The timeline for obtaining a REAL ID has been delayed. Learn more here.

By Central Oregon Daily News

The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it is delaying the enforcement of REAL ID another two years.

The deadline for residents of states, including Oregon, to become REAL ID compliant was May 3, 2023. DHS now says it will be May 7, 2025, to give states and the District of Columbia the extra time they need to make sure residents get REAL ID-compliant drivers licenses or identification cards.

DHS says the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are to blame for the postponement.

“REAL ID progress over the past two years has been significantly hindered by…

Joolz in downtown Bend has closed after 13 years. Find out more here.

Original article by KTVZ

A popular downtown Bend restaurant has closed its doors after more than 13 years. Owners were selling everything inside on Thursday.

Joolz served Middle Eastern and Lebanese-influenced food. It closed the location on Wall Street in June.

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The annual Turkey Trot has moved to Nov. 26. Learn more here.

Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is holding its 23nd annual Turkey Trot, a 5K fundraising run/walk, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Bend campus’s track.*Date Changed to Nov. 26 Due to Icy Conditions*

Free to students, the Turkey Trot event is $15 for preregistration entrants and includes a T-shirt, prizes and snacks. Day-of-race registration is $20 and will take place in the Mazama Gym at 9:30 a.m. Register at cocc.edu/departments/sports/races.aspx.

This year’s event introduces the free “Toddler Trot,” which starts at 10 a.m. and involves two race categories: for ages 3 years and younger and 5 years and younger (no online registration).…

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Oregon early Friday morning. Find out more here.

By Hailey Dunn of KOIN

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude hit off the Oregon coast early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake struck about 120.6 miles west of Coos Bay shortly before 7:45 a.m. USGS recorded it’s depth at at 10 kilometers — or just over 6 miles.

No tsunami warnings have been issued.

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Oregon’s commercial crab season has been delayed. Learn more here.

By John Ross Ferrara – KOIN

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The opening date for Oregon’s ocean commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed until Dec. 16, and possibly longer, after pre-season testing revealed high levels of domoic acid and underweight crabs.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the delay on Nov. 18, stating that it will prevent wasted crab meat and assure a high-quality product for consumers.

Avelo Airlines will offer a twice-weekly nonstop service to Palm Springs via RDM. Learn more here.

See the original article by Barney Lerten of KTVZ here.

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Avelo Airlines on Friday began offering twice-a-week seasonal nonstop service to Palm Springs, California from Central Oregon’s Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM).

Avelo said it is the only airline at RDM offering nonstop service to Palm Springs. Very low, one-way fares between RDM and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) starting at $39* are available at AveloAir.com.

Here’s the rest of the airline’s news release giving the details of the previously announced flights:

The new route will operate on Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft…

Mt. Hood Meadows has announced a November 25th opening! Learn more here.

by KATU Staff

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ski and snowboard lovers are rejoicing today. Mt. Hood Meadows have announced that they plan to open on November 25.

Thanks to an early season storm, Meadows received 17 inches of snow, bringing their base to 23 inches.

The resort says they will supplement the base area by taking the snow from the parking lot and adding it on top of the snow that fell this week.

Officials say more snow fell on the middle part of Mt. Hood, while the upper mountain took the full force of last week’s storm.

Winds were sustained above hurricane-force winds and saw gusts…

The real estate market is changing in Oregon. See trends on home prices in Oregon’s top 10 counties here.

The last 12 months have been bumpy for Oregon’s residential real estate market. Mortgage rates have doubled and so has the number of Portland area homes for sale.

The inventory of active residential listings in the Portland area from September 2021, measured as 1.1 months, jumped to 2.2 months in September 2022, according to the latest Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) report.

Despite the increase, inventory of less than four months favors sellers and keeps prices high, say real estate experts.

While homes…

See a total lunar eclipse on Election Day in Oregon. Find out more here.

Those who are awake in the wee hours of Election Day this year will be treated to a blood red lunar eclipse – if the rain lets up long enough for Oregonians to see it.

The total lunar eclipse on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 8 will be the last one for nearly three years, according to NASA, as we reach the end of a cycle that saw one to two total lunar eclipses almost every year from 2018 to 2022, most recently in May.

Not all of those lunar eclipses have been visible in…

High Desert Museum has a new exhibit celebrating black rodeo culture and history. Learn more here.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Black cowboys have long been an integral part of the American West. Thousands of Black cowboys, for instance, rode in the Western cattle drives of the 1860s. Their stories are largely untold in popular narratives, but modern-day Black rodeos keep their traditions alive. A new, original High Desert Museum exhibit celebrates this thriving culture.

In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo opens at the Museum on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Through the lens of San Francisco Bay Area photographer Gabriela Hasbun, this exhibit documents the exhilarating atmosphere of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo—the only touring Black rodeo in the country—and the…