Month: November 2014

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The fate of a little-noticed ballot measure in strongly Democratic Oregon serves as a warning to President Barack Obama and…

Snowshoe, a male hybrid lynx who has lived at the High Desert Museum for nine years, died Tuesday night, officials say . He had been under a…

Local volunteer and community activist Lindsay Greco is passionate about the holiday season. Not only does she enjoy celebrating with a Christmas…

Bend workers at the U.S. Postal Service held a protest Friday afternoon of service cutbacks, including closure of the local mail processing center.…

Redmond Municipal Airport reopened for flights Friday afternoon, about 21 hours after it was closed due to freezing rain that worsened snow and ice…

Just about all Central Oregon schools were closed Friday, some for a second day, after Thursday’s snow was followed by a foot or more in areas,…

A La Pine-area resident who left cat food on the front porch said a black bear showed up for the meal instead Friday evening, the second such…

A La Pine woman was startled Tuesday night to spot a black bear on her front porch, eating cat food. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were…

Unemployment tax rates for most Oregon employers will decline Jan. 1, the Oregon Employment Department said Friday. Employers that pay into the…

(Editors’ note: Mr. Pies recently shared with NewsChannel 21 a judge’s court order that indicate his conviction on these charges were…

The weight of a foot or more of wet, heavy snow (and freezing rain) apparently proved to be too much for the roofs of two industrial buildings, in…

The scheduled sentencing of Richard Gustafson on sex abuse and child pornography charges has been postponed indefinitely after he was involved in a…

Despite the winter weather that has descended on Central Oregon, residents in the Bend area took advantage of the Half Price Yard Debris Sale and…

Here’s a growing list of other services, events and activities canceled or rescheduled due to Friday’s snow and freezing rain. If you…

The 2014 Sustainability Awards were announced by The Environmental Center Thursday night at a celebration at the Cascade Culinary Institute’s…

A 91-year-old pickup driver from Bend was killed on Highway 26 east of Prineville Thursday when he apparently lost control on the snow- and…

With the arrival of snowy weather,, the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee wants to remind property owners they need to keep…

When you’re hungry, probably the only thing on your mind before you order is how delicious it’s going to taste — not how safe it is…

The first widespread snowfall of the season hit just as predicted, if not more so Thursday across the High Desert, dumping a half-foot or more in…

The City of Bend has created a new, online opportunity for public input as Vacation Home Rental regulations are developed. Log into www.bendvoice.org…