Salem, Ore. – Oregon policymakers are considering establishing a statewide data-collecting system on police stops, searches and arrests as well as requiring all law enforcement officers to undergo cultural and bias training. The Associated Press reports that the Read More
Deschutes County, Ore. – The Deschutes County Commission heard arguments for and against a proposed marijuana production facility to the east of Bend’s urban growth boundary Monday. The Bulletin reports that after 2 1/2 hours of discussion about the Read More
Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on a new executive order blocking refugees and immigrants from six majority Muslim nations. “Today’s order is little more than a warmed-over rehash of the original. It remains a barely Read More
Deschutes County, Ore. – The Deschutes County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Shawn William Seagraves Hall with injuring four people in the car crash that occurred on August 13, 2016. Seagraves Hall, a 24-year old resident of Redmond, was charged with Read More
Bend, Ore. – The public is invited to weigh in on a Bend Park & Recreation District initiative to reshape the edge of Mirror Pond and extend the Deschutes River Trail through Drake Park. On Wednesday, the district will host a kick-off meeting to outline some of Read More
Warm Springs, Ore. – The FBI and Warm Springs Police Department are trying to locate an 11-year-old girl who is missing and possibly endangered, and are asking for the public’s help. Law enforcement officers said they believe Kaitlyn Stofiel is with her Read More
Bend, Ore. – Bend police and fire departments responded to the intersection of NW Galveston Avenue and NW 12th Street early Friday evening for an injury motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian and a passenger car. The investigation determined Andrew Zurovsky was Read More
Bend, Ore. – A neglected portable toilet at busy First Street Rapids Park will be cleaned up, eventually. Holly McKinney, owner of Little John’s Portable Toilets, said winter weather conditions have not allowed her company to get a service truck in position to Read More
La Pine, Ore. – A Saturday structure fire in La Pine resulted in the death of a cat and extensive damage to a duplex. La Pine Fire District responded at about 3 p.m. to a report of smoke coming from the 2,800-square-foot home at 16418 Heath Drive, according to a La Read More
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced legislation this week to restore public information on animal cruelty that was erased from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Read More
