Month: February 2014

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office has completed an Environmental Assessment, Decision Record and Finding of No Significant…

Chuck Keers has been hired to replace Executive Director Vicki Ertle, who is retiring after 20 years leading the Family Resource Center of Central…

The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday night for the first time since a suicide at Bend High School Friday afternoon, offering a statement of…

The Deschutes County Road Department is responsible for the maintenance of more than 900 miles of roads. This does not include roads within your city…

A Bend man was able to dig himself out of an avalanche at Tumalo Mountain over the weekend — and knows how fortunate he was to not be seriously…

St. Charles Health System is set this spring to float about $80 million worth of tax-exempt bonds — the second-most in its history — for…

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) this week teamed up with colleagues Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to introduce drought relief…

Deputy Superintendent Rob Saxton announced Tuesday that Oregon’s K-12 public school enrollment has hit an all-time high, the second year of…

With many areas still battling to clean their roads, Jefferson County 509-J schools have decided to delay classes by two hours Tuesday morning. The…

The Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will be seeking nominations from now until March 1 of businesses that make the extra…

A 73-year-old Ashland woman on a cross-country ski trip west of Bend got lost and made a call for help Monday afternoon, prompting a 3 -hour search…

The High Desert continues to dig out after a three-day storm that left two to 2 1/2 feet of snow across much of the region. With warmer temperatures…

A Redmond-area couple was arrested Monday during a raid on their mobile home, accused in a string of mail, ID and credit card thefts and forgeries…

City of Redmond Public Works Department crews have been working around the clock since Friday afternoon to clear city streets of the recent snowfall.…

On Sunday, Feb. 2, several Central Oregon law enforcement agencies participated in a one-day high visibility enforcement campaign to detect and deter…

A powerful snowstorm that dumped 2-plus feet of snow across much of Central Oregon also proved deadly in three storm-related fatalities – a couple…

As the region digs out from feet of snowfall, Jefferson County School District 509-J, Culver and Sisters schools and the Redmond Proficiency Academy…

If the spotted owl became a symbol of intractable conflict over the fate of the forests of western Oregon, across the Cascades, forest and wilderness…

The sun broke out and temperatures warmed over many parts of Central Oregon’s snowy winter wonderland Sunday morning — providing better…

Bend High School was on lockdown for hours Friday afternoon after a student took his own life amid his classmates. “A male student died from…