Month: May 2013

Oregon State University-Cascades will offer a graduate course in public health this summer. The course, Principles and Practice of Epidemiology, will…

Oregon’s rural communities, particularly ones that once relied on timber revenues, are seeking new business models to sustain themselves, and…

Secretary of State Kate Brown announced Thursday that Oregon received an “A” grade in a national scorecard of state campaign finance…

A bipartisan group of senators and U.S. House members introduced bills Thursday to provide certainty to forestry companies and workers, by…

New homeless numbers were released Wednesday, and the data showed more Central Oregon kids are living on the streets. Almost half of the nearly 2,200…

The Redmond Medical Staff is donating $10,000 to Deschutes County Health Services’ Nurse Family Partnership, a program that introduces…

An Idaho 18-year-old faces reckless driving, assault and other charges after his SUV left Highway 97 north of Madras and rolled at least once early…

Local high school and junior high students designed and built special projects on Wednesday–using a variety of material to make waves —…

The U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle is Saturday. The race consists of six stages, but one of the stages is getting a makeover this year. Runners will…

Cyclists reacted Wednesday to the announcement by the League of American Bicyclists who again named Bend a Silver Bike Friendly Community.…

Following significant work to reduce hazard trees within the Pole Creek Fire closure area, much of the area will reopen to the public Thursday, the…

This summer, as part of the larger ODOT administered Murphy Overcrossing construction project, construction will begin on sewer mainline improvements…

Pickup truck occupants, like everyone else in a vehicle, need to buckle up properly, every time, Oregon Department of Transportation officials said…

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement Wednesday in response to press reports about government collection of the Associated…

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed an amendment authored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio to extend Buy America…

Following up on the bond measure passed by voters last November, Bend Park & Recreation District sold general obligation bonds on Tuesday at an…

An 87-year-old man who disappeared in Bend when he became separated from his daughter in another vehicle was found safe in La Pine Wednesday morning,…

Even before news of Art in the High Desert’s national ranking spread, Central Oregon’s premier juried fine arts & crafts show was…

Oregon was one of the first states to adopt the .08 rules for the legal limit on alcohol back in 1983, and while it’s too early to say what…

Four World War II veterans, five Vietnam veterans and one who served in the Korean War — all left Tuesday, ready for the trip of a lifetime.…