High Desert 2014: The year in review – and links
The year 2014 was tumultuous on a global, national and state scale – from ISIS to Ebola, missing-jet mysteries, a shift in congressional power and…
Continue ReadingThe year 2014 was tumultuous on a global, national and state scale – from ISIS to Ebola, missing-jet mysteries, a shift in congressional power and…
Continue ReadingIt’s been just over a month since the Mirror Pond Ad Hoc committee first introduced the Mirror Pond and Downtown Redevelopment concept to…
Continue ReadingThe Prineville Police Department will be participating in a statewide high-visibility DUII enforcement during this holiday season. Our goal is to…
Continue ReadingA California man has died at a Bend hospital after a two-car head-on crash Tuesday evening on Highway 97 near Chemult, Oregon State Police reported.…
Continue ReadingBend Endurance Academy announces two upcoming youth rock climbing programs for the coming year. Starting In February, the spring season of the Youth…
Continue ReadingAn air stagnation advisory is in effect through Sunday for much of Central, Southern and Eastern Oregon. The advisory is based on the latest…
Continue ReadingU.S. Bank and the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation are hosting the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle Logo Contest. The public is encouraged to…
Continue ReadingSometimes, a car fire is more than it seems — as was the case late Tuesday afternoon in northeast Bend, when police say a man who went…
Continue ReadingSeveral inches of snow fell over a wide swath of the High Desert on the last Monday of 2014, keeping police and fire medics scrambling from one crash…
Continue ReadingIt was a cold Tuesday on the High Desert, with temperatures topping out in the teens. But the frigid weather did not keep shoppers away from downtown…
Continue ReadingHoodoo Ski Area near Santiam Pass is opening more than a month earlier than last year. Its lifts will start running on New Year’s Day. Sno-Cats…
Continue ReadingWant a new twist to your New Year’s resolutions? Focus on positive changes for your four-legged friend. The Humane Society of Central Oregon…
Continue ReadingA car stolen at gunpoint from a Bend motel guest Sunday night was spotted about an hour later, leading to a 15-mile police chase on Highway 20 east…
Continue ReadingA Redmond man suspected of drunk driving refused to pull over on Highway 97 late Sunday night and led police on a wild chase toward Bend at speeds of…
Continue ReadingHydro Flask —the award-winning leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks—is gifting $100,000 to three Bend, Oregon-based…
Continue ReadingBuilding owners, occupants, facility managers and building maintenance personnel: If you have not already done so, NOW is the time to take the…
Continue ReadingSince changes were made in 2007 and 2012, Oregon state law has said money on gift cards cannot depreciate over time. “So you could take a gift…
Continue ReadingTyler Russell is a 10-year-old Hillsboro boy who lives and breathes basketball. But on occasion, he also hits the slopes to snowboard, like on his…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Park and Recreation District is looking for referees to officiate games for the 2015 Youth Basketball League for third through fifth grade…
Continue ReadingA 91-year-old Bend man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after his SUV left icy Brookswood Boulevard south of town and…
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