Month: September 2012

Commute Options received the Oregon Transportation Options Program of the Year, awarded at the Oregon Public Transportation Conference this week in…

Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday that it is recalling ricotta salata sold in 21 states (including Oregon) and Washington, D.C. that came from…

Parade organizers are seeking participants for the annual Veterans Day Parade of Bend. The parade will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday Nov 11, in downtown…

Honor Flights of Eastern and Portland Oregon will honor 47 more WWII Veterans during a trip to Washington, DC, Sept. 19-23. The veterans will visit…

With hundreds of firefighters pouring into Central Oregon, the city of Sisters is feeling the impact. Many say it’s business as usual, the…

The 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships are set for Saturday at Wanoga Sno-Park in Bend. In addition to the coveted…

In the last three years, Bend Fire and Rescue has reduced staff by close to 10 positions. Fire officials say with the way things are going, they may…

The Bethlehem Inn, a local non-profit working to provide shelter, meals and services to the homeless individuals and families in Central Oregon, is…

13 people died in motorcycle related crashes in Oregon last month. That’s the highest one month total since 1986. One motorcycle safety program…

Working tirelessly from above and on the ground, fire crews are battling a blaze started in the Three Sisters Wilderness, near the Pole Creek…

Deschutes County officials said Wednesday they have made “significant progress” in resolving the ongoing issue of reimbursement from the…

Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty said Wednesday that Central Oregon Realtors have passed along word that a not-uncommon,…

The public may continue to register to receive emergency notices on their cell phones from Deschutes 9-1-1. The online registration service is…

U.S. Forest Service crews quickly tackled and surrounded a small brushfire near Phil’s Trailhead on Bend’s Westside Wednesday afternoon.…

The city of Bend and the community will honor Olympic decathlon champion and Mountain View High School graduate Ashton Eaton with a “Parade of…

A total of 13 people were killed in motorcycle-related crashes in Oregon last month, the worst single-month death toll since 1986, the Oregon…

Goody’s, a growing Bend-based company with a decided sweet tooth, is expanding yet again, this time to the Portland area. The candy shop/soda…

The Pole Creek Fire, six miles southwest of Sisters, sent dense smoke into the town early Tuesday morning — and the people who monitor air…

A Crook County man was arrested on several charges Tuesday night, accused of firing shotgun blasts at three teens he thought were poaching deer on…

The Forest Service is completing a routine safety bridge inspection using an Under Bridge Inspection Truck on both the Pine Creek and Drake Creek…