Month: May 2013

The Western Air Defense Sector announced Monday that it will conduct air defense exercise “Felix Hawk” over the Christmas Valley area of…

Did you know you can register to receive future emergency notices on your cell phone from Deschutes 9-1-1? The online registration service is…

Hundreds of firefighters filled Westside Church in Bend on Saturday for a memorial service for one of their own. Aaron Beatty, 36, worked with the…

A chance to try kayaking at Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe’s annual Spring Paddlefest swept into Bend’s Riverbend Park this weekend,…

Dozens of Bend community members enjoyed the beautiful day Sundayto help clean up the dog park along the Deschutes River. It’s one of seven dog…

The Burgess Road Fire forced evacuations for a few hours on Saturdayafternoon for about two-dozen residents of the Crescent Creek subdivision near La…

The Pregnancy Resource Centers of Central Oregon have helped thousands of women unprepared for pregnancy. And on Sunday , they held a walk to raise…

Two single-vehicle crashes within 20 minutes early Saturday – one on Bend’s Westside, the other in Deschutes River Woods – led to the…

“The floor, I think, looks plastic, and they sound plastic,” a woman at the Central Oregon Spring Home and Garden Show said Friday about…

A 52-year-old Bend man suspected of sexual assault refused to pull over for Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and led them on a chase Friday…

State Rep. Julie Parrish (R –West Linn/Tualatin) submitted petitions with over 1,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office…

Fires continue to rip across Southern California and Central Oregon firefighters are on the way. The Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in…

Given favorable conditions, Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct prescribed…

There are now a million more good reasons to go fishing in Oregon this summer. That’s because two popular Oregon lakes — one in Deschutes…

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown and Central Oregon county clerks are reminding voters that ballots for the May 21 election are being mailed out…

SMART in Central Oregon is pleased to announce the launch of our Business Partnership Campaign to engage local businesses in the charge of ensuring…

Beginning Thursday, the Deschutes National Forest’s Newberry National Volcanic Monument Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava Butte, and Lava River…

The Les Schwab Amphitheater stage will soon feature more than just the musical arts – the Old Mill District has commission muralist Erin Sayer to…

Four Bend residents were arrested on various drug crimes in a series of events and a raid on a northeast Bend apartment this week, including a woman…

A special report on the Today Show called into question if some smoke alarms really work. After that story aired, the International Association of…