Month: January 2013

Two Arkansas residents were arrested Saturday after a traffic stop on Highway 20 at the west end of Burns turned up a small, dismantled…

Snow and temperatures around freezing made for slick roads in the Redmond area, causing slideoffs and crashes Saturday afternoon and evening.…

How would you like to give away 20 copies of a book you love — to complete strangers? World Book Night is coming up in April, but the Deschutes…

It’s not everyday you see a building shared between unions, non-profits and the private sector, but a new building in Central Oregon is trying…

A Bend man and woman are recovering from wounds in a stabbing at a northeast Bend apartment early New Year’s Day, police said late Friday as…

Many people visit the chiropractor to get adjusted, get physical therapy after an injury, or if they feel stiffness or pain. Now, many animal lovers…

As the next stage of its ongoing fuels reduction and habitat restoration work, the Deschutes Land Trust anticipates conducting pile burning on…

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden will hold a news conference on Friday, Jan. 11, on the completion of upgrades at the Ponderosa substation near Prineville,…

Distressed homeowners in all Oregon counties can now apply for the Loan Preservation Assistance program at www.oregonhomeownerhelp.org,…

MBSEF is offering two 10-week Nordic ski programs starting up January 5 for ages 7-11 and ages 11-14. These are programs designed to foster a…

As of Jan. 1, Pioneer Memorial Hospice-Prineville and Mountain View Home Health and Hospice services began operating under the names St. Charles Home…

Oregon minimum-wage earners had more than a new year to celebrate on Jan. 1. With 2013 came a 15-cent-an-hour raise. Wages are now $8.95 an…

A little boy in Prineville needs help. Stryder Doescher has been diagnosed with a myriad of complications, including Severe Apraxia of Speech,…

More buying, selling and price stability made 2012 a better year in Central Oregon real estate after several difficult ones. The year “shaped…

Diane Peterson vows this is the year she’ll learn to ski. Three months ago, and 60 pounds heavier, she never imagined it would be possible…

Around 9 Thursday morning, it was zero degrees in Bend. The cold winter weather was a big challenge for people who had to go outside for work, or are…

For years, the sno-parks along Century Drive have been hot spots for Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and sledding. Now throw in food, drink, a warm yurt,…

Students interested in applying to Oregon State University – Cascades for fall term are encouraged to apply by February 1 in order to be considered…

Nationally recognized for many reasons, Bend can add another feather to its cap. Art in the High Desert has taken its place in the Top 25 events…

One local family celebrated the new year in an extra-special way. The Beglau family of Bend welcomed another addition Tuesday morning, and the first…