Month: April 2013

Because of its efforts to reduce the vulnerability of homes and landscapes to wildfire, Deschutes River Woods, with assistance from volunteers of the…

A smile is never too far from 15-year old Eli Reimer’s face, even at 17,598 feet. “For him, even if he was tired, it didn’t take…

In order to improve access to higher education in the rural areas of Central Oregon, The Partnership to End Poverty has awarded the La Pine Parks and…

On Tuesday, Caldera welcomed five artists for a curated residency called East Meets West. Empowered by the Golden Spot Award from The Ford Family…

Last summer, when a gunman held up the Arco gas station near NE 27 th Street and Highway 20, it took six months to make an arrest in the case. After…

Funds are now available to help qualified homebuyers in Redmond, LaPine and Bend, through the two-year-old Neighborhood Stabilization Program,…

Secretary of State Kate Brown released a performance audit Wednesday that recommends significant changes to increase accountability in the Oregon…

Bend Spay and Neuter Project wants Central Oregon to “Beat the Heat” this April, so they are offering $10 spay surgeries for female cats…

A NE Bend home sustained more than $10,000 in damage Wednesday night from a chimney fire that most likely was caused by improper flue installation,…

Until a few years ago, 32-year-old Christi Bruchok had never ridden a bike. “At a young age, I kind of learned to not hate… but I had an…

When a wildfire ignites, a home can catch fire in just seconds. On Wednesday, fire experts held a demonstration at Lane Knolls Estates in southeast…

The sudden passing of former Oregon House Speaker Lynn Lundquist was a shock to many. For one of his friends and former colleagues, it’s his…

The House Human Services and Housing Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to pass HB 3440, a bipartisan bill to extend Temporary Assistance for…

Whole Foods Market® has selected The Environmental Center to receive 5% of all sales on Wednesday, April 24th. “Caring about our…

Saving Grace will hold its semi-annual volunteer training over the course of three weeks starting Saturday, April 20, through Thursday, May 9. The…

A Bend man was arrested early Wednesday on car theft and other charges after he eluded Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies near La Pine, then…

A 20-year-old Bend man was arrested early Wednesday, accused of stabbing his roommate several times during a dispute a short time earlier, police…

Thirty one out of 36 businesses visited in Prineville passed a check for alcohol sales to minors by refusing to sell alcohol to a minor volunteer.…

Yearone of a block grant program for Oregon counties impacted by wolf depredationhas gone relatively smoothly, officials said Wednesday, but less…

A Sept. 17th murder trial date was set Tuesday for an 86-year-old La Pine-area man accused of fatally shooting his 83-year-old wife, as court…