Month: June 2012

Gatorade, water and carbs. That’s what the Hovey family of Bend realized they needed a lot of when they started hosting Bend Elks baseball…

Ashland police are hoping FBI specialists in high-profile serial killings can help them solve the case of the grocery clerk nearly decapitated last…

Formal charges have been filed against an Oregon woman accused of fraudulently receiving a $2.1 million state tax refund. The felony charges filed…

Police in Astoria say a man’s telephoned threat to detonate 40 bombs in the community at the mouth of the Columbia River is likely a hoax.…

Jimmy Rider drove in the winning run with a shallow pop fly that landed just inside the left-field foul line in the bottom of the ninth, lifting Kent…

A new survey from Thumbtack, a small business hiring website, shows Oregon is a great state for people to start a small business but doesn’t…

The craft brewing industry is booming nationwide, and nowhere more so than here in Central Oregon. The brewing industry supports at least 450 jobs in…

The East & West Deschutes County CWPP Steering Committee, which includes members of Alfalfa, Brothers, Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District…

There are many elements of rodeo week in Sisters that aren’t in the rodeo grounds, and two of those on Saturday were the always-popular rodeo…

The Mexican Consulate was helping to make things easier for local Mexicans in Central Oregon this weekend. The Mexican Consulate visited Lynch…

The eighth annual Gay Pride Festival took place this weekend at Riverbend Park, with hundreds in attendance. This year, there were some new sponsors,…

A long-time La Pine pastor is retiring after nearly 60 years in the ministry. Pastor Walter Ealum of the La Pine Pentecostal Church says he feels the…

Chimps Inc, the Tumalo sanctuary for the care of chimpanzees, invited the public to an open house Saturday — a rare oppotrunity to get up close…

The 72nd annual Sisters Rodeo kicked off Thursday, and owners of shops, restaurants and hotels are hoping for a busy weekend. Last year, the rodeo…

A major police search ended successfully Saturday evening when a missing 8-year-old boy was found in good condition at Pilot Butte State Park, about…

72nd Annual Sisters Rodeo – June 8-10, 2012 results following first performance Friday night Team Bronc Riding No qualified rides Tie-down Roping…

Friday brought a special moment of celebration for a Northwest icon: After more than 45 years, full-grown adult salmon have made it upstream of the…

Saying electricity demand is not rebounding as much as expected, Pacific Power is eliminating nearly 70 positions, primarily on the West Coast,…

Two suspected illegal immigrants were arrested and three pounds of methamphetamine worth $60,000 seized in a traffic stop Wednesday on Highway 97…

A knife-wielding man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and white bandana over his face robbed a U.S. Bank branch in northeast Bend and ran, eluding…