Month: September 2013

Teddy bears and motorcyclists flooded the emergency room of St. Charles-Bend on Saturday. And as a result, more than 1,000 children who visit the ERs…

It didn’t quite look like the last day of summer in Bend on Saturday, but kids in Central Oregon sure played like it was. Hundreds came out for…

Redmond Proficiency Academy has been awarded an ASPIRE Grant for the 2013-14 school year. ASPIRE, a one-on-one volunteer mentoring program operated…

Bend police said Thursday they have received a nearly $200,000 federal grant to hire someone who will act as a coordinator between the area’s…

Bend Kiwanis Club was recently honored to receive the 2103 Oregon Park and Recreation Association Private Sector Service Award at the…

The Deschutes National Forest said Friday it will apply herbicides to invasive plants next week in an area adjacent to the Metolius River and the…

The Nature of Words will again present a roster of renowned guest authors at its annual literary festival November 7-10. The ninth consecutive year…

Sensational local& national art at dozens of businesses on the first Friday of every month in downtown Bend. Shops are matched with artists,…

The Deschutes County Community Development Department conversion to the State electronic permitting system (Accela) will take place from 12:00 p.m.…

It had been one of those days. I was ready for a cocktail. Really ready. The friends I met certainly didn’t argue. As usual, we opted for the…

The mournful sound of bagpipes rang out in Salem Thursday at the Fallen Firefighter Memorial. The yearly gathering honors the men and women who have…

On Wednesday, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asked customers not to bring guns into his company’s coffee houses. Schultz said he’s not…

Hunter Information Booths will be open across central Oregon Wednesday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 27. Hunter booths are available for the…

It’s posted right on the sign at the entrance of Phil’s Trail: no horses, no vehicles. But there’s one group allowed on even the…

Two highly invasive aquatic weeds that until now had not been seen in the area recently were reported to Deschutes County and the Oregon Department…

In many parts of Eastern Oregon, livestock animals areventuring far and wide in search of their next meal, sometimes onto theproperty of an…

GIVE TODAY. CHANGE TOMORROW. That’s the theme for the 2013/14 Annual Campaign for United Way of Deschutes County. This year’s campaign…

Two prescribed burns totaling 250 acres are planned Thursday on the Deschutes National Forest. Fire personnel will be conducting a 150-acre…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. John Kitzhaber is calling Oregon lawmakers into special session to vote on measures affecting taxes, public-employee…

The newly revamped Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Program has received 456 meeting requests since its unveiling six weeks ago. Significantly, the vast…