Month: May 2013

Suicide rates are on the rise across the U.S.. and Oregon has seen an even bigger spike, up nearly 50 percent among middle-aged men. Central Oregon…

Bend’s music community is giving city councilors a standing ovation for a performance well done, revising a much-debated noise ordinance with…

Two Bend brothers believed to be trafficking in methamphetamine and heroin were pulled over west of Bend in the early-morning hours a week ago as…

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades (VIM) announced Thursday that Michel Boileau, MD, has joined the organization’s Board of…

The Boppy Company, maker of the award-winning Boppy ® Feeding and InfantSupport Pillow, has donated 100 Boppy ® Slipcovered Pillows to the…

To the cheers at a May Day rally at the state Capitol, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill into law on Wednesday that will allow undocumented…

Redmond School District’s newest construction, Ridgeview High School, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green…

St. Charles Cancer Center is the first in the state to earn the Certified Quality Breast Center designation from the National Quality Measures for…

Two Bend Senior High School DECA chapter members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s 67 th annual International Career…

Governor John Kitzhaber has appointed three new members to the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council. The members of the Council are community leaders…

A 57-year-old La Pine man who failed to return from a Tuesday afternoon ride on his scooter sparked a 2 -hour search that ended with him being found…

One of the big remaining tasks for Oregon lawmakers this session is deciding what to do with the recommendations from the Governor’s Commission…

U.S. Forest Service officials met with the Bend City Council on Wednesday to review the environmental assessment and proposed requirements for…

The city of Bend released its proposed $494 million 2013-15 budget at a City Hall meeting Wednesday night, and there’s better news this time…

The Mirror Pond Management Committee on Tuesday learned just how much it could cost to dredge the whole pond. It’s one of the options being…

A bill that recently passed in the Oregon Senate aims to clarify the definition of a service animal. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Senator…

Nice weather coming this weekend comes as a reminder that wildfire season is just around the corner and now is the time to prepare. This week,…

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is delighted to report that April 2013 set a record with 89% of stray dogs being reunited with their families.…

Three Portland residents were arrested recently on charges they traveled to Bend to sell heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, and heroin was found in…

After seeing an enrollment increase of more than 60 percent over the past five years, Oregon State University – Cascades posted a 14 percent…