Central Oregon

Deschutes County reconvenes its committee to find a new location for a landfill. Knott Landfill is projected to reach capacity in spring of 2031.

Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction regarding the illegal killing of a gray wolf in Central Oregon.

Benjamin Shelkey, 34, got trapped head-first in a tree well, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s office.

In Central Oregon, the Asian and Pacific Islanders Collective provides safe spaces for people to connect and learn about different API cultures, and also educates people who were perpetuating harmful stereotypes.

Oregon has issued thousands of permits to people who salvage roadkill for food.

Oregon public safety regulators are reviewing whether Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp violated “moral fitness standards,” according to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Two nonprofit avalanche forecasting centers in Oregon rely on tools and information from federal agencies but do not receive federal or state funding.

Hundreds attended the public memorial for Terry and Renee Skjersaa. The couple was killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in the Central Cascades on Feb. 17.

Friends found the couple deceased shortly before midnight. Their bodies were buried by an avalanche in Happy Valley, a popular winter recreation area near Broken Top Mountain in the Central Cascades mountain range. Search and rescue crews recovered the bodies Tuesday morning.

Well owners are on their own to fund solutions while regulators probe accusations against a mining company.