SALEM, Ore. — This week is National Save for Retirement Week, and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler says that action must be taken, both by future retirees and state lawmakers. Wheeler says that more than half of Oregon workers have less than $25,000 in retirement Read More
BEND, Ore. — Annual fundraising event Tour des Chutes reported record level participation by riders and sponsors during last July’s event. In August, the board of directors announced grants of $125,000 to local cancer survivorship programs. Last Tuesday, Tour des Read More
Terrebonne, Ore. — Deschutes County Search and Rescue was dispatched to Smith Rock after a climber was injured in a fall on Sunday. 22 year old Theodore Wogan of Sherwood had fallen approximately 20 feet and sustained potential serious injuries to his back and Read More
BEND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District announced the end of the 2014 wildfire season effective this morning. All fire season-related rules will be lifted on the district, affecting over 2 million acres of private and public Read More
BOARDMAN, Ore. — I-84 was closed for several hours Monday following a multi-vehicle collision near Boardman that fatally injured an 80-year old Washington man. On Monday morning, an oversized load was being escorted with support vehicles on I-84 westbound. A rolling Read More
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath Falls woman taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon after her SUV went off Highway 140 and into the Klamath Lake. 23-year-old Ashley Willburn was driving westbound when, for unknown reasons, her SUV drifted onto the shoulder. Read More
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — On Monday, fuels specialists are planning a 188 acre burn 1 mile north of Davis Lake near Pine Butte. The goal of the project is to restore Ponderosa pine ecosystems and to reduce ground fuels. The burn is expected to two days to Read More
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — A temporary closure of sections of the Sun-Lava path and Blackrock trail will start today through the end of November. The closure will allow for construction activities in the Benham Bridge area along the Sun-Lava path. The Sun-Lava path Read More
SALEM, Ore. — Investigators are asking the public for help identifying a man suspected in three bank robberies between Thursday and Friday. The first robbery on Thursday took place at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in a Salem Safeway store. The second took place at the Read More
BEND, Ore. — A Washington man was airlifted to St Charles after crashing his ATV east of Bend on Friday afternoon. 51 year old Steven Headley was found on an ATV trail in the East Fort Rock OHV area. Initial reports say he was unable to stand or walk due to his Read More
