Month: June 2013

The Oregon State Marine Board and law enforcement partners from 32 counties and Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water June…

The Oregon House of Representatives passed HB 2510 B unanimously on Monday to provide relief for seniors who were disqualified from the Senior and…

Is Bend’s housing market back on track? Could we be facing another bubble? “Obviously, everybody’s concerned by how quickly prices…

After 2 hours more testimony and debate Wednesday night, Bend city councilors still didn’t decide whether to send a proposed 2 percent room tax…

From the truck, to the bag, to the creek and out into the world. About 200,000 fish were released into Whychus Creek on Wednesday, part of an ongoing…

Your typical gym class games such as soccer, basketball and dodgeball are things we in America take for granted.But in Third World countries,…

On Thursday, June 13th, the Bend Park and Recreation District completed the purchase of a 4 acre parcel of land located on the corner of SE 15th and…

Several crudely photocopied, counterfeit $20 and $100 bills have been passed at Prineville gas stations and convenience stores in the past week,…

Public corruption hits at the heart of what a government is supposed to do: serve its people. When public officials – whether elected,…

The Family Access Network is the recipient of a $19,600 challenge grant from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund in support of the 2013 FAN Private…

A 16-year-old girl on a youth work crew doing trail maintenance in the fire-hit Pole Creek area southwest of Sisters tumbled down a steep hill…

A significant printing omission was discovered on the Forest Service Crooked River National Grassland Map that was published in 2012. The vicinity…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to present one-day local public…

There are numerous studies that show children suffer from the summer slide when school is not in session. Summer slide is the decrease in skills and…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great…

Right now, most of the housing options at the Deschutes County Jail are dorms — and that’s a problem. “When we originally designed…

Oregon State University researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also…

A 65-year-old Madras man was killed Monday evening in a motorcycle crash on Highway 26 about two miles west of Rhododendron, Oregon State Police…

The nearly 50-year-old Madras High School bleachers were leveled by flames Monday morning – a fire set by firefighters. And as you might have…

School’s out for the summer. For some kids — freedom. For parents and teachers — fear of the dreaded “summer slide.”…