Month: April 2014

Central Oregon’s April 1st snowstorm fell on the day snow accumulation usually peaks for the season on the High Desert. “As of about…

In 2013, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic…

Starting Monday, patients arriving at St. Charles Bend with vascular disease, aortic aneurysms or traumatic vascular emergencies will have access to…

On Memorial Day, May 26, Interstate 84 from the Oregon/Idaho border to Portland will be dedicated as “Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.”…

They’re the noses, the alarms, the crucial helpers — unless you can’t fork over $25,000 to get one. “Crook County, especially…

A big metal fence usually indicates where your tour of the Mirror Pond dam ends. PacifiCorp opened up the gates Wednesday for a special…

As construction business rises again on the High Desert, the city of Bend is concerned about the number of construction mishaps also on the rise, in…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon elected three new Advisory Board members in March: Richard Andrews, Director of Internal Controls at Les…

The location of OSU-Cascades west Bend campus is moving forward. Oregon State University President Ed Ray made the comments in his State of the…

Proposed regulations by the Food and Drug Administration has brewers across the country and the High Desert frustrated. The government agency wants…

“So what do you want to read about?” Carolyn Dunaway asked one of her students Wednesday. It’s a question the long-time librarian…

The city of Redmond announced late Wednesday that Jeffrey Tripp has been hired as the new Airport Director for Roberts Field Municipal Airport. Tripp…

No more leak in the Mirror Pond hydroelectric dam means no end to summer recreation on the river. “That’s great news for us, because we…

A Culver man was arrested Monday on attempted murder and other charges, accused of shooting his adult stepson in the chest during a fight at their…

The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), held a hearing Wednesday on ensuring the…

First, Southern California shook with a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Then, an even bigger one off the coast of Chile — this one at a terrifying…

Redmond School District Superintendent Mike McIntosh has announced the selection of Tony Pupo as planning principal for the upcoming Hugh Hartman…

While the city of Bend’s controversial water pipeline replacement project still faces some legal challenges down the road, another big-ticket…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on Wednesday’s Supreme Court’s ruling on McCutcheon…

A fiery debate in Arizona now finds a new home in Oregon. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed businesses to deny…