Month: September 2012

Reed Market Road (Bond Street to Bend Parkway) is scheduled for asphalt overlay Monday. Low nighttime temperatures require the paving work to be…

With the opening of the rifle deer season a week away on Saturday, Sept. 29, ODFW and Oregon Department of Forestry are warning hunters they may find…

With hot and dry conditions and now the threat of lightning, fire officials spent Friday preparing for any new fire starts. Firefighting resources…

The Ochoco National Forest building and parking lot will be reopened to the public on Monday, after being closed during renovations. All public…

Fire erupted early Friday in several piles of wood chips and brush in southwest Redmond, sending up flames visible for miles before it could be…

Redmond Fire and Rescue respond to an early morning woodchip fire just after midnight on Friday. Several woodchip piles at the Bar 7 A facility on…

As the Pole Creek Fire continues to burn, were getting a much different view. Fire information officers released new video Thursday of a burn-out…

The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development acknowledged the city of La Pine’s Comprehensive Plan and Urban Growth Boundary on…

Sparks from a grinder apparently ignited a brushfire in a vacant northwest Redmond lot Thursday afternoon, officials said. Redmond fire crews were…

Tuesday’s explosive blaze in which one home was lost and another damaged at The Ridge at Eagle Crest is a strong reminder of the value of…

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland will implement the first herbicide treatments under the 2012 Invasive…

The Oregon Construction Contractors Board, in cooperation with the National Association of Contractor Licensing Agencies, conducted simultaneous…

The state is evaluating its long term care system and how it can meet the growing demands as Oregonians live longer and healthier lives. The public…

Bend police said Wednesday they are still investigating Monday evening’s crash on Hwy. 20E that left a 16-year-old motorcycle rider with…

Bend’s famous three-legged dog has jumped from the champion Frisbee course into the pages of a new children’s book –and so did a…

Redmond fire officials said Wednesday that barbecue ashes dumped in a plastic garbage can started the fire that ripped through an Eagle Crest home…

Warm Springs Forest Products said Wednesday it is expecting to lay off 93 full-time employees this November. It’s not the mill’s first…

Newberry EGS, a joint venture of Davenport Newberry and AltaRock Energy, announced Wednesday that the Newberry Enhanced Geothermal Systems…

The digital age and social media has changed just about every aspect of our lives. Now firefighters are using it when they fight wildfires. Fire…

BendBroadband is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon to implement a digital literacy outreach program for the 2012-2013 school…