Month: June 2013

The tragic news from Arizona late Sunday, of 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire, no doubt rekindles painful memories for many long-time…

Many like to enjoy a nice cold beer on a hot day, and more than 800 people in Bend Sunday enjoyed their brews on the run. The annual Beer Run is part…

From toddlers running a half-mile to elite athletes taking on the marathon and triathlons, it was a big weekend for athletes and Sunriver. The 17th…

Firefighters and medics were alerted and standing by at Redmond Airport Saturday afternoon as a small plane with three people aboard – and a…

A climber at Smith Rock State Park fell 25 to 30 feet Saturday afternoon, prompting a rescue effort to bring him to an area where a Life Flight…

The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer tips on keeping your pet safe in the heat. With the temperatures predicted to hover around…

You hear about them on the news, but on Saturday, a couple hundred people got to see local K-9s in action. The annual Central Oregon Police K-9…

With the recent ruling by the Supreme Court on gay marriage and gay rights, the Central Oregon Pride Festival had even more reason to celebrate on…

Weather forecasters are predicting some of the highest temperatures of the summer for Bend starting this weekend. Now is a great time to revisit your…

School’s out for summer, and kids in Bend may actually look forward to their next encounter with the “heat” this summer, thanks to…

Oregon State Police, the Oregon Department of Transportation and law enforcement partners statewide on Friday urged all travelers during the upcoming…

Cascade Natural Gas Corp.’s Phase 2 of the west side pipeline replacement project in Bend is scheduled to begin Monday. Cascade is updating…

A resident in the Boonesborough area north of Bend reported seeing two cougar cubs in a yard Friday morning, prompting a search that failed to find…

A 40-year-old Madras man, suspected of trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine throughout Central Oregon, was arrested at a Crooked River Ranch…

School children won’t be back in the classroom for a while yet, but the new school year in Oregon begins Monday 1. It is also the deadline for…

Over the past few months, a series of high-profile cases have highlighted fraud in the food stamp program, called SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition…

A Bend woman who went hiking in the Green Lakes area west of Bend with her dog Thursday called for help when she said patches of snow obscured the…

Nearly a year after the Pole Creek Fire sparked near Sisters and burned nearly 27,000 acres, restoration work in underway along Whychus, Snow and…

Thursday was National HIV Testing Day, an annual effort to encourage people to get screened for the virus that causes aids. Although Deschutes County…

A K-12 state budget has been approved by the Oregon Senate, but some senators and school leaders are unhappy with the decision and hope more money…