Month: July 2012

A Bend judge Monday afternoon found former COCC instructor Thomas Bray guilty of raping one of two alleged victims, but cleared him on charges…

A 16-year-old Bend girl drowned in a rafting accident Sunday afternoon on the North Umpqua River in southern Oregon. Her body, trapped underwater,…

Eighteen of 20 businesses visited in Bend passed a recent check for alcohol sales to minors by refusing to sell alcohol to a minor volunteer., the…

After nearly four years of service as Jefferson County Manager for Economic Development for Central Oregon, Wayne Pearson is announcing his…

A plan to address the needs of Oregonians impacted by Alzheimer’s disease was announced Monday by a broad coalition of partners who came to…

Bend is going to the dogs — and that’s cause for celebration. Bend has been named DogTown USA — the nation’s dog-friendliest city —…

A researcher at Oregon State University–Cascades will lead a major new research initiative on a vehicle-based natural gas refueling system, a…

It’s been a tough year for the family of Sandra Meyer, but they said Saturday’s donation of items to Saving Grace brings some good out of…

The Deschutes Land Trust and Sisters Habitat for Humanity partnered together to recycle household goods and building supplies for the benefit of…

Local senior care experts are urging Central Oregon families to be alert for scammers who may be targeting their senior loved ones with a variety of…

Seniors in search of a social atmosphere and delicious food are invited to nutritious lunches at the Bend’s Community Center. The program, paid…

Bend Park & Recreation District’s Al Moody Park will be temporarily closed on Wednesday, August 1st due to an asphalt maintenance project.…

A Terrebonne woman critically injured in a crash last Monday has improved to fair condition and is due to be released to rehabilitation on Monday, a…

More than 98 percent of Oregon home-care workers have voted to ratify their new union contract with the state. And for the first time, the contract…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man shot and killed by Portland police on Saturday as 28-year-old Billy Wayne Simms. Police…

KELSO, Wash. (AP) — A coroner says a man found dead at a campsite near Kelso, Wash., died after sustaining multiple stab wounds. The Cowlitz…

If you saw a helicopter dropping thousands of golf balls from the sky in Bend Sunday, and wondered what that was all about — it was all for a…

Redmond wants to showcase what it has to offer to the cycling community, so Sunday, a cycling team held their own race. The first annual Redmond…

Three separate fires were started early Sunday morning along the Larkspur Trail in southeast Bend, police and fire officials said — and they…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Danny Califf scored his first goal of the season to give Chivas USA a 1-0 victory Saturday night that sent the Portland…