Month: January 2013

She may not be the person behind flashing lights when you get pulled over for speeding, nor does she have a gun or a badge. But Gayle Eppler, the…

The solving, with two arrests, of a pair of Bend robberies last year began with an odd police call a month ago – a man claiming his girlfriend…

With the new year comes new resolutions, new trends — and for some new beginnings. For one Bend man, 2013 starts another year of sobriety,…

St. Charles Health System said Tuesday it is restricting visitations to its four hospitals and requiring the use of hand sanitizer at entrances to…

The American Veterinary Medical Association recently released its U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, which revealed that Oregon ranks…

Because they received over 30,000 calls through local community telephone numbers last year, Oregon’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection…

A 20-year-old Bend man was in critical condition Tuesday morning after being struck by a car while trying to cross SE Reed Market Road on foot, away…

Nationwide and in Oregon, about half the children who are eligible for the federal free school lunch program also get breakfast at school. That is…

An elderly couple in Bend avoided a costly scam after they become suspicious of who the caller really was. Karolyn Eidson says she got a call from a…

About 140 neglected dogs have been seized from an “animal rescue” warehouse in Brooks, north of Salem, and the organization’s…

“It was cool at the time, it was just what all my friends did, they were all snowboarders so I was like I’ll hop on the bandwagon,”…

Built in 2007, before many residents had curbside recycling, the Sisters Recycling Center was busy Monday morning. “Oh, I probably drop things…

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber kicked off the 77th Oregon Legislative Session Monday with his annual State of the State address in Salem. There were…

The Board of Directors of St, Vincent de Paul Redmond are pleased to announce plans for a capital campaign designed to raise funds to purchase a…

Flu (also known as “influenza”) season has arrived and reports of people sick from the flu are increasing in Central Oregon and other…

The Oregon Immunization Program wants parents to know that children will not be able to attend school or child care starting Feb. 20 if their records…

In the past couple of weeks the LaPine Fire District’s paramedics have seen a significant increase in emergency calls for people slipping and…

The public may visit federal recreation day-use sites for free on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – Monday, Jan. 21. The fee-free day honors the…

An Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division investigation led to a raid on a La Pine home and several wildlife-related charges against a…

All Oregon DMV offices including DMV Headquarters will be closed for the statewide furlough on Friday, Jan. 18., and for Martin Luther King Jr. Day…