Month: March 2013

No one heard it, so it was quite a surprise Sunday morning when residents of a home east of Bend found that a bullet had been fired through their…

A driver stopped for speeding on Hwy. 126W west of Veneta apparently shot and killed himself Sunday afternoon, Oregon State Police reported. At the…

After surviving for six nights, injured and alone on Mt. Hood, Mary Owen talked about her ordeal Sunday from a hospital bed where she’s…

Fire heavily damaged a detached garage-shop in Culver early Sunday, authorities said. A resident of the property called dispatchers shortly before…

A Bend Garbage & Recycling worker sustained minor injuries when a “bottle bomb” exploded in his hand after he opened it Thursday…

The driver of a car apparently ran a stop sign in northeast Bend Friday afternoon and it collided with an SUV that turned on its side, blocking…

It’s a trip that’s been on hold — a three-year break in a Bend-Japan exchange program due to the 2011 tsunami and earthquake. Mt.…

As favorable weather conditions return to Central Oregon, fuels specialists with the Forest Service said Friday they are preparing for the spring…

A 12-year-old Damascus, Ore., girl improved to serious condition at a Portland hospital Friday after she slipped and fell 40 feet into the Crooked…

Drop mail off in Bend and it will soon be a straight shot to Portland — even if you’re sending it to another Bend address. “If you…

This weekend marks the fourth anniversary of the creation of Oregon’s newest wilderness areas. They include the Badlands near Bend, and Spring…

The local Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop located next to the movie theaters in the Old Mill Shopping District (680 SW Powerhouse Dr.) continues…

According to the latest snow survey, taken Thursday, the snowpack in Central Oregon is a little below average, but officials say it’s doing…

There’s a new fence going up at Deer Ridge Correctional Institute. But instead of keeping inmates in, this one’s designed to keep deer…

The closure on Forest Road 42 from the junction on Forest Road 22 east to the junction with Forest Road 4210 has been rescinded. Warmer weather…

The Deschutes National Forest along with Discover Your Northwest is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Event on Tuesday, April 9. The focus of the event…

Kate Klein, Ochoco National Forest supervisor, has decided to extend the comment period for the Ochoco Summit Trail System project until April 15,…

Volunteers interested in registering for a annual training weekend focused on developing trail skills and certifying volunteers to do trail work on…

This year marks the 5 th anniversary for CAN Cancer. Donations by our communities have raised over $99,000 and helped 466 local Central Oregon…

Important filing deadlines are approaching for the state’s Senior and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Deferral Program. People currently part of…