Month: July 2013

After a 3.7-acre brush fire near Neff Road ignited Thursday afternoon and threatened nearby homes, Project Wildfire reminded residents in Central…

Orange detour and construction signs can be seen all over Bend. The city has around 20 road projects to complete this summer. Three of them major…

Small hidden cameras were found twice last year in a public restroom shared by two businesses in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing, police confirmed…

From the bottom of the river and the edges of the water, to the bag. On Thursday, the Deschutes River got a little cleaner. About 65 filled, large…

A federal judge in Eugene sentenced a 34-year-old Crook County resident Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for possessing a gun and ammunition after…

The Redmond Senior Center is in great need for volunteers to assist the homebound, disadvantaged, and seniors just requiring help – through three…

St. Charles Health System is one of only two health care organizations in Oregon to receive the American Hospital Association’s Most Wired…

The largest region in the country without a four-year university is $16 million closer to erasing that statistic. The High Desert has Central Oregon…

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team was honored as Oregon’s 2012 “Outstanding Task Force of the Year” Tuesday by the Oregon…

A fallen candle ignited a fire late Tuesday night that destroyed a mobile home in southeast Prineville, but the owner awakened and was able to escape…

Come November, voters will decide if the tax visitors to Bend pay should rise. The Bend City Council voted 5-2 at a special meeting Wednesday night…

Pine Mountain Sports owner Dan McGarigle was greeted at his cycling and outdoor sports shop Wednesday morning by a smashed front door, and stolen…

There’s no better way to beat the Central Oregon heat than taking a slow float down the Deschutes River. But I always wanted to try something a…

On Saturday the small city of Sisters will be flooded with about 12,000 people–‘sewing’ about $2 million into the local economy.…

Six-year-old Jesse Walker likes dinosaurs, angry birds and stuffed animals — like the one he got the day he was diagnosed with leukemia. On…

Hutch’s Bicycles are proud sponsors of the Kid’s Race that will take place during the Awbrey Butte Circuit Race Sunday, July 21 at Summit…

Oregon winemakers and homebrewers are invited to compete for top honors at the Oregon State Fair’s Amateur Wine Competition and Homebrew Beer…

Oregon’s sheriffs said the outcome of the just-concluded 2013 Legislature reminds them of the cliche’: When the world gives you lemons,…

In the waning days of the 2013 legislative session, a team effort by state Sens. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) and Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) produced $250,000…

The Prineville Police Department wants everyone to have a safe and enjoyable time at the Crooked River Round-up horse races this weekend. The Crook…