Month: March 2014

Redmond Proficiency Academy announced today that students interested in attending the charter school during the 2014-15 school year should apply for…

On Sunday, March 9th, Bend firefighters competed in the annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb challenge in Seattle. This event is a fundraiser for the…

A transient wanted for violating probation refused to pull over for Redmond police Sunday afternoon and led them on a brief chase, then stopped and…

Please be advised that, contrary to TV programming guides, there will be no ‘NBC Nightly News’ at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, due to the…

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson announced Friday that Tim Broadbent, currently with the South Lane School District in Cottage…

It’s the new frontier — legal medical marijuana dispensaries. And with the recent official state stamp of approval also comes new rules…

Central Oregon lawmakers cheered funding for the OSU-Cascades expansion, but found little else to applaud as the short 2014 session adjourned Friday…

Kristopher Saccurato has been part of the Cloverdale Fire District for about a year, but a part of him will forever be in New York City.…

Prineville police turned to the public for tips Friday in hopes of solving a two-month rash of window-smashing car vandalism, totaling more than a…

Seventeen miles up the road from Bend — or, as some might say, the heart of High Desert microbrewing — a new brewery cracked open its…

The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors confirmed Friday that Prineville native Dr. Patrick Lanning is the top candidate in the…

An upset Bend motel guest allegedly destroyed the motel’s phone operator board, then led police on a chase Wednesday night. Officers said he…

Blustery doesn’t even begin to describe Thursday’s stormy morning in Bend, as gusts topping 50 mph caused problems ranging from downed…

March 6th, 2013 — fire tore through Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Bend. It’s a phone call Pastor Roy Green will never forget.…

Despite the lack of a full-sized ice rink in Central Oregon, the sport of hockey in on the rise across the area. Every Sunday, 21 kids ages 8 to 12…

“That’s the shock wave as we passed the speed of sound,” NASA astronaut Dr Stanley Love explained Thursday, narrating some…

Oregon Housing and Community Services Department announced Thursday the statewide expansion of the Rebuilding American Homeownership Assistance Pilot…

A $25,000 grant from Wells Fargo to Central Oregon Community College will help facilitate business growth and create 12 to 13 jobs in Jefferson and…

The Oregon Tourism Commission, which does business as Travel Oregon, is launching a spring marketing campaign titled “The 7 Wonders of…

HELP! St. Vincent DePaul in Redmond is providing food for over 20,000 meals for the needy each month. We also provide clothing, rent and utility…