Month: December 2014

Ride-sharing service Uber has grown rapidly since its inception in March 2009. It’s available in 52 countries around the world, and 157 cities…

Larry Blanton, Sheriff of Deschutes County was awarded “Sheriff of the Year” by his peers at the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association…

Central Electric Cooperative announced Thursday that some current and former members are eligible to receive capital credits payments totaling…

A Christmas tree burst into flames at a northeast Bend home Wednesday morning, prompting a 12-year-old girl to flee and a neighbor hit the fire with…

Bend Spay and Neuter Project’s fifth annual Doggie Coat Drive is in full swing! This drive is completely volunteer-driven and works to provide…

The Shepherd’s House, an organization that serves Central Oregon’s homeless, urgently needs paper plates, cups, bowls, plastic utensils…

It was a windy day on Mt. Bachelor as multiple agencies participated in a large-scale disaster drill. “For the first time in a decade,…

It’s the National Week of Code, and on Wednesday at Bend’s Miller Elementary, third-graders were teaching kindergartners how to program a…

Lance Bechtel of Terrebonne was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2010. None of his treatments have been successful. Despite his condition,…

There’s no new campus yet for OSU-Cascades in Bend, but freshmen are still coming next fall, despite an ongoing legal battle over the proposed…

With the passing of Bend police Sergeant John Lawrence, a procession consisting of police, fire and immediate family member’s vehicles honoring…

Anew economic impact study says 25 of Oregon’s most significantinvasive noxious weeds cause an estimated annual loss of about $83.5 million…

Troy Field has been used by many open space-lovers in downtown Bend since the early 1900s. It was named after the Troy Laundromat. Kids used to play…

Marathon all-night talks resulted in an agreement early Wednesday that will end a more than week-long strike by University of Oregon graduate…

Most (70 percent) of Oregon young adults in a recent survey say they don’t binge drink – but that leaves enough who do to prompt a new…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—and potentially the most profitable for scammers. The Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon…

Travel Oregon and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department are embarking on an economic impact and user study of bicycle recreation and travel for…

Most people are “baby-friendly,” right? The St. Charles hospitals in Bend and Redmond have spent hundreds of hours over more than three…

Juniper Elementary School in northeast Bend has had maintenance crews working this week on the main line pipes where they believe tree roots have…

One program that sends millions of dollars to Oregon governments won funding in Tuesday’s negotiated agreement to keep the federal government…