Month: April 2012

Spring is here, and we have a way for you to spring clean, go green and collect some cash. All you need is a refrigerator that you don’t use…

Since 1974, when the Fair Labor Standards Act was established, companion workers were deemed exempt from federal minimum wage and overtime laws. But…

Police still were searching Wednesday for the the man who robbed the Bank of the Cascades on Bend’s south side. Bank customers, employees and…

On his way to becoming a chef, this wasn’t supposed to happen to 28-year-old Justin Tomomatsu. Two years ago, grim news for both his parents.…

Along O.B. Riley Road in northwest Bend sits one of several homes owned by House of Hope Ministries. On Monday night, a tragedy happened there, but…

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Extended unemployment benefits for 8,000 Oregonians expired last week. The federal government has decided that the program can’t be extended…

Newberry Crater south of Bend soon could become a bit more active, now that the BLM has approved a closely watched geothermal test project.…

Central Oregonians gathered in celebrations of Easter Sunday, one of the most sacred days of the year for the world’s Christians. Almost 70…

Two snowmobilers were taken to the hospital Sunday after their snowmobile went over a snow bank along the edge of Fall Creek, west of Bend, and…

A tough decision for Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton; release inmates early or pay to rent beds at another jail. For the first time,…

A flue fire that spread all too fast destroyed an historic Grange hall in the small ghost town of Ashwood on Sunday, but members preparing a potluck…

Central Oregon Locavore and Whole Foods Market held a “Meet Your Maker Market and CSA Fair” in the Bend Whole Foods parking lot Saturday…

The two people who surrendered and were arrested after a nearly three-hour standoff at a La Pine-area home were identified Saturday as a pair of…

One of Central Oregon’s more different Easter egg hunts on Saturday was not your usual park or backyard affair — instead, it was in a…

A new, deadly mix of heroin has been sweeping through the Northwest in the past month, causing numerous deaths in Washington state, while Central…

As Holy Week continues, Catholics all over the world today celebrated Good Friday. In Central Oregon, churches observed the holiday with their own…

It’s something many of us do every day: use Google to search for something online. But how private are your search records? A prominent local…

A Portland-area man found guilty but insane in the murder of his father and attacks on his nephew and niece more than a decade ago has been granted…

The National Weather Service has extended its flood advisory for central Deschutes County until 9 a.m. Saturday due to continued high water levels on…