OR -- While economists say the recession is over, churches and charity organizations across Oregon say they have ye...
SISTERS, OR -- Health and education officials will be in Sisters Friday for the groundbreaking on a new School Based Health C...
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Herb Kohl held a hearing Wednesday discussing “pension poaching” an...
SALEM, OR -- Two women have filed a $3 million lawsuit against Marion County, claiming a deputy sexually assaulted them w...
BEND, OR -- Dozens of students and community members gathered on the Bend Senior High campus Monday to open the doors for the...
TUALATIN, OR -- There were no injuries in a fire early Monday at an assisted living home in Tualatin, but 23 residents of a m...
BEND, OR -- Members of Oregon's support network for domestic-violence survivors are closely watching the battle in Congre...
HERMISTON, OR -- Police arrested a suspect in a domestic violence case who was armed with a handgun and barricaded himself in...
LA PINE, OR -- Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies closed Antler Rd. in La Pine Monday morning following a suicide thre...
PORTLAND, OR -- Advocates for children in Oregon say the youngest Americans have so far been ignored in the presidential camp...
REDMOND, OR -- NeighborImpact recently completed its final weatherization project, utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestme...
ST. HELENS, OR -- A man who once pleaded guilty to attempted murder is in custody after he allegedly stabbed and killed a sta...
SALEM, OR -- Political observers said it takes more than support from medical marijuana advocates to explain the wide margin ...
BEND, OR -- According to the latest data, obesity rates in Oregon have jumped 121% among adults since 1990. More than 1.76 mi...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County voters rejected the formation of a new, permanent 911 tax district during Tuesday’s primar...
BEND, OR -- The state Department of Fish & Wildlife continues to ask for the public's help for information related to the...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a La Pine man last month for allegedly carrying on a sexual re...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County voters will be asked if they want to create a permanent 911 tax district during the May primary....
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Health officials are warning of the possible dangers for pregnant women during Maternal Mental H...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon state workers are being urged to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. The Oregon Housing and Community Servic...
PORTLAND, OR -- Four men are suing the Boy Scouts of America, alleging an Oregon Scouts leader sexually abused them in the 19...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Wednesday that the Department of Health and Human Services ha...
REDMOND, OR -- According to the Partnership to End Poverty, over 3,900 federal tax returns were prepared and electronically s...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber announced plans Tuesday to allow state law enforcement to accept Mexican government iden...
PORTLAND, OR -- Protesters holding a downtown Portland May Day march without a permit scuffled with police Tuesday, leading t...
BEND, OR -- Last week, a Nike executive was arrested in Beaverton, accused of trying to cut the natural gas line to his home....
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has canceled his events this week so he can travel to Washington DC. The governor will w...
SALEM, OR -- The state’s medical marijuana law has ignited the race for attorney general perhaps more than any other. N...
EUGENE, OR -- The Eugene City Council in ready to approve a tax break to get a large-scale student housing development starte...
BEND, OR -- This is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and local officials are marking the occasion.“The focus ...
PORTLAND, OR --Police said demonstrations of free speech are an important part of the community, but violations of the law wi...
BEND, OR -- Friday is National Day Of Silence. The annual event, put on by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education network, i...
BEND, OR -- As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Saving Grace is asking the community to join at Pilot Butte St. Park t...
SALEM, OR -- Convicted murderer Gary Haugen will be in court Wednesday, as he continues to challenge a reprieve granted by Go...
BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon Disability Support Network was recently awarded a nearly $82,000 grant. The funds, from th...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate successfully blocked what’s been termed the Buffett Rule from floor de...
BEND, OR -- State Representative Jason Conger will hold a pair of town hall meetings Monday, discussing how seniors can prote...
BEND, OR -- Central Oregon Veterans Outreach, the Partnership to End Poverty and the Bend Band of Brothers will recognize sta...
MADRAS, OR -- The former Jefferson County 4-H volunteer accused of sexually abusing a child will go on trail this summer. Ste...
PORTLAND, OR -- For a long time now, Civic leaders in Salem have been frustrated by the flood of commuters from Portland, who...
SALEM, OR -- Figures recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that union members make up 17% of all workers i...
BEND, OR -- The current U.S. Attorney for Oregon says he wants to become the next state Attorney General to fight for those w...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Dozens of horses and cows rescued from neglectful and abusive environment are set to be auctioned off in Cr...
SALEM, OR -- Nearly 10,000 state workers who enrolled a new health program face a monthly penalty because they didn't fil...
BEND, OR -- As part of National Public Health Week, Deschutes County will hold a free Health Fair Thursday. Tom Kuhn told KBN...
PORTLAND, OR -- A Bend real estate agent was sentenced Tuesday to six months home confinement, and ordered repayment of more ...
PORTLAND, OR -- An inmate on Oregon’s death row has an ally in his fight to die. As Gary Haugen fights the reprieve iss...
BEND, OR -- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Saving Grace is working here in Central Oregon to show sexual violence c...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County officials are celebrating National Public Health Week, which runs Monday through Sunday. Since 1...
BEND, OR -- The Oregon Public Health Lab has confirmed the Recent Meningococcal Case in a five-year-old Deschutes County chil...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Commissioners proclaimed April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month during Wednesday’s meetin...
BEND, OR -- Oregon Health Authority announced this week clinics across the state recognized as primary care homes can now app...
BEND, OR -- St. Charles Health System announced Tuesday a $60,000 gift to Volunteers in Action over the next three years....
EUGENE, OR -- The Eugene couple convicted last year in the torture death of a daughter has given up custody of their 8-year-o...
PRINEVILLE, OR --Police arrested a man after child pornography was reportedly foundin his home. Taalkeus Matthew Blank, 26, w...
PORTLAND, OR -- AARP is asking Oregonians of any age to share their opinions about the future of Social Security and Medicare...
SEATTLE, WA -- Because of the company's public support of a new same-sex marriage law in the state of Washington, a natio...
BEND, OR -- The Bend Police Department is warning Central Oregonians of an old scam making the rounds in the area again.The s...
BEND, OR --Police arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a 72-year-old female resident at High Desert Assisted Living. Th...
SALEM, OR -- A Marion County sheriff's deputy has been arrested, accused of sexual abuse of an inmate. The sheriff's ...
LA PINE, OR -- The La Pine Park & Recreation District is currently looking for two volunteers to serve on the budget committe...
REDMOND, OR -- Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team arrested a Redmond man following a drug raid earlier this month. March 2n...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace announced Thursday they recently received $10,391 from Lay It Out Events, for proceeds from Wint...
BEND, OR -- Notification cards have been sent to roughly 39,000 Deschutes County voters who will have changes to their a prec...
LA PINE, OR -- A teen has been arrested after making threats of a school shooting on-line. Deschutes County Sheriff’s d...
BEND, OR -- The Oregon Senate approved a measure Monday implementing an online marketplace that supporters say will allow ind...
PORTLAND, OR -- An Oregon Food Bank delegation was in Washington DC this week, sharing challenges and successes in their figh...
BEND, OR -- State Representatives Gene Whisnant, Jason Conger and Matt Wand formally asked the budget-writing Joint Ways and ...
SALEM, OR -- Lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday to advance two of the governor's three initiatives that were stalle...
LA PINE, OR -- The City of La Pine has submitted a Public Transit Grant application for dial-a-ride service. The state Depart...
SALEM, OR -- Lawmakers have approved legislation that will require university employees and coaches, as well as youth-organiz...
SALEM, OR -- The state House approved Governor John Kitzhaber's initiative Thursday to redesign the health care delivery ...
PORTLAND, OR -- The Annie E. Casey Foundationsaid the number of children in Oregon growing up in high poverty communities has...
BEND, OR -- Employees from Pacific Source Health Plans have adopted a room at the Saving Grace Shelter, and will gather Satur...
BEND, OR -- A man held at the Deschutes County Jail was rushed to the hospital Monday evening after what appears to be an att...
SALEM, OR -- Pushing back against a legislative budget proposal that would close a prison and lay off hundreds of middle mana...
SALEM, OR -- The Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would make Oregon the second state prohibiting discrimination aga...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber’s plan to change the way people get health care was approved by the state Senate T...
BEND, OR -- Bend’s Community Center has asked for volunteers to help meet the growing need among seniors. Executive Dir...
SALEM, OR -- For the second time, help from a Democrat has allowed Republicans to put the brakes on one of Governor John Kitz...
SALEM, OR -- Governor’s John Kitzhaber's proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan moved out of legislative subco...
SALEM, OR -- State House Democrats said Thursday it has been a good week for jobs legislation as a series of bills designed t...
MADRAS, OR -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the Warm Spring Housing Authority would receive ...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County 911 Service Director Rob Poirier recently returned from a training seminar aimed at helping Cent...
SALEM, OR -- On Thursday, Governor John Kitzhaber threw his support behind legislation intended to clear up uncertainty surro...
BEND, OR -- Advocates for home- and community-based services for seniors and those with disabilities, spent much of Thursday ...
SALEM, OR -- State lawmakers will consider a bill that would require university coaches and employees of youth organizations ...
SALEM, OR -- A legal victory over tobacco giant Philip Morris could give Oregon more than $41 million to help fill a budg...
SALEM, OR -- A bipartisan group of state lawmakers has introduced legislation making it a crime for parents or guardians to k...
SALEM, OR -- State lawmakers will kick off a short legislative session Wednesday. It’s expected efforts to get the stat...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Crook County Health officials have confirmed the sixth case of meningococcal disease since March. The case ...
BEND, OR -- Saving Grace is celebrating 35 years of service in Central Oregon. The organization got its start following a rap...
BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon Homeless Leadership Coalition will conduct its one-day count of those who are homeless or in t...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber’s planned overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan is under attack by Republicans in the...
BEND, OR -- The Bulgarian man, formerly known as Jason Evers, is out of prison and in the custody of immigration officials. D...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Greg Walden expressed concerns following President Obama’s State of the Union address ...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Senator Jeff Merkley said he agrees with Presid...
WASHINGTON, DC --Senator Ron Wydenreleased the following statement followingPresident Obama’s State of the Union Addres...
BEND, OR -- January is Poverty in America Awareness month, and members of the local faith community will work this weekend to...
MADRAS, OR -- The former Jefferson County 4-H Club leader accused fo sexually abusing a young girl was in Jefferson County Ci...
BEND, OR -- Friends of Lori Blaylock will come together to honor her this weekend. On Saturday, a group of friends from St. C...
BEND, OR -- The state is currently looking for health care providers to adopt a primary care model designed for better health...
SALEM, OR -- A former state penitentiary warden who oversaw the last two inmate executions says he wants Oregon's death penal...
BEND, OR -- A coalition of organizations say, as a group, Oregon lawmakers have not done much to ensure that non-white have t...
BEND, OR -- Since there were no filings for the March election date, Deschutes County officials announced Friday there would ...
BEND, OR -- It many be a relatively small change, but activists in Oregon's immigrant community said it represents a big step...
BEND, OR -- State Senator Chris Telfer will host a Town Hall and public forum Wednesday at the Bend Parks and Recreation comm...
SALEM, OR -- According to projections released Tuesday, Governor John Kitzhaber's proposed health care overhaul would save le...
BEND, OR -- Webfoot Painting has started their 3rd annual $5,000 Painting Charity Giveaway. Through February 28th, Webfoo...
BEND, OR -- A non-profit group said Governor John Kitzhaber's November decision to halt all executions while he's in office a...
BEND, OR -- Early figures from Oregon State Police indicate one person was killed on state highways over the 102-hour Christm...
BEND, OR -- St. Charles Health System and Healthmatters of Central Oregon have decided to transfer ownership and operation of...
WASHINGTON, DC -- House Speaker John Boehner appointed Representative Greg Walden to serve as one of eight House “confe...
SALEM, OR -- State public workers are turning in their retirement paperwork at an increasing rate. The Public Employees Retir...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley that he said would reduce the w...
SALEM, OR -- Attorney General John Kroger has issued the annual list of Oregon's 20 Worst Charities."Most charities in O...
BEND, OR -- Bend Fire and the Salvation Army have completed this year's Santa Express, and firefighters say the event was a h...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Paul Ryan introduced a new proposal thrusday morning that they say rep...
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