Month: November 2013

Christmas lights and tree ornaments — it can only mean one thing – the holidays are coming. For some, the number one thing on their…

Forget the bus stop — the Stilson kids get ready for school by piling into mom’s big bed. Nicole Stilson’s three school-aged kids…

Deschutes Brewery announced Tuesday that its craft beers will be available in Ohio and Kentucky, starting on Jan. 24. The Bend-based brewery will be…

This weekend, Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management coordinated the largest test ever of the state’s emergency communications network.…

Dine out at a Bend restaurant on Monday, November 18 and help homeless animals. Participating Tables for Tails restaurants are partnering with the…

The Nature of Words 2013 will be accepting nonperishable food donations for NeighborImpact’s Food Bank during its Annual Literary Festival at…

Oregon State Police, aided by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, arrested a 28-year old man Monday night after a nearly six-hour standoff…

At the October program meeting, Meyer Memorial Trust’s board of trustees authorized six grants worth more than $230,000 to nonprofits in…

A comprehensive study of elder financial exploitation in Oregon has been completed — the first that paints a full, disturbing picture of…

Your morning workout, posted. That gourmet pizza you made? On Instagram — no filter. And that adorable photo of your four-legged friend? You…

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity announced Monday it has purchased the former Backstrom Builders Center. The vacant site, located on north Third Street…

The Deschutes National Forest released a final decision Monday to issue a special use permit allowing the city of Bend to make controversial pipeline…

Bend police are still investigating and not yet releasing more details on a suspected drug lab discovered at a northeast Bend home, but worried…

The government shutdown is over. But the work is not. “We’re able to move some Oregon-based things forward, these big national issues to…

A small garden shed went up in flames very close to a home east of Bend Monday morning, but crews extinguished the blaze before it could spread, fire…

Sunriver Resort partnered with several community organizations to renovate the Finley Butte Athletic Field complex for the La Pine Parks and…

Businessman Sam Carpenter, who announced his bid to unseat Jeff Merkley in the U.S. Senate on October 10, withdrew from the race Monday, while…

The Oregon Department of Forestry invites public input on proposed land acquisitions in the Gilchrist State Forest, kicking off a 60-day comment…

Golfers from all over Central Oregon raised over $29,000 (up nearly $7,000 from 2012) in birdie and golf-related contributions for MountainStar…

The Northwest is facing increased risks from the decline of forest health, earlier snowmelt leading to low summer stream flows, and an array of…