Month: September 2014

The Family Access Network Foundation has received a generous $5,000 donation from The Bend Foundation to help connect families to basic-need services…

It was a year ago that Bend High senior Rona Campbell said she was hit at the Eighth Street and Franklin Avenue roundabout when a car failed to yield…

Tristan Saldana is in eighth grade. He is 14 years old. He likes to swim and play with cars. He also was born with Down syndrome, and he is this…

Brian Whitcomb, a PGA Professional from Bend, Oregon, smiled graciously during the closing ceremonies Tuesday as his team celebrated a 16-8 victory…

Oregon State University Extension Service, Project Wildfire, Oregon Department of Forestry, local fire departments, and other agencies, are offering…

Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray on Tuesday challenged all students, faculty, staff and community members to work together to end…

Day-use fees at most U.S. Forest Service recreation sites will be waived on Saturday, Sept. 27, to celebrate National Public Lands Day. September 27…

Marking National Recovery Month, a Bend mother has just written a book sharing her journey through her daughter’s descent into meth addiction…

Some citizens worried about a family with three young children who climbed South Sister Sunday afternoon contacted authorities, saying they…

St. Charles Bend said Friday it has treated two young children showing symptoms of the unusual enterovirus D68, a severe respiratory illness.…

The federal Food and Drug Administration has revised its proposed set of rules that would have directly affected the relationship between Central…

The last warm weekend of official summer ended in typically busy fashion for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, which was out on one…

Now that the project contract has won board approval, the Bend Park & Recreation District began site preparation work Monday and announced…

Areas in Oregon downstream of wildfires are at greater risk for flooding this year, and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Oregon Dept. of…

Dozens of protesters staged a climate change march through Bend on Sunday, joining thousands of others around the world demanding action to reduce…

Job growth in Central Oregon remains faster than the state as a whole, with Crook and Deschutes counties among the fastest growing in Oregon, the…

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office will be putting a twist on National Public Lands Day this year. Instead of planning a…

Xanthohumol, a type of flavonoid found in hops and beer, has been shown in a new study to improve cognitive function in young mice, but not in older…

The Pet Evacuation Team (P.E.T.) has received a gift of $1000 from the B.E. Knudson Charitable Trust for recognition of donated rescue and evacuation…

A 50-year-old Powell Butte man was killed and three people injured early Friday in a Northern California head-on crash involving two semi trucks, the…