Month: November 2013

Deschutes County officials revealed Wednesday that Community Development Department workers used their CPR training and an automated external…

Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Mark Begich (D-AK) have introduced an…

This year, the city of Bend said it has improved 277 curb ramps to comply with disabled-access guidelines. The city has been under a federal mandate…

It’s been named home to one of the top golf courses in the United States. And now, Pronghorn Resort is getting bigger. “We’re…

The Central Oregon Llama Association (COLA) and its members once again are showing their community spirit by joining several local area holiday…

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded Redmond Fire and Rescue the Distinguished Budget…

The Ray’s Food Place grocery stores in Bend and Redmond will close as their parent firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but others in La…

The Central Oregon Trail Alliance and U.S. Bureau of Land Management are partnering with the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge to build and…

You would think that not much could be done to improve the lowly coat hanger — but you would be wrong! Some 1,350 Central Oregon students proposed…

Crook County is hopping aboard the Twitter train. Several agencies, including the sheriff’s office, fire and rescue, health department and…

Law enforcement agencies from across Central Oregon are joining the state in an 11-day “high-visibility enforcement” campaign dedicated…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Reps. Ted Poe, R-Texas, and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., introduced bipartisan, bicameral…

Retail experts say Black Friday should be a bit calmer this year. A Nielsen study says just 13 percent of people surveyed will visit a store on Black…

A big building boom is on the way for Bend. “Over the next 10 years we will be building between 70,000-140,000 square feet of residential and…

As Central Oregon changes from fall to winter weather conditions, the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee wants to remind…

Beginning Wednesday and continuing as conditions allow, specialists will begin three higher-visibility pile burning operations on the Deschutes…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Tuesday that Oregon and several other states have entered into a settlement with Google Inc.…

This season, holiday shoppers in Central Oregon can give cheer to area seniors by participating in the Be a Santa to a Senior program. The program…

A dog was injured last week after it got caught in an illegal trap at Shevlin Park, and warning signs have gone up at the popular park west of Bend…

A fire that destroyed a pickup camper and killed a 54-year-old man east of Bend early Saturday morning was accidental in nature, but the exact cause…