Month: August 2014

Summer is heating up across the High Desert, with hiring up in all three counties over figures of a year ago, the state Employment Department…

Another string of intense thunderstorms rocked and rolled through Central Oregon Sunday night, hitting the region with heavy rain, hail and plenty of…

The first American Cancer Society Relay For Life for Redmond and Sisters took place this weekend at the Redmond Proficiency Academy on the Hugh…

Cascade Natural Gas crews will be working on Phase 3 of the Gas PipelineReplacementProjectthis week. Officials said to expect a fair amount of…

Oregon State Police on Sunday identified a 51-year-old Vancouver, Washington man who apparently shot and killed himself after leading police on a…

Alcohol and speed were factors in a pair of injury crashes late Saturday and early Sunday in Crook County, sheriff’s deputies said. Around…

Riots in Ferguson, Missouri have the social media world in a tizzy. The subject of all the talk is militarized local police forces. Many are arguing…

Two people were injured, one seriously, Saturday when their motorcycle left state Hwy. 242 (the McKenzie Highway) and crashed about 14 miles east of…

A 52-year-old Prineville woman was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries and cited for drunk driving after a crash Friday evening…

Watch out beer, there’s a new trend that could take a bite out of business. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” said Far Afield…

The mad dash is on to find back-to-school supplies and cross off that list. “Every year it seems like there’s a little bit more to…

The city of Bend this week joined Nextdoor, a private social network platform for neighborhoods. This allows the city to communicate online with…

Following Robin Williams’ death, there has been a near-doubling in calls to the Lines for Life Suicide Lifeline from friends and family members…

An annual Columbia Drag Boat Association race event will take place September 5-7, 2014 at Haystack Reservoir, located about ten miles south of…

A bicyclist was struck by a truck driving down Highway 126 on Tuesday afternoon. It might sound like just another accident, until you meet Fred…

It’s not your average cocktail hour. Women from around Central Oregon are getting together several times a month to discuss beer. “I was…

It’s prime-time summer season. But lately, Mother Nature doesn’t seem to care. “This summer, there seems like there are a few more…

The Bend Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation on Tuesday, August 19 th , on NW Riverside Boulevard at Kansas Avenue.…

St. Vincent de Paul Redmond received approval from the Collins Foundation for a grant totaling $100,000 towards the purchase of their existing…

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the Community Development Department’s Code Enforcement Policy and…