Month: September 2014

Evacuation levels were lowered and residents returned home Sunday as crews made good progress on the Scoggins Creek Fire, which broke out Friday and…

Residents along NW State and Congress streets should be aware that Cascade Natural Gas crews willbeworkingin the alley between the two streets all of…

Bikers packed up and hit the road to five Central Oregon hospitals on Saturday, making their annual Santa-like delivery of dozens of stuffed animals…

No sidewalk, barely a shoulder along a busy road, and a few seconds every day 10-year-old Ella Kanapek holds her breath on the way to school in…

An unusual enterovirus called EV-D68 that has caused severe respiratory illnesses in over 120 children in 22 other states may have arrived in Central…

A California man was arrested Friday afternoon during an Oregon State Police traffic stop north of Lakeview when a trooper found about 20 pounds of…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed new rules that would relieve Oregon brewers and farmers from the threat of an end to their…

The Oregon Health Authority issued a health advisory late Friday due to high levels of blue-green algae in Wickiup Reservoir, located west of La Pine…

The Oregon Health Authority said Friday it is expanding a health advisory after preliminary test results showed blue-green algae covering a stretch…

The U.S. Senate approved bipartisan child welfare legislation Thursday night aimed at reducing child sex trafficking, increasing adoptions and…

A number of Oregon school districts have reported receiving requests for purchasing data that could be related to a suspected nationwide string of…

This week, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced…

The U.S. House on Thursday — for the third time — passed the Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, a bill that author Rep. Greg…

The Oregon Humane Society said Friday it is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for…

Christy McLeod has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer for Bend Memorial Clinic. In her new role, McLeod will be responsible for overseeing…

Monte Payne has lived in his Westside Bend home off Federal Street for seven years. He’s seen neighbors come and go, replaced by tourists and…

The Sisters School District is taking on leaky roofs, split sidewalks and unusable athletic tracks at their buildings. And this November,…

C-Diff, or Clostridium Defficile, is now the most common cause of infections associated with health care in the U.S. Bend Memorial Clinic is part of…

A former Oregon State University employee turned herself in to Oregon State Police Thursday after her indictment on charges she sold nearly 400…

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Central Oregon is partnering with the Oregon Arts Commission to produce the first Central Oregon Arts Summit on…