Heather Roberts is a journalist based in Bend, Oregon. She specializes in local news coverage, with a focus on crime, politics, and community events. Her work has been featured in KBND, WCIA 3, and Patch.com.
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Heather Roberts' coverage is predominantly focused on local news in Central Oregon, particularly Bend. She shows a strong interest in stories related to crime, law enforcement, community events and government & politics. Her articles often cover seasonal and event-specific topics.
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Come January, Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate, putting Washington's and Oregon's Senators in the minority, for the first time in four years.
Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Redmond's City Council invites the public to weigh in tomorrow night (Tu) on a proposed fireworks ban for next year. Councilors will take public testimony at the 6 p.m. meeting... and will accept written comment until December 10th, when they're scheduled to deliberate. Councilor John Nielsen says they've also invited last year's fireworks vendors to testify before deciding whether to impose a ban on the sale of personal fireworks, possession, neither, or both. The decision would not impact commercial fireworks shows.
Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Bend's Mayor hopes new city infrastructure work will help spur private development projects. Melanie Kebler says developers are watching their bottom line and admits there have been slowdowns. She blames market conditions, including high interest rates. The Fed approved another rate cut last week, which could have an impact. And Kebler says, investments in projects like the reconstruction of Second Street, could entice more commercial development.
Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by Democrat Janelle Bynum is the projected winner of Oregon's 5th Congressional District. Pundits agree there's no viable path for Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to win. Bynum leads Chavez-DeRemer 48 to 45 percent. The victory returns the seat to Democrats, two years after Kurt Schrader chose not to run for re-election and Chavez-DeRemer defeated Democrat Jamie McLeod Skinner, of Terrebonne.
By: Heather Roberts, Mike Thomas
Posted Less Than An Hour Ago by BEND, OR -- A suspicious package led to the evacuation of the Deschutes County Services building in downtown Bend on Tuesday. "It was about 12 o'clock," says Deschutes County Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Husband, "An employee here at the Deschutes County building noticed a suspicious package in front of the DHS office."
Posted Today At 9:00am by The number of Deschutes County defendants waiting for a lawyer to be assigned to their case has been cut in half over the last month... amid a statewide shortage of public defenders. District Attorney Steve Gunnels says 80 cases remain unassigned, but he's pleased with the trend. Defendants who sit too long without representation could see their charges dropped, which Gunnels has said is unacceptable. He's hopeful the legislature will address the shortage in the upcoming session.
Posted A Few Minutes Ago by With more than 60 inches of early season snow, Mt. Bachelor opens Friday morning for a special "pass holders' weekend." The mountain expects to have Little Pine and Skyliner lifts spinning with parking at the Skyliner lot and overflow at West Village. Sixteen trails are groomed, with about 650 acres of skiable terrain. A banner-breaking celebration is planned for 9 a.m. at the bottom of Skyliner.
Tom Norby, President of the Oregon Christmas Tree Growers Association, said prices are up a little from last year; but competition limits the increase.
By: Heather Roberts
State officials say they are not changing their approach to bird flu, despite the recent report of Oregon's first human case of the virus.
Money is coming from the American Rescue Plan Act to expand broadband access in Oregon.
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