Month: August 2012

St. Charles-Bend is the first hospital in Oregon to offer a new kind of technology that helps physicians better diagnose and treat patients with…

A quiet southwest Bend neighborhood quickly turned chaotic Wednesday evening when an SUV slammed into a duplex and police approached the driver with…

Oregon was recognized as an All-Star state Thursday by the Military Voter Protection (MVP) Project for taking significant efforts to promote and…

Oregon’s 11-day party is almost here, and what an event it will be! Gates open at 10 am August 24 for the 147th Oregon State Fair in Salem,…

The Butte Fire, which broke out on the Diamond Lake Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest late Tuesday afternoon near Windigo Butte, has…

A Redmond man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when his car crossed the center line of Highway 26 north of Prineville and collided with an…

A firefighter from New Mexico forced to deploy her fire shelter while fighting the flames in southern Oregon, and a firefighter’s death in…

Oregon State Police bomb technicians were called in late Tuesday night to disable one of three homemade chemical-reaction explosive devices after two…

Alaska’s grueling Iditarod sled-dog race is no walk in the park, but Bend’s Rachael Scdoris has been there, done that — four times. But…

Redmond’s Roberts Field Municipal Airport announced Wednesday it has received a $500,000 U.S. Department of Transportation matching grant to…

Andria Woodell, associate professor of psychology at Central Oregon Community College, won first place for her submission to the 2012 Teaching…

When runner Billy Tufts collapsed about halfway through the Dirty Half in early June, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies ran more than four…

With the threat of more wildfires this weekend, you just may see one of two new fire trucks from the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District…

Central Oregon Community College has conducted a public open construction bid process for the new Technology Education Center to be built on its…

Many Central Oregonians know the economic benefits brewing companies have in our area. But some are starting to wonder if the industry has tapped out…

The Bend Surgery Center Foundation awarded $29,500 in scholarships to recent high school graduates entering college this fall who plan on pursuing a…

A man on an inner tube floating the Deschutes River Tuesday afternoon held onto the Colorado Avenue Bridge in Bend until rescuers arrived, so he…

The Secretary of State Audits Division released a report Wednesday that found Oregon Employment Department computer systems reasonably ensured…

The message from police across Oregon during the coming weeks and Labor Day holiday weekend is simple: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. If you drink…

A 71-year-old Redmond man sustained non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on the gravel shoulder and…