Month: May 2012

With Memorial Day still fresh on the minds of many Americans, Sen. Ron Wyden and the Oregon National Guard took the time Thursday to think about our…

Five starting gates were stolen last weekend at the Smith Rock BMX Bike Club track in Redmond. But now, several days later, the members of the club…

High Desert Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the…

Two Bend residents allegedly returning from the Portland area with about $3,000 worth of heroin purchased there were pulled over and arrested by drug…

Authorities are hunting for clues and Smith Rock BMX track operators, kids and families are upset about the latest costly vandalism to hit the…

Volunteers in Medicine is a nonprofit in Bend that helps Central Oregonians who don’t have insurance. The facility cannot function without…

The city of Redmond, dealt a major economic blow by T-Mobile’s imminent call center departure, assured Wednesday that the 77,000-square-foot…

As cases of child abuse and neglect continue to rise, a new therapy is being introduced to stop the numbers from growing in Deschutes County. Thanks…

Two drivers were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries after a Madras man?s car crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 97 north of…

Over the Memorial Day weekend, there were some very memorable sports records for High Desert high school track and field teams. Central Oregon had…

From the reading of the names across the country to the laying of a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, millions of American’s paused Monday…

If you’ve ever tried to define what community and friendship is, the scene outside Redmond High School Monday night would be a good place to…

The other side of this Memorial Day holiday is the high number of suicides among our returning veterans each year. The sad truth is, every 80…

The Happy Girls Half Marathon and 5-k run began along the Deschutes River at 9 a.m. Sunday. The women were put through a test of endurance as they…

One man is trying to become the first person to visit all 50 U.S. capitals by self-powered means of transportation. He stopped by Bend on Sunday, on…

An idea from a local college class at COCC helped raise funds for Central Oregon troops overseas. Chad Owens, who is taking a communications class,…

What better way to get kids outside this summer than with running events? And Saturday, the Happy Little Kids race in Bend. Boys and girls ages 3 to…

A new Central Oregon product for your lawn and garden was given away at Newport Avenue Market Saturday. It’s called ReGrow. ReGrow is a…

On this Memorial Day weekend,as they do every year, the Bend VFW and others place flags on each one of the veterans’ graves at Deschutes…

Kyle Reed, the 18-year-old from Redmond who was nearly electrocuted while hunting last Sunday near Culver, returned home Friday from a Portland…