Month: August 2011

It has been a busy week full of fires in Central Oregon, and Wednesday night was no different. With more than a thousand lightning strikes in just…

Fire crews completed a burnout Wednesday on a 47-acre wildfire in a stand of trees encircled by lava northwest of Lava Butte, and fire managers said…

Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division officials say they have been seeing more incidents in which hunters will trespass on other…

A 7-year-old Portland girl who wandered away from a La Pine home where her family was staying was found safe after a nearly three-hour search Monday…

A Prineville couple was flown to a Bend hospital Monday afternoon after their car was rear-ended by an SUV on Highway 126 near the Powell Butte…

A La Pine man whose speeding minivan — with four children inside — flipped on a Forest Service road Monday night fled the scene when…

When the sun comes out in Central Oregon, so do all the pooches in the parks — that was just the scene Sunday at Bend’s Riverbend Park.…

Car enthusiasts and a few “drifters cruised into Redmond Saturday for some fun in the sun — and for a good cause. The Drifters Car Club…

Summer is always the perfect time for a barbecue, but Saturday, there was a special one in town for organizers of the Central Oregon Veterans…

Bigger class sizes, fewer teachers and even less money to work with from Salem for the school year about to begin. It’s a dire situation, and…

A grieving, tearful Madras mother whose 7-year-old son was struck and killed at a downtown sidewalk shared more memories Friday of the boy known to…

The importance of a microchip under the skin of your family pets was happily on display this week, when a little Bend girl’s missing kitten was…

A 57-year-old Bend man was arrested in Portland on charges of abusing at least three minors over a period of several years, luring them into sex acts…

With shovels in hand and solar panels behind them on a bright, sunny day, officials broke ground Thursday in Klamath Falls on Oregon’s largest…

One Bend woman will ride her bike 6,000 miles to 16 states in 10 months. Sara Salo said Thursday it is an effort to push a healthy lifestyle for…

An escaped campfire at a transient camp by a northeast Bend church raced across about 2 acres of brush Thursday afternoon, sending up a tall column…

A lost mountain biker who was found near the city’s Bridge Creek Watershed early Tuesday morning has a warning for other cyclists. Ted Werner…

A man’s reported shooting on Highway 97 near Deschutes River Woods Wednesday afternoon turned out to be something else entirely, according to…

A new group, apparently of developers, made itself known to Bend city councilors Wednesday night, suggesting that lower city development fees would…

The Tri-County Legislative Wrap-up was held at Highland Baptist Church in Redmond Tuesday night. The event brought over 100 people to listen to our…