Month: August 2012

Wells Fargo has donated $510,000 to 11 nonprofit Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Oregon and southwest Washington to support the construction of 32…

The city of Bend has hired Carolyn Eagan as its new business advocate. Eagan replaces Jon Skidmore, who was promoted to Assistant City Manager…

An agreement between two Central Oregon landowners and ODFW’s Access and Habitat Program will provide ‘By-Permission’ public hunting…

ODOT maintenance crews will take to Highway 97 in south Redmond beginning Wednesday, August 8, to make repairs to the highway surface. Patching and…

More than 100 northeast Bend residents lost power for up to 4 1/2 hours Thursday night after a fuse blew in an underground cable, Pacific Power…

Meet Benny, a Yorkshire hog competing at this year’s Deschutes County Fair. He’s part of a team, with 17 year old Mountain View…

On Monday, the Deschutes County Road Department will be chip sealing on Rickard Road, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, working between Groff Road and SE 27th…

Some of Oregon’s larger blueberry growers this summer have enlisted a winged warrior in the battle against starlings. The use of falcons to…

The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday to extend lapsed disaster relief for ranchers, including those recovering from recent devastating…

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office announced that it will be extending the public comment period on the Priest Hole Site Plan…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four kittens died and a fifth is fighting an infection after someone put them inside a bucket of kitty litter and taped…

A wind-whipped brushfire burned almost a half-acre near an Eagle crest condominium Sunday afternoon, but neighbors with garden hoses helped fire…

Some Bend residents saw a tall wildfire smoke plume on the horizon Wednesday and wondered if a new fire had erupted near town. But it was actually…

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced final congressional approval Wednesday to transfer federal land to local control in La Pine and Wallowa, allowing…

In a split 4-2 vote on a long-contentious project, a divided Bend City Council agreed Wednesday night to extend an 8-year-old development agreement…

A massive search for two men who reportedly robbed a jewelry store in Redmond Tuesday was quickly put on hold by reports of gunshots at the COCC…

Caring for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s can be a struggle for many Central Oregonians. Home Instead Senior Care will be holding a…

A 60-year-old La Grande man whose pickup ran out of gas on a forest road east of Prineville, prompting an air and ground search of the rugged area,…

After getting some necessary maintenance, a boat dock will be installed in Crane Prairie Reservoir this week. This Friday, crews will install a boat…

A raid on a southwest Redmond home Tuesday turned up more stolen items and evidence in connection with a string of Prineville car break-ins and…