Month: August 2014

VA Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson visited the Portland VA Medical Center on Friday and announced additional steps being taken to…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has announced penalties against three Bend companies, one over hazardous waste violations, another for…

A temporary ruling adopted Wednesday by Oregon’s Early Learning Council has banned medical marijuana patients from working as licensed child…

Highway planners for the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration published the final Environmental Impact…

A truck driver from Redmond was injured early Friday morning when his rig crashed head-on into a tree off Highway 62 near Prospect in Jackson County,…

Harmony4Women, the local Women’s Acappella Benefit Community Chorus, has received major sponsorship funding from Les Schwab Tire Centers. The…

The city of Bend has collected hundreds of comments about how to make it easier to walk, bike and ride the bus in what’s called the Central…

In a collaboration between BestCare Prevention, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue, a 24-hour…

It’s still summer, but Bend Park & Recreation District is thinking about the cooler days of fall! Registration for fall recreation programs…

The League of Oregon Cities has targeted the following five issues as legislativepriorities for the 2015 session of the Oregon Legislature:…

Water quality agency staff from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, U.S. EPA Region 10, Willamette Partnership and The Freshwater Trust released draft…

The Painted Hills induces awe with its swirling red-and-gold terrain and glimpse into prehistoric time. Yet right across from this unit of the John…

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that includes the NBC, FOX, The CW, and Telemundo affiliates in Bend, Oregon is seeking an…

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber on Thursday ordered all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday in honor…

A phone call into a Deschutes County courtroom from thousands of miles away did not mask the anger of David Ryder Sr. as he listened to Luke Wirkkala…

Most government surveys — in fact, most surveys in general — are a long list of questions and “definitely agree/disagree”…

With fewer than 1 percent vacancies in Bend, and the resulting rise in rents and home prices, affordable housing is a top priority for the city. In…

Redmond School District Superintendent Mike McIntosh on Wednesday announced a new leadership team for Redmond High School and Obsidian Middle School.…

Fire retardant use is at an-all time high at the Redmond Air Center. There are two reasons for it. This fire season is particularly intense and newer…

Firefighters quicklyresponded to two new fires on the Crescent Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest on Tuesday, holding them to under an…