Month: January 2014

Chance, the pit bull who was severely injured last summer and has been recovering at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center the past six months,…

The Super Bowl is a time to watch football, enjoy those funny commercials and eat some greasy, delicious food. It’s practically a national…

With cooler temperatures forecast for next week, Prineville Bureau of Land Management fuels specialists plan to begin burning 400 acres of slash…

The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors said Friday it has named three finalists for the position of president at COCC, to succeed…

Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney has officially announced her bid for re-election and asks for your vote on May 20th . “Our…

First recognized by Better Business Bureaus on the East Coast, the “One Ring” phone scam is now being reported across the United States,…

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland are seeking nominations to the Secure Rural Schools (Title II)…

A new report out Thursday shows Oregon’s drought is worsening, and the forecast over the next week won’t be helping out. The latest data…

A new year can bring hope – but not always, and for several years there hasn’t been much of that in Central Oregon’s economy. But solid…

The 2014 Central Oregon Film Festival is calling for submissions for their short film contest. Submission deadline for film entries is March 31st .…

Two Bend residents and a suspected illegal immigrant living in Madras were arrested Wednesday in a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Bend, police…

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More than two years after the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the military records of many service members forced out of service due to…

As part of his 2014 From Here To Now To You world tour, Jack Johnson selected the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to be the local non-profit…

A new Bend nonprofit, the Oregon Unmanned Systems Business Enterprise, has hired Mark Morrisson as executive director and begun seeking grant…

A Bend parks activist who failed to win a seat on the Bend Metro Park and Rec Board last year is seeking a return to the ballot in a different form…

Last fall, the Oregon Department of Education released completely redesigned school and district report cards. On Thursday , the Open Books Project…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday praised the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which would block currently planned…

The onsite construction of Oregon’s World War II Memorial will begin Monday on the grounds of the State Capitol in Salem, officials said…

The ever-controversial debate over the minimum wage is back on center stage after President Obama addressed the nation in his annual State of Union…