Month: September 2013

A Bend squirrel who picked a poor power-line perch paid the price Sunday morning – and his demise sparked a brushfire that wound up knocking out…

A Madras woman was in serious condition and a Bend man in fair condition late Sunday at a Bend hospital, one day after their car left a road…

Neka, a 6-year-old African lion at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, gave birth to three healthy cubs Saturday night, officials said Sunday. According to…

A California apple-truck driver says he lost control of his rig while trying to avoid several deer in the dark on Highway 97 in Sherman County early…

Facing an outcry over a key intersection closure on Bend’s Westside, especially from hard-hit businesses along Galveston Avenue, the city…

The penultimate day of the 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships shifted to downtown Redmond for nine criterium races on Saturday. The…

Since joining the Hollinshead Community Garden in northeast Bend six years ago, Joeth Ryan’s experience has grown from having a place to get…

An 18-year-old Madras man faces two counts of criminally negligent homicide, DUII and reckless driving charges after his SUV apparently ran a stop…

Thirty-one national champions were awarded on Friday at the 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships at Mt. Bachelor. Over 300…

Forty students from all over the world will meet in Bend next week to learn the nuts and bolts of starting their own breweries. Nearly one-third of…

After a series of wet thunderstorms, and with cooler fall days approaching, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National…

A Deschutes County grand jury has indicted Joshua Leo Jokinen on a murder charge in last Saturday’s killing of Cloverdale horse breeder Carolyn…

On September 15th -17th, faith leaders, advocates, union leaders and community members will come together in Central Oregon for a Walk for…

A string of intense thunderstorms rumbled north through the High Desert Thursday afternoon, dropping heavy rain, up to golf ball-sized hail,…

Northwest salmon and trout are some of the stars of a new report that predicts a changing climate doesn’t have anything good in store for them…

A Redmond reserve officer, under investigation, and could be charged with assault. After he is caught on camera hitting a Bend transient with the…

After close to two hours of testimony and debate, Bend Mayor Jim Clinton cast the tie-breaking vote Wednesday night that means the city will let the…

The 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships on Thursday moved to Mt. Bachelor for the first day of road races. The day started sunny…

New Jersey-based, global drug-maker Capsugel announced Thursday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bend Research, a pioneering drug…

Though the trail will not be closed, the lack of a handrail and intermittent delays on the very popular and heavily used North Fork trail may impact…