Month: April 2013

Oniko and Ali Mehrabi may soon screen their last picture show at the Pine Theater in Prineville. It’s not because they don’t want to pop…

With grilling season right around the corner, what better way to fire up new interest in meat, then renaming some of America’s favorite cuts?…

Rep. Gene Whisnant , R-Ore., testified Tuesday on behalf of a bill he co-sponsored that would require the reporting of forest fire impacts on public…

Last December, Equine Outreach of Bend was the recipient of a $10,000 hay grant from the ASPCA. Joan Steelhammer, founder and executive director of…

The discovery of invasive quagga or zebra mussels in an Oregon waterbody would trigger a rapid response plan involving a number of agencies and…

Former Oregon House Speaker Lynn Lundquist died Tuesday at his Powell Butte home. He was 78. Lundquist’s daughter, Brenda Blankenship, told The…

The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday will release an environmental analysis of the city of Bend’s revised Waterline Improvement project…

The Forest Service has lifted the temporary closures on Forest Service roads and sections of snowmobile trails North of FS Road 42, including…

The Heart of Oregon Corps, in partnership with the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland, is recruiting…

It was quite a sight on Sunday — enough to gather a small crowd with cameras. A house appeared to be stuck on a state Highway 126 bridge near…

Three Bend Science Station students who conducted scientific research over the past year presented their results at this year’s Northwest…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum had a warning Tuesday for people looking for love online: That soldier who’s been professing devotion…

The Deschutes Land Trust and its restoration partners on Tuesday received the 2012 Stream Project Award presented by the State Land Board, which…

Redmond School District is set to host Kindergarten Round Up for all upcoming 2013-14 kindergarten students beginning the week of April 15. Staff…

The City of Bend is hosting a public open house to provide information regarding the construction schedule and sequencing required to complete the…

On April 5, Harriett Schloer of the Rotary Club of Bend High Desert, participated in Rotary Day at the White House, in which she was one of 12 U.S.…

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, the point at which the average pay for a woman in the U.S. catches up to the average of what a man made last year. A new…

A 26-year-old Warm Springs man pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman to one count of domestic assault by an habitual…

Over the next two days, Ochoco National Forest fuels specialists will use prescribed fire to burn approximately 150 acres within the Crooked River…

High-calorie snacks and sodas are long-gone out of Oregon schools’ vending machines. But Oregon lawmakers are also considering banning sugary…