Month: February 2014

Oregon has fewer but larger farms, and older farmers and ranchers, according to early data from the2012 Census of Agriculture just released by the…

The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has opened a public comment period for an analysis of how to improve fish passage and habitat…

Redmond police have made an arrest and a Central Oregon man is facing a long list of charges, accused of physically abusing two young girls. Court…

A discussion has started about downtown Bend surveillance cameras that could help solve crimes, such as a window-smashing vandalism at a non-profit…

Here’s the notice we got of the return visit of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to Central Oregon: My name is Cokie Reed and as an Oscar Mayer…

Crook County sheriff’s deputies warned Wednesday of a frightening call several residents got earlier in the week from a scammer claiming to be…

On February 19 th , the Healthy Beginnings’ staff and volunteer experts provided the program’s very first Custom Preschool Screening at…

Looking for a job? The city of Bend is hiring. At Wednesday night’s city council meeting, councilors voted to modify the city’s budget…

Photographer Alan Huestis has filmed and worked on many stories in his lifetime, but his most recent piece is personal. “Paul Heidtke —…

It’s a high school class, with a college mentality. “We wanted to target students who are uneasy about the concept of college,”…

The fast-running Deschutes River at Benham Falls, south of Bend, apparently peaked Tuesday night as authorities continue to keep watch over high…

A 5-year-old boy was thrown from an SUV and suffered fatal injuries when a Warm Springs man apparently ran a stop sign and struck a car north of…

Last week, while the Oregon Zoo’s three African lion cubs took a snowy star turn on Good Morning America, another lion cub trio was purring…

The Bend Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is sponsoring a children’s book drive, March 1 through April 30 , to benefit local…

Information from the parent of a young witness led to charges Tuesday against a juvenile accused of shooting a dog with an arrow in the Sisters area,…

Central Oregon residents’ main concern for the Deschutes National Forest is to manage forests to reduce wildfire risk, according to a new poll…

Opponents of Bend’s planned $23 million water pipeline replacement project said Saturday they won’t appeal a federal judge’s ruling…

The wait is over! Girl Scouts throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington are now selling all of your Girl Scout cookie favorites at booths in front…

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has presented the City of Bend with the organization’s…

Firefighters who kept a carport fire from spreading into a northwest Bend home Tuesday evening said later it was traced to a failed, pinched…