Month: February 2014

Reduce the risk of losing your home to wildfire and take advantage of FREE yard debris disposal at local collection sites. Create and maintain…

A non-injury produce truck crash on Highway 97 in Sherman County last month didn’t bring much attention, until a private tow company called in…

A phone call to a friend for help triggered a half-day rescue effort for two snowmobilers who became stuck in deep, wet snow west of Bend Thursday,…

With flowers, signs of support and ribbons, the outpouring of love continues at Bend High School — and school officials say that well before…

With focus on advancing educational opportunities, Central Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund announced Thursday it is offering academic scholarships to…

Forty Deschutes County Jail inmates and eight staff members have recovered from a norovirus outbreak that began Monday, officials said Thursday. Test…

With tourism and event season just around the corner, Deschutes County encourages individuals, businesses and organizers planning commercial events…

Once the High Desert Middle School Kindness Team–a class of seventh- and eighth-graders who focus on positive behaviors–decided to…

The latest Mirror Pond Ad Hoc Committee meeting dealt with a victory on one front and frustration on the other. “I was really pleased that…

The Oregon House on Wednesday passed legislation to help Oregonians living in manufactured homes find out if their park is for sale, and to allow a…

A wind-whipped garage fire spread and heavily damaged a home in a neighborhood south of Sunriver Wednesday afternoon, but La Pine fire crews were…

Sen. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., applauded Wednesday’s Senate passage of a bill that would safeguard current military retirees from…

The Redmond Proficiency Academy and Redmond School District announced Wednesday that the district-sponsored charter school will be transitioning from…

The Deschutes County, Harney County, Malheur County, Happy Valley, Redmond, Sisters and Talent building departments have joined Oregon’s…

The Small Business Development Center at COCC announces the appointment of Pam Stevenson as Business Advisor for the Grow Oregon program in Central…

Central Oregon’s premier museum has a new leader. Dr. Dana Whitelaw, formerly vice president of programs at The High Desert Museum, has been…

A California man was arrested late last week during an Oregon State Police traffic stop two miles south of Redmond when a trooper found several…

PacifiCorp announced Tuesday it will reinforce a section of the company’s dam in downtown Bend to address a leak in one of the…

Anglers who turn in their 2013 combined angling tag and/or hatchery harvest tag before May 16 could win one of over 100 outdoor products or gift…

Bend Memorial Clinic is seeking people who have had a heart attack or stroke and have high cholesterol to participate in The Fourier Study, a…