Month: December 2013

St. Charles Health System and Bend Memorial Clinic said Monday they are together offering a new smoking cessation program to patients admitted to the…

Tuesday night’s $344 million Mega Millions is the fourth-largest in the game’s history, Oregon Lottery officials said. The largest Mega…

The Bethlehem Inn is in need of items to keep the homeless warm. When the shelter is at capacity and cannot accept residents due to fire code…

Jefferson County School District 509-J closed all schools for a second day Tuesday “due to continued problems with frozen water lines and bus…

Failed or overheated heat tape used to thaw water lines sparked a fire that caused $32,000 damage to a shed and home north of Bend Monday morning,…

The arctic blast that hit Central Oregon this weekend set records causing school closures, and pipes to burst across the High Desert. Water and…

Doug Maragas describes the past few frigid nights in a single word. “This is devastating,” he said Monday morning. In Maragas…

This month, dance companies all over Oregon are staging the one ballet most everyone knows, even if they’re not particular fans of dance:…

A public open house to discuss the future of the Old Redmond Schoolhouse is scheduled for Wednesday from 4 – 6 pm, at Redmond City Hall, 716 SW…

About 35 Central Electric Cooperative members at a southeast Bend mobile home park lost power for up to eight hours Sunday night on a second night of…

A former Bend lawyer pleaded guilty Monday in Eugene federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and could face a 20-year sentence…

A second straight night of below-zero temperatures left the High Desert in deep-freeze mode late Sunday and early Monday — though a wee bit…

La Pine has been bearing the brunt of some of the region’s coldest temperatures in the latest cold snap — and its firefighters were out…

Because of road and weather conditions affecting much of Oregon, DMV has been rescheduling drive tests Monday and may need to do so again Tuesday .…

On Sunday at The Pine Tavern, children of all ages got to enjoy a special breakfast with a jolly fellow from the North Pole. The 23rd annual…

On Saturday night, when temperatures plummeted to record territory far below zero, a fill-in-the-blank question: “It was so cold…

Over the weekend, Bend’s First United Methodist Church held a toy and bake sale fundraiser, where the proceeds will benefit children locally…

The city of Bend has delayed work on its controversial water pipeline project — not due to this week’s frigid, snowy weather, but under…

A recent state report shows Oregon’s student-teacher ratio is among the highest in the country. Oregon public schools have worked on decreasing…

Friday morning, Central Oregon woke up to snow. By mid-afternoon, visibility dropped on area roads and traffic was slowed. “There is a little…