Month: October 2014

The city of Redmond announced Wednesday it’s embarking on a $1.2 million Energy Savings Performance Contract to improve city buildings, boost…

If you have kids in the Bend-La Pine Schools, changes are coming for your family. During meetings this week, officials are working on redrawing new…

It is the most expensive ballot measure in Oregon’s history. Between the two sides, nearly $20 million already has been spent on whether or not…

The public health departments of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties are teaming up to promote the Great American Smokeout on November 20, a…

A group of landowners and agency representatives has begun studying private and non-federal public lands in Deschutes County to determine — for…

Five target shooters who sparked a 38-acre wildfire near Alfalfa in 2012 were ordered earlier this year to pay more than $17,000 in restitution to…

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Ron Wilkinson announced his plans to retire next June 30th at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.…

The Deschutes Brewery Cup UCI cyclo-cross weekend scheduled for December 6-7 in Bend’s Old Mill District has been canceled, race organizers…

The last weekend in October this year is also the first weekend in November – and that means Halloween and the end of Daylight Savings Time occur…

The Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Transportation joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday in reminding…

Five years after a raid on a Powell Butte ranch found over a dozen emaciated horses, kicking off a lengthy legal battle with their owner, a…

Retail gas prices are down in 40 states and Washington D.C. this week, with Oregon drivers enjoying the largest weekly drop in the nation of 15…

Oregon has the 12th-best business tax climate in the U.S. according to the latest edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index , released Tuesday…

It will cost you a little more to heat your home or operate your business with natural gas this winter. On Tuesday, the Oregon Public Utility…

The city of Bend is seeking applicants for two positions on the Budget Committee. Committee members are appointed for four year terms and provide…

Be part of a team and make a difference! The La Pine Senior Center is actively seeking volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers to deliver nutritious meals,…

One of the High Desert’s biggest players in the tourism industry has always anchored in Bend, but soon, the Central Oregon Visitors Association…

Strong winds ripped through the High Desert on Saturday, and on Sunday the mountains got a healthy dose of early snow. But where the wild weather…

Ballot returns start slow in Oregon’s mail-ballot system. But the closer the election gets, the more people head to the ballot box (or the…

Oregon State Police, Madras police and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office joined the hunt Monday for the cause of an early-Sunday fire that…