Month: August 2014

The economic impact of legalizing marijuana in Oregon is difficult to estimate because the potential market will depend in large part on what kind of…

The Bend Fire Department is looking for individuals who would like to become a long-term member of the Bend Fire Department as a volunteer —…

A total of 18 one-way trail signs have been tampered with or vandalized over the past four months along or near the popular Phil’s Trail…

Bend police issued eight tickets and gave 12 warnings during a two-hour pedestrian safety operation Tuesday — and also witnessed a rear-end…

A planned paved trail that would start right on the outskirts of Sisters and go seven miles along Highway 20 to Black Butte Ranch would pass a quiet…

The Oregon Public Utility Commission issued an urgent scam alert Wednesday, warning consumers about online postings offering to help them to get a…

“You’ve won millions!” That’s the bait from the latest Jamaican lottery scam hitting the Northwest, the Better Business…

The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 11:30 a.m. at the Oregon Department of…

This week, Oregon Adaptive Sports is hosting the first of its kind, Camp Oasis, a day camp for children between the age of 6 to 13 years old with…

This upcoming Saturday at the Bend Rock Gym, OAS and Mark Wellman, an avid adaptive rock climber, instructor and two-time Paralympian will be hosting…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to the public Wednesday after a citizen reported being called by someone falsely…

About 30 new smoke reports have come in to the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center over the last 24 hours as a result of Sunday’s…

Few reports have come in for new fire starts over the last 24 hours, the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center reported Sunday. COIDC and…

As firefighters continue to battle wildfires around the West, a group of scientists is claiming that climate change is fueling the costly blazes and…

The Redmond Municipal Airport announced Friday it has pushed back the scheduled Monday start of its $20 million runway reconstruction project by…

With about two weeks left before ushering in the new school year, a few Bend-La Pine schools still look more like a construction site, with torn-up…

There is another change in the ranks of the Prineville Police Department, as Capt. Michael Boyd has announced his retirement. Boyd has spent more…

Southeast Bend’s Reed Market Road construction project enters its third phase on Sept. 8th. It has been going for over a year now, and…

A Deschutes County judge tried and convicted a 46-year-old Mitchell man Tuesday, then sentenced him to 2 1/2 years in prison in the June holdup of a…

A federal judge in Portland ruled this week that health care providers cannot deny coverage to autistic children for applied behavioral analysis…