Month: March 2013

KIDS Center (Kids Intervention and Diagnostic Service Center), a non-profit child abuse intervention center serving all of Central Oregon, cares for…

Pacific Power warned customers and the public Thursday to be wary of giving their information out, especially right now, because of a phone scam…

Business supporters of the United Way of Deschutes County gathered together at St. Charles Health Care banquet facility Wednesday for the annual…

For the second year, the High Desert Porsche Club has set aside scholarship funds to enable area high school students to attend a Deschutes…

With games beginning in mid-April, adult softball season is fast approaching at the Bend Park & Recreation District. Local men and women ages 18…

The quilted masterpiece, Two Rivers, Three Sisters, is returning from a three-month exhibition in Portland to display at St. Charles-Bend. This…

Caregivers at Pioneer Memorial Hospital were beaming with excitement this week, as they watched 13 brand new hospital beds being assembled in the…

Deschutes County remains among the 100 fastest-growing metro areas in the nation, despite the struggle to recover from a big recession hit, new…

Three Bend fires that were fortunately stopped small in recent days have prompted reminders from fire officials about some simple ways to prevent…

An advisory committee again dug into the discussion Wednesday of options about the future of Mirror Pond amid a host of questions about cost,…

Deschutes County officials said Wednesday they may trim a planned May 21 ballot proposal to fund 911 services, even before it’s sent to voters.…

It took a day and a half for 115 cardinals to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. To the cheers of hundreds of thousands, Cardinal Jorge…

Twenty nonprofit organizations throughout the state, including Bend, will receive $87,870 in grants from Oregon Humanities for public programs in…

Health advocates are asking the Oregon Legislature to nearly double the state tax on a pack of cigarettes, from $1.18 to $2.18. Deschutes County…

Sisters voters passed a school district local option tax Tuesday night — nearly 80 percent of those voting supported the plan. As you might…

Whole Foods has made an announcement that could change the way you do your grocery shopping. It all has to do with three letters: GMO. They stand for…

One week after a string of seven arson fires hit downtown Bend, police released a new damage figure for two church buildings — $2 million in…

A couple staying at a Sisters motel got a shocking wake-up early Wednesday – an alleged burglar who then ran, sparking a cat-and-mouse search…

Implemented in stages since 2001, Oregon law requires Oregon residents 12-years-of-age and older who operate powered boats of more than 10-horsepower…

An assessment released Wednesday by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows that the efficiency of electricity use continues to improve…