Month: August 2014

More heavy winds pushed the day-old Pole Creek Fire southwest of Sisters to 4,300 acres on Monday, officials said late in the day – but…

Not one, but two cougar cubs — apparently malnourished and hunting for food — were roaming a southeast Prineville neighborhood on Sunday.…

Firefighters worked Sunday to hold and improve the lines on the 168-acre Burgess Road Fire near La Pine and officials said it didn’t grow, with…

An extensive and growing search for a missing 7-year-old La Pine-area autistic girl with Down syndrome who wandered from home through an accidentally…

An extensive ground and air search for more than six hours over a wide area of southeast Bend ended in success early Sunday when an 86-year-old,…

After more than a month on the lam, federal officials caught an escaped Deer Ridge Correctional Institution prisoner on Friday afternoon in downtown…

A Deschutes County Jail inmate who escaped from a work crew working outside the jail Sunday evening, running through the parking lot and scaling the…

Madras-area residents were urged Wednesday to stay on the lookout, three days after a Linn County man scaled the fence and escaped from the Deer…

The Deschutes County Historic Landmarks Commission will visit a number of historic sites in Sisters Country on Tuesday, Sept. 9th, including stops in…

After an unarmed Missouri teenager was shot and killed by a police officer, the question now is: Was the officer justified in killing Michael Brown?…

An Oregon Department of Justice investigation found insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against fired Prineville police chief Eric Bush…

Saving Grace is proud to announce its inclusion in the list of Oregon Business magazine’s annual list of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in…

On Wednesday, construction crews will begin work on the asphalt overlay for Bridge Drive and Otter Drive in southern Deschutes County. Road work…

After recent reports of callers fraudulently identifying themselves as collection agents, the Oregon Department of Revenue on Tuesday reminded…

The city of Bend on Tuesday offered a neighborhood update on the Reed Market Road construction phasing and detours between Third Street and Newberry…

It’s not every day you see people dressed in shorts and flip-flops trekking through icy patches while they shop and dine in Sunriver. But then…

It’s a tour that’s making a big splash in a small town. “The Commemorative Air Force has what’s called a flying museum, and…

A city crew working to fix a water leak hit a natural gas line Monday morning in northwest Bend, and the resulting leak prompted closure of Riverside…

Applications are being accepted for the 2015 PRCA Sisters Rodeo Queen. According to John Leavitt, queen selection committee chair, applications will…

In Oregon last year, 997 child passengers under age 8 were injured and three were killed in motor vehicles crashes. Of these, 12 were riding totally…