Oregon
State to offer rebates on electric vehicle purchases again
Oregonians hoping to buy an electric vehicle this spring could get thousands of dollars from the state to…
Environment
Wolf kills calf in eastern Deschutes County
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has reported this year’s first killing of livestock by a wolf…
Environment
Deschutes County offers free yard debris drops to reduce hazardous fuels
Deschutes County is hosting a series of free events for residents to dispose of yard debris. Drop-off dates…
Environment
‘Forever chemicals’ persist in Bend’s Copperstone Well
Elevated levels of so-called forever chemicals have been detected in recent testing of a well in northwest Bend.…
Oregon
Proposal to raise lodging tax by 1% could bring in $30 million annually for wildlife protection
House Bill 2977 would increase the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.5% and direct additional funding…
Environment
Federal spending cuts could idle Central Oregon trail maintenance
Each summer the Deschutes Trails Coalition dispatches a small crew into the forest around Bend to improve trail…
Local News
Prineville groundwater tests planned to find contamination source
Prineville residents facing an ongoing groundwater contamination problem may soon get some answers about what is causing the…
Local News
Funding milestone reached for wildlife crossing near Black Butte
An ambitious project to build Oregon’s largest series of wildlife overpasses has reached a significant funding milestone. More…
Oregon
Unfrozen grant for Oregon Indigenous farm to help plant native trees, further traditional knowledge
A few miles south of Salem, the Elderberry Wisdom Farm uses generations of traditional knowledge to grow native…
Local News
Homeless China Hat residents ask court to halt Forest Service eviction
Four residents of the homeless encampment along China Hat Road have filed a request with the U.S. District…
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