Month: July 2014

As one former Madras High School coach accused of abuse pleaded not guilty Friday, word came that another, similar case is about to end in a plea…

A 20-year-old Bend cyclist was hospitalized in fair condition Friday after colliding with the rear of a pickup truck parked along Brookswood…

Three pigs died this week after a dog snuck into their pen and attacked in Deschutes River Woods – and later a 2-1 vote by a Deschutes County…

A 52-year-old Madras man walking in the travel lane of Highway 26 north of Madras was struck and killed Thursday night, Oregon State Police reported.…

Nearly two weeks after lightning sparked dozens of major wildfires across Central Oregon and the state, several of the largest on the High Desert are…

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is investigating the Oregon Department of Transportation following two separate incidents in which…

At The Medication Station in Bend, Ryan Garcia has been selling cannabis to Oregon Medical Marijuana Program patients for about a year, but…

The city of Bend received a letter Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Justice, saying it has closed its files on enforcing the city’s 2004…

The evacuation levels have been reduced for the Bridge 99 Complex, officials said Friday. All evacuation Level II areas have been reduced to a Level…

Aiding in its mission to help feed hungry people in Central Oregon, Newport Avenue Market hosted the second annual Go Golf! Tournament at Broken Top…

The Bend Park and Recreation District said Friday it has been awarded a $371,150 grant in support of enhancements to McKay Park on the Deschutes…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon is the proud recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Casey Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation.…

The 21 st annual Senior Fishing Derby at Walton Lake will take place as planned next Wednesday, despite the recent flurry of fire activity. The event…

Smoke alarms awakened a family of seven in a burning northeast Bend home early Friday morning, allowing them to escape unhurt from a fire that began…

Effective 8 a.m. Friday, the Ochoco National Forest will reduce the size of the area closure enacted five days ago. The new closure area will reopen…

To help jump-start its lending program, NeighborImpact welcomes Michael Hinton to the team as the agency’s new lending director. Hinton has 20…

The Central Oregon Foster Grandparent Program, administered by the Central Oregon Council on Aging, provides one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to…

The Oregon Board on Public Safety Standards and Training on Thursday unanimously approved the addition of five firefighters to the Oregon Fallen Fire…

Numerous bites and an injured arm. That’s the aftermath for 6-year-old Kaylee from Prineville after a dog attacked her. “I’m still…

The Bethlehem Inn, Central and Eastern Oregon’s only emergency shelter for individuals and families, is proud to announce it has been awarded a…