Month: July 2013

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams has been 75 percent contained…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams has been 75 percent contained…

A fire broke out in the kitchen area of the lodge at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort & Spa on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation late Thursday afternoon and…

The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) honored Rep. Jason Conger (R – Bend) Thursday as their Legislator of the Year. The…

A passer-by’s pounding on a neighbor’s door and a Madras police officer’s use of a garden hose kept a small porch fire that damaged…

St. Charles-Bend is ranked as the third-best hospital in Oregon for 2013-14 by U.S. News & World Report, the hospital reported Friday. The annual…

Due to hot and dry weather conditions and the low amount of live fuel moisture, the Bend Fire Department, in conjunction with Oregon Department of…

The Deschutes Public Library in downtown Bend was evacuated and adjacent roads closed late Thursday morning after someone found what looked like a…

The city of Bend said Friday it is conducting an independent audit of transient room tax collections that’s expanded to include vacation rental…

Fire managers will institute Industrial Fire Precaution Level-II restrictions for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River National…

Oregon lawmakers recently passed a bill to regulate the use of drones, saying police cannot use them without a warrant, unless it’s an…

This weekend, the annual Balloons Over Bend will be putting on a colorful display. Along with that display are elements that may frighten animals.…

The group pushing to ban single-use plastic bags in Bend addressed the Bend City council at Wednesday night’s meeting. but left without any…

The American Red Cross on Thursday launched the Team Red Cross Mobile App, which allows people to sign up to help, get an overview on basic tasks and…

A hiker descending from the summit of South Sister fell 10 to 20 feet and was briefly knocked unconscious Wednesday, prompting a rescue effort in…

Citizens, advocates and local businesses came together Wednesday to again call on the Bend City Council to ban plastic bags, but the plea at its…

Several wildfires broke out around Central and south-central Oregon Wednesday afternoon, including one that closed Highway 97 in Klamath County for…

Stand up paddleboarding is a sport that’s exploding in popularity in the U.S. and in Central Oregon. In this week’s edition of “Get…

Putting one foot in front of the other, Bend resident Sage Clegg watched more than 600 miles pass beneath her, plus 200 more miles on bike.…

Wednesday’s planned 200-acre prescribed fire on the east side of the Crooked River National Grassland known as “North Cyrus” has…