Month: July 2012

A newly created “How to Start A Community Garden” manual was produced by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council as part of their…

Demand for electricity in the Northwest continues to recover from the recession of 2008, growing slowly but steadily by about 1.2 percent per year…

ODOT is advising motorists to be watchful for heavy traffic in and near Sisters this weekend as the Sister’s Outdoor Quilt Show takes place on…

A family in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing is celebrating as they are now new homeowners, thanks to Housing Works. The family of four was all smiles…

Due to numerous fire-related highway closures in southeast Oregon, the state Department of Transportation advised motorists Tuesday to avoid travel…

A fire destroyed a shop outbuilding at a Terrebonne home Tuesday evening, causing about $200,000 in damage and leaving the family looking for their…

More hot, windy weather challenged firefighters Tuesday on several large rangeland fires in Eastern Oregon, the largest estimated at 50,000 acres…

The onset of high wildfire danger has prompted Oregon Department of Forestry to tighten public fire prevention restrictions in its Central Oregon…

The driver of a van carrying 10 contract wildland firefighters fell asleep and the van collided nearly head-on with a semi-truck on Highway 126 west…

With the recent completion of a multi-year, $20 million resort-wide renovation, Seventh Mountain Resort said Tuesday it “has once again…

Four Central Oregon arts organizations received Oregon Arts Commission grants totaling $32,000 for fiscal year 2012-13. This year’s round of…

Lightning storms that passed through much of Central and Eastern Oregon over the last couple of days sparked about 1,000 lightning strikes in Central…

The Downtown Bend Business Association announced Tuesday five new businesses starting up and a record occupancy rate for the second quarter of the…

Just a short drive from Central Oregon ski racers, competitive snowboarders and winter lovers flock to Mt. Hood during the summer months. This ski…

Crook County Health Department officials said Tuesday they have been notified that the sick cat that bit a Crook County man in early June has tested…

Pacific Power customers choosing to support renewable energy through the award-winning Blue Sky Habitat program are directly helping restore Oregon…

Oregonians who have long-term care insurance now have the right to have their claims paid promptly and to appeal an insurance company decision to…

The Deschutes County Road Maintenance Department will be chip sealing the Powell Butte Highway from the Deschutes County line to mile marker 13,…

For the first time ever, Bend played host to the USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships for the Northwest Region, which wrapped up…

Lighting has hit the High Desert for the second day in a row, causing some to be on edge as fire danger continues to rise. When these storms move…