Month: July 2014

Heat and winds steered the 6,020-acre Waterman Complex Fire toward trouble Wednesday as the residents of the Marks Creek area were told to pack up…

A 57-year-old Bend man was killed in a motorcycle crash discovered by a passer-by who had stopped along Highway 395 near Ukiah in northeast Oregon,…

Back in August of 1996, a nasty thunderstorm strikes Central Oregon. “I looked up in the sky and there were these huge billowing clouds, and I…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders and warnings Thursday due to the fast-growing Bridge 99 Complex of fires that…

With many families still priced out of homes and rental units in Central Oregon, NeighborImpact and Housing Works announced Thursday a unique…

Nine months after placing him on paid leave due to an unspecified investigation, the city of Prineville tersely announced Wednesday that Police Chief…

Effective Friday at 12:01 a.m, Industrial Fire Precaution Level III (IFPL) will be implemented on lands administered by the Deschutes National…

Beginning next week, fish passage for bull trout and redband trout will be restored on Jack Creek. Starting on Monday, the Sisters Ranger District,…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit Thursday against Living Essentials and Innovation Ventures, the makers of the energy drink…

In possibly one of the most extensive investigations involving Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division troopers, a Bend man has pleaded…

The Shaniko Butte Fire was very activeon Wednesday, growing to about 18,000 acres – and the wind and fire never let up through the night. Thursday…

Redmond Fire and Rescue said Wednesday it has hired paramedic Dan Cox to be Central Oregon’s first community paramedic. Tom Wright, retired…

Smoke covered the High Desert Wednesday, which some long-time residents are used to seeing during fire season. But for visitors and newcomers, it can…

Governor Kitzhaber on Wednesday verbally declared a state of emergency in response to wildfire activity across the state. The emergency declaration…

Drones: the launch of a whole new perspective, a soaring industry — and it’s happening on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.…

State Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) has been appointed to Deputy Caucus Leader of the SenateRepublican caucus. The caucus Deputy Leader assists in…

Oregon businesses reported 11,700 more job vacancies in the spring of 2014 than they did the prior year, officials said Wednesday. Businesses had…

The Buzzard Complex of range fires in southeast Oregon approached 90,000 acres by late Tuesday, with significant burning activity throughout the day…

Sunscreen, water, a baseball cap — the essentials for any summer day at the beach or on a hike. But for homeless Bend resident Julie Sage, her…

Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in Oregon in 2011, the most recent year for which comprehensive nationwide data is available, according to a…