Month: July 2013

Gov. John Kitzhaber on Tuesday ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday in honor of…

A Baker City-area Interstate 84 rest area and the freeway’s westbound lanes were closed Tuesday morning due to a leak of a hazardous flammable…

The Bend Police Department said Tuesday it will be designating two officers to the downtown district through the summer months Officers Wes Murphy…

A 25-year-old Bend man was found dead Monday morning after his SUV left a road south of Malheur Lake in rural Harney County and overturned, Oregon…

A Bend woman was critically injured Monday afternoon in a collision involving her motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of Highway 20 and Cook…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will hold an open house July 29 to receive public comment on the proposed designation of the Kiwa…

After 80 years serving homes on Bend’s Westside, Cascade Natural Gas decided it’s time to update the aging pipes. “We’re…

As more details emerge about the tragedy in Arizona, Central Oregon firefighters say safety is the No. 1 thing they focus on. Before a new…

New and expecting parents these days are having to worry about paying for much more than diapers, formula and the hospital bill. Child care in Oregon…

High temperatures on the High Desert are sending many to the pool to beat the heat. But how much faith do you put in the lifeguards watching you and…

The firefighting tragedy in Arizona rekindles many painful memories for people here in Central Oregon. A memorial in Prineville was erected in honor…

A wildfire in northern Arizona killed 19 firefighters over the weekend, many of them from Prescott. On Monday, several people talked about the fallen…

The noise and bright lights of fireworks delight humans, but can terrify our companion animals. The week surrounding the 4 th of July is the Humane…

This year’s 4 th of July Pilot Butte public fireworks display will commence at approximately 10pm on Thursday, July 4 th . In preparation, the…

Have you wondered how your County tax dollars are spent? Do you know what services Deschutes County provides to you? For the fourth consecutive year,…

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity and Heart of Oregon Corps are hiring! We’re looking for Clean Energy Service AmeriCorps crew members to work on…

More than two-fifths (44 percent) of Oregon’s job vacancies in fall 2012 were reported by employers as “difficult to fill,”…

At the June program meeting, Meyer Memorial Trust’s board of trustees awarded four grants worth $90,000 to nonprofit organizations in Central…

Highway 20/Cascade Avenue will be again be closed to traffic from 6 am to 4 pm on Saturday, July 13 for the Sisters Quilt Show. Westbound traffic…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department on Monday launched a new photo contest to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Governor Oswald West’s…