Culver, Ore. – Local drug agents arrested two people, one for the second time in two months. Agents from the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team (CODE) raided the home of 415 W 3rd Street in Culver, and arrested Alex Barajas, 32, Culver and Gaylyn Fenn, 62, Read More
Prineville, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation will start a drilling program to collect soil samples at Ochoco Dam. Starting Monday, Reclamation drill crews will be working near the toe of the dam’s downstream face. Soil samples will be collected from the embankment and Read More
Bend, Ore. – U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) will be in Bend Friday, to help kick off an event to urge eligible Oregonians to use the IRS and Oregon Free File programs to save money at tax time. The briefing will also highlight free tax services provided Read More
Salem, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown signed legislation Wednesday to increase Oregon’s minimum wage. Senate Bill 1532 will raise Oregon’s minimum wage over six years, with different rates set in three different regions. The law takes effect July 1st with a Read More
Salem, Ore. – More than a half-billion dollars. That’s how much Oregon is now safekeeping in unclaimed assets that have been turned over to the state, and that has not yet been claimed by and returned to its rightful owners. Some of that $564 million could Read More
Bend, Ore. – Students in Bend-La Pine Schools are joining millions of students and teachers across the country in celebrating Read Across America to honor Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2. Several local schools are participating in creative, interactive events Read More
Prineville, Ore. – Crook County Sheriff’s Deputies, acting on an anonymous tip Monday, cited three people in connection with neglecting three horses. Deputies were called to 321 SE Almond Lane in the Juniper Acres neighborhood where they immediately discovered Read More
Salem, Ore. – Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in January, from 5.5 percent, as revised, in December 2015. The last time Oregon’s unemployment rate was this low was in June 2007, when the rate was also 5.1 percent. A year ago, in January Read More
Bend, Ore. – A fugitive from California and three other people were arrested for selling large quantities of heroin in Central Oregon. Local drug agents received a tip that Primotivo Savedra of Stockton, California, was staying at a local motel in Bend and Read More
Salem, Ore. – Motorists traveling on some state highways in central and eastern Oregon will see a change Tuesday due to Oregon House Bill 3402. The bill enacted by the 2015 legislation raises the speed limit on Interstate 84 and some other routes east of the Read More
