Month: August 2014

This fall, the Cascade Swim Center is getting energy efficiency upgrades, and using the energy savings to help fund the project. The project will…

The Bend Police Department would like to remind all citizens that school starts back up on September 3rd. We are asking drivers, bicyclists, and…

If drunk driving was eliminated, more than 10,000 lives would be spared each year, the Bend Police Department said Thursday, joining other Central…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday its decision to extend protection to the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) as a threatened…

A member of the notorious ‘Redmond Five’ group is back in the Deschutes County Jail on Tuesday, awaiting what could be a new sentence for…

Exploring Oregon’s high desert and the roughly 800-mile Oregon Desert Trail just became easier, as the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA)…

Two men who allegedly broke into a Redmond rock quarry to steal metal were caught in the act and arrested late Wednesday night, but it took a police…

Third-grade teacher Jesse Rasmussen is getting his classroom inside Jewell Elementary prepped and primed. In his room, you’ll find posters,…

The door-to-door sale is a dying art, but for the past few summers in Central Oregon, it’s found life with an educational sales company based…

The Oregon Heritage Commission will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Agenda items…

After a fairly calm few weeks on the wildfire front for Central Oregon, thousands of residents were alarmed to see a massive cloud of smoke blowing…

The Bend Police Department is currently accepting applications for Police Cadets. The Cadet program is a great mentorship program that provides youth…

With election season right around the corner, already in full swing are those political ads — and sometimes the special interest groups come…

For 40 years, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has been helping families raise thriving babies, and smart, school-ready kids in Oregon. Deschutes…

The 2014 football season kicks off this weekend for both University of Oregon and Oregon State University, so the Oregon State Police and Oregon…

With several recent bicycle-car crashes – and back-to-school just around the corner – ODOT and its partners are encouraging vigilance in sharing…

What was meant to be an educational conference on marijuana, alcohol and other drugs in Madras in turning into a big controversy — – but…

A swelling state treasury is on the verge of triggering “kicker” rebates for Oregon taxpayers. For the third time this year, economists…

A proposal to construct a boat ramp on the Deschutes River in Sunriver was approved by 86 percent of members of the Sunriver Owners Association who…

Bend-area (Deschutes County) home prices continue to rise at a pace that puts the area in the top 10 of the nation, new federal statistics released…