Month: April 2012

With a plan for the future, the city of Prineville is ready for more data centers to come to town, and they just might get their wish. Facebook already has a data center built and is in the middle of building a second. The new facilities have caught the eye of other big name companies

Redmond officials said a small fire Thursday evening at a metals casting business could have been a lot worse, but employees took the right steps and evacuated the premises. Just before 5 p.m., 25 to 30 employees were evacuated at PCC Schlosser Castings, a metals company that makes plane parts at its facility on NE

The state of Washington is on high alert as whooping cough cases reach epidemic levels. While there have been no cases reported in Oregon yet, local public health officials said Thursday that parents and those in contact with young children — especially infant — need to take extra precaution. About 640 cases of the whooping

Housing Works has received 10 more federally funded vouchers to help Central Oregon veterans and their families afford a home. On Thursday, one Gulf War veteran said he saw the direct benefits of a voucher, when he went from living on the streets to having his own place to call home. “On the streets, you

It’s considered one of the most pristine wilderness areas in the West. Stretching across southeastern Oregon, over 425,550 undeveloped acres dotted with desert, mountains and wildlife. “It’s hard to find a place like Steens Mountain any more. You know, it’s amazingly wild. What you feel is the kind of solitude that you really can’t find

After testimony from several food cart owners and plenty of their own discussion, the Bend City council voted Wednesday night to proceed with changes to “temporary use” rules, but to table the section governing food carts, pending more talks with those who’d be affected. On a 6-1 vote with Councilor Mark Capell opposed, councilors approved

According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, one-third of Americans still have not filed their income taxes with only two weeks to go. But the statistic doesn’t surprise Central Oregon tax professionals. With the tax deadline fast approaching, you can bet H&R Block is busy. “It’s standard to have a rush in February

An off-duty Jefferson County sheriff?s deputy, driving a private car on his day off, was arrested north of Terrebonne early Wednesday on a drunk driving charge, Sheriff Jim Adkins said. David Michael Carnes, 26, of Terrebonne, has been with the sheriff?s office since 2008, Adkins said. Deschutes County Sheriff Larry Blanton said Carnes was arrested

As Public Health Week takes place across the nation, Crook County is jumping on board with the effort to create a healthier community. Crook County Public Health Director Muriel DeLaVergne Brown was busy Wednesday morning. Her first stop was the county court, meeting to proclaim “Public Health Week.” She then traveled to Salem, where she

Check your inbox, and beware, as a scam targeting people looking to become a “secret shopper” has been hitting Central Oregon. At least three people have been sent money across Deschutes County, asking them to shop at Walmart and then send money to the Philippines. Karee Edwards of Sisters is no stranger to being a

Florida teen Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman last month, igniting a furor that still reverberates throughout the nation. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense, but some believe it was racial profiling. The killing of the unarmed teen has led to rallies across the county asking why Zimmerman

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., was busy in Bend Tuesday. First he appeared at the Bend Rotary Club meeting at The Riverhouse. Walden spoke to Rotarians about the country’s debt, healthcare and on his efforts to get Congress to extend county timber payments. “We can create 3,100 jobs, $100 million in revenue to the counties if

Patty Meehan is slowly recovering from a crash that claimed the life of her husband west of Bend two weeks ago, but the health care expenses will be quite high. That’s why friends have set up a donation fund for her. The donation jar at Wild Birds Unlimited (in the Forum Shopping Center in Bend),

It’s become a daily routine for Edward Berry — getting on the bus. “I just like riding Bend Transit because it gets me everywhere,” Berry said Monday. Berry rides it two or three times a day — to work, to shop and even to just go out to lunch. He’s not alone. Last year, Americans

Rain turned to snow and made for slick, even treacherous driving south of Bend Saturday morning, causing several crashes on Highway 97 and other nearby roads. The worst injury crash involved two semis and two other vehicles and blocked the highway around milepost 154 north of Lava Butte, and another crash was reported to be

It’s called “Chair-ity for Children.” Local community and student artists creatively paint wooden chairs for silent auction during the month of April. The event is ponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Central Oregon. The women’s group donates the proceeds to Sparrow Clubs. Sparrow Clubs are clubs that kids form in schools to

Bend Community Center’s Feed the Hungry program serves more than 2,000 meals each week to homeless and low-income people. To help with the costs, they throw a lot of fund-raisers. And they held a new one Sunday — the ‘Foodie Crawl.’ During this event, guests got to sample small plates and drinks from the chefs

A Bend woman with a suspended driver?s license refused to pull over for police early Saturday evening and led them on a chase through northeast Bend, occasionally waving at officers and residents, police said. She eventually stopped, but her passenger then ran, jumped several fences and was found by a police dog, hiding in a