Month: December 2014

For the fourth year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided First…

An autopsy conducted on the body of a Deschutes County Jail inmate who died hours after his arrest found no obvious cause of death, and officials…

What do you do when the low bid on a $500,000 project comes in at $1 million? That’s the question facing the Bend Parks and Rec Board as it…

Two residents were arrested after a three-hour standoff Monday at a southwest Redmond home where a visiting 22-year-old man had been robbed at…

Four finalists have accepted invitations to be interviewed for the position of president at Central Oregon Community College, the school announced…

A Hillsboro solar equipment company and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hailed a Commerce Department ruling Tuesday as a victory for strong enforcement of…

Three Rivers Elementary School in Sunriver held its very first Holiday Shop on Tuesday, all thanks to generous members of the community. For the past…

The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service announced Tuesday it will be advertising over 600 temporary positions throughout the…

A Redmond woman’s stopped her trial on 89 charges of abusing her stepdaughter, including strangulation and assault, by pleading guilty to 16 of…

Bend Garbage & Recycling, Cascade Disposal and High Country Disposal will be closed on Christmas Day & New Year’s Day. Their Thursday…

Consumers are enjoying a holiday bonus with gas prices at their lowest level in five years, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. For the week, the…

In recent years, the sage grouse has become a popular topic in Oregon, and it is only natural that some may ask: Is it possible for cattle and sage…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites the public to ring in 2015 by participating in one of 31 guided hikes to take place in state parks…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., urged the Energy Department on Tuesday to come up with a plan and a strict timeline to address storage tanks leaking…

Volunteering : The AARP TaxAide program provides free IRS certified tax preparation & electronic filing service to residents in Deschutes County.…

Did your company pull out all the stops for your holiday party this year? Was it more than last year? ‘Tis the season to celebrate an improving…

National statistics show around 80 percent of schoolchildren have been bullied. Now, the Bend jewelry store Nashelle is helping raise awareness of…

This holiday season, Oregon Humanities invites Oregonians to participate in the third round of Dear Stranger, a letter-writing project the…

A thin layer of snow, along with fog and freezing fog, made for more treacherous driving conditions over much of the High Desert Monday morning and…

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 8.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.84 a gallon as of Sunday, according to…