Month: January 2015

Oregon businesses reported 45,700 vacancies in the fall, an increase of 13,400 vacancies from the prior year, the state Employment Department…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday applauded the announcement of funding for six majorconservation projects in the state. The six projects – all…

he 2015 tax filing season will begin next Tuesday, as scheduled, for both the Oregon Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service. Both…

The results of the 2014-2015 Oregon Kindergarten Assessment were released Wednesday. This is the second year the state has collected a snapshot of…

In aneffort to encourage families to start saving for college early, the OregonCollege SavingsPlan hasannounced its Baby Grad promotion. Any Oregon…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday introduced two amendments to a Senate bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Wyden said his amendments would…

This year Sisters Folk Festival’s Americana Arts Outreach Scholarship (APAOS) fund received over $15,000 in grant awards. The fund provides…

Bend’s Project Connect seeks volunteers for service projects on behalf of non-profits, including BrightSide Animal Center’s Thrift Store,…

As soon as Redmond police officers learned Tuesday a missing woman was found safe, they turned to Facebook to offer an update — it’s…

The Bend-La Pine School Board unanimously chose Pacific Crest as the name for the new Bend middle school Tuesday night. The name was chosen from a…

The year 2015 is a big budget year for Oregon state government, with a recovering economy making for shifting priorities. Gov. John Kitzhaber is…

Seven people, including a 2-week-old baby, escaped a house fire in La Pine Monday night. The house is gone — and amazingly, this is not the…

In honor of the one-year anniversary of Oregon’s historic anti-tethering law, Fences For Fido’s Central Oregon chapter is launching…

Personalized learning opportunities await Redmond Proficiency Academy high school students as the engage in January Term, a three-week program in…

Prineville police on Tuesday identified a 73-year-old Bend pilot killed when his small plane crashed on takeoff Sunday afternoon from Prineville…

Nine Bend Endurance Academy junior cyclocross riders performed strongly in competition at the USA Cyclocross Nationals, held Jan. 7-12 in Austin,…

Each year, Deschutes Brewery dedicates $1 per barrel sold to nonprofits throughout its distribution area as part of its commitment to building a…

Two days after turning to the public for help in finding a missing Redmond woman, police said Tuesday she had been found safe in Southern California.…

After the second holdup of a northwest Redmond Subway sandwich shop in three weeks, likely by the same knife-wielding robber, some area residents…

Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney was invited to be a featured speaker at the 12 th Annual Leadership Summit of the Oregon Business Plan at…