Month: December 2012

The cold and flu season is here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends hand-washing as a way to protect yourself. However, a…

The holiday season — it’s a time for buying and giving. And if you like to shop local and give local, now there is an app for that. The…

A transient who Marion County sheriff’s deputies dubbed the “Wheelbarrow Burglar” for his method of taking stolen goods from…

Workers at Greg’s Grill in Bend’s Old Mill District extinguished a small grease fire in the flue that broke out above its wood-fired…

The Prineville Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Holli VanWert as their new Executive Director, she hits the ground running on Monday,…

Two Prineville residents escaped injury Saturday night in the rollover crash of their pickup truck on a snowy forest road northeast of Prineville,…

Twenty-one teams of kids from all over Central Oregon got together on Saturday for the region’s annual Lego robotics tournament. The…

Central Oregon soldiers and their families were treated on Saturday to a festive Christmas celebration. The party was hosted by Tumalo’s…

A 66-year-old Prineville man was arrested on rape, abuse and other charges early Friday, accused of assaulting a 47-year-old woman he’d invited…

Friday was the first day students were back at school at Finch Elementary in Atlanta, following a large case of carbon monoxide poisoning on Monday…

Beginning this weekend, the Forest Service will close the gate at Tumalo Falls to motorized traffic until the spring. The closure occurs annually and…

Move over turkey, it’s Christmas tree season — and Oregon is the Christmas tree capital of the world. Right after the Thanksgiving…

As a portion of ongoing scheduled maintenance, the Deschutes County Road Department will be replacing the wooden deck on the bridge over the Tumalo…

A 79-year-old Prineville woman was treated at the hospital after her car struck a garbage truck stopped in the oncoming lane of SE Davis Loop south…

TripAdvisor, which bills itself as the world’s largest travel site, announced Thursday its TripIndex Ski, a cost comparison of 25 popular ski…

Bend is on the forefront of tourism marketing, neighborhood planning and expanding education. But where it might be considered archaic by some is in…

The holiday season brings lots of festivities but also ushers in the new year. While you may be too busy to notice, Dec. 31 is almost upon us. Local…

Inside Lone Pine Coffee Shop in downtown Bend, there is tea, coffee beans and … an iPad. “It’s a little cheaper, more simple for…

The Bend City Council approved a lease transfer Wednesday night that will allow Epic Aircraft to expand and add up to 150 jobs next year. The…

One day after Deschutes County DA Patrick Flaherty cleared a Bend police officer in a fateful confrontation outside St. Charles-Bend. police released…