Month: June 2013

A groundbreaking new law aimed at protecting donors from bogus charities gives the attorney general valuable new tools to prevent nonprofit abuse and…

Deschutes Brewery founder and CEO, Gary Fish, was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award at a ceremony last Friday in Seattle.…

The Firewise Communities/USA Recognition Program is honoring Fall River Estates in Deschutes County as it celebrates a 10-year anniversary of…

Melody Barnes wants everyone to know she and her family are not bad people. Last week, four horses were seized by Jefferson County sheriff’s…

The Bend Police Department would like to introduce Lori Drew as our new Community Liaison Officer. Lori is replacing Steve Esselstyn, who officially…

The Bend-La Pine Schools Summer Meals and Summer Reading program kicks off on Friday, June 17 in the Bend area and Monday, June 24 in La Pine. The…

Between June 10th and June 24th, the Humane Society of Central Oregon will receive 20 percent of all sales from FamilyPetRecords.com. The funds will…

The long state legislative session has been full of promises to reform Oregon’s criminal justice system, putting more focus on crime prevention…

The Humane Society of Central Oregon received 30 stray and owner-relinquished animals Monday and 10 more arrived Saturday, filling the Bend shelter…

Deschutes County 2013 Talent Show planners are accepting audition materials for this year’s contest. Sponsored again this year by Eberhards…

The owner of a Bend asbestos removal firm said Monday he’ll fight a $4,500 fine by the state Department of Environmental Quality alleging…

A Corvallis man, distracted by something outside his car, crossed the center line of Highway 26 about 20 miles east of Prineville Sunday morning and…

A Redmond man says he tried to steer around some rocks on Deschutes Market Road north of Bend Sunday evening, causing his van to overturn and crash…

A 75-year-old Prineville man at the wheel of a 2002 Porsche 911 convertible passed his son’s car at a high rate of speed on Highway 26 between…

Fewer lower-income children in Oregon are getting the free summer meals available to them. A new report from the Food Research and Action Center says…

A California couple received minor injuries Sunday morning when their small plane overturned after landing at the Chiloquin State Airport in northern…

The Sisters Rodeo wrapped up it’s 73rd annual event Sunday with an afternoon performance. Hundreds of people filled the stands under blue skies…

A 24-year-old Bend man critically injured in a crash that ended a police chase just over a week ago has died at a Bend hospital, police confirmed…

A Vancouver, Wash. man was seriously injured in an ATV crash south of Redmond Saturday night, but two other riders, including a 5-year-old girl,…

A small kitten encountered a smaller hole beneath an air conditioner at a Bend RV dealer Friday afternoon, getting her head stuck in it. Fortunately…