Month: August 2012

Deschutes County rescuers spent several hours assisting three people who ran out of water and became dehydrated Sunday afternoon while hiking on the…

St. Charles Health System is pleased to announce it has contributed $9,000 to Volunteer Connect to help fund Project Connect, a program providing a…

Installation of a trail bridge from Suttle Lake Boat Launch to the Link Creek Campground on the Sisters Ranger District will cause temporary closures…

Tickets are on sale now for the 2012 Empty Bowls Community Event. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, November 11, at Central Oregon…

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 20.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.86/g Sunday, according to a gasoline price…

A Sisters teen was seriously injured Sunday night when her car left Highway 126 and struck a large pine tree east of Sisters, Deschutes County…

Allegiant Air took off from Roberts Field for its last time Sunday, and with one less choice for air travel into or out of Roberts Field, it’s…

Searchers found an overdue California hiker dead of apparent natural causes Saturday afternoon at his campsite near Charlton Lake in the Cascades,…

It’s been five years since Bend’s Tyler Eklund crashed during a national championship snowboarding competition in Reno, Nevada. The freak…

A “holdover” brushfire, apparently sparked by lightning nearly a week ago, burned about 2 acres near Alfalfa, east of Bend, Saturday…

The Perseid meteor shower will peak this weekend across Central Oregon, and NASA scientists say it will be the most impressive show in the past few…

An overnight search for a Harrisburg, Ore. woman and two children overdue on a camping trip to the Ochoco National Forest ended Saturday morning when…

Portland police are seeking the public’s help as they try to find a missing Portland man who may last have been in the Warm Springs area. On…

A cure for cancer was the goal of Saturday’s Relay for Life event in Bend, continuing through Tuesday morning. More than 100 cancer survivors…

A young male cougar was trapped and killed east of Bend overnight, having apparently killed two sheep in two days on a property off Chickadee Lane,…

The road to London has been paved with Olympic gold. Thanks to Bend’s hometown hero, Ashton Eaton. many budding young Olympians have tuned in…

Thursday night was a tragic one on Central Oregon streets, as two deadly car-motorcycle crashes occurred within about minutes — one in…

From data centers to fish, they all need some of the water flowing down the Crooked River. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill helping define how…

It’s still summer, but Bend Park & Recreation District is thinking about the cooler days of fall! Registration for fall recreation programs…

A team of more than 800 volunteers will join forces to provide free medical, dental and social services at Project Connect to be held at the Hooker…