Month: May 2013

In partnership with USA Cycling, Visit Bend announced Wednesday the official courses and schedule for the 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National…

Workers in Deschutes County (the Bend metro area) had an average hourly wage of $19.78 an hour as of May 2012, about 10 percent below the nationwide…

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Redmond has recently received some very nice merchandise including furniture, household appliances, books,…

Before the I-5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington state collapsed, more than 71,000 vehicles crossed it daily, including several commercial trucks…

The quilted masterpiece, Two Rivers, Three Sisters, will be on display at QuiltWorks in Bend for the month of June. This unique, 40-foot- long quilt,…

Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., marked the sixth anniversary of the landmark law curbing predatory payday loans they helped pass…

The Oregon Department of Transportation has published its 2013 Summer Construction map, highlighting more than 100 work zones operating on the…

When it comes to innovative ideas that encourage bike riding instead of vehicle traffic around town, Commute Options is, literally, putting their…

From the outside, it looks like a typical house, but when Bend resident Rick Miller got the keys to his new home, he was greeted with a nightmare.…

Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect Saturday June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked rivers, as well as on…

Preliminary statistics in Oregon for the 2013 Memorial Day holiday weekend period find six people died on the state’s roads, twice the number…

A mushroom hunter who became lost in the Round Mountain area west of La Pine on Monday afternoon — with no food, water or cellphone —…

A pickup truck left SE Paulina Highway about three miles east of Paulina and rolled several times Sunday afternoon, injuring two of the three people…

A Terrebonne dog was in good condition Friday night after surgery to remove his eye following gunshot wounds. “Ducky,” formally named…

A plea deal is expected to end a 2 -year-old deadly Bend hit-and-run case with a guilty plea – but not to criminally negligent homicide —…

Honeybees are still in decline across the United States, according to a report from the USDA that points to pesticides, parasites, poor diet, and…

Prineville residents proudly displayed more than 100 new American flags downtown on Memorial Day, in a patriotic program that promises to grow in…

It’s a day to remember those who fought for our freedom, and gave their lives to protect our country. Since the war in Afghanistan started in…

There were ceremonies all across Central Oregon on Monday to mark Memorial Day by honoring fallen service members who gave their lives for their…

More than 150 U.S. service members from Oregon have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For their families, it means someone important…