Month: February 2015

BendBroadband and ROOT SPORTS™announced Tuesday that the regional sports network will re-launch to BendBroadband customers on March 1 . The network…

A masked robber – possibly wearing a walking cast on one foot — held up a northwest Bend gas station/convenience store early Tuesday and…

A message left on a Sunriver-area resident’s voice mail Tuesday afternoon prompted a police warning about a common telephone scam, threatening…

Hazardous material is transported on railways across the country on a daily basis, including Oregon tracks that run right through downtown Bend. A…

Warmer weather has opened up prescribed burning opportunities for the Deschutes National Forest beginning as early as Wednesday. If conditions remain…

A pickup and car collided on S. Highway 97 in southern Bend Monday night, sending the car’s driver to the hospital with apparent…

A 40-year-old Bend man was arrested late last week at San Francisco International Airport, accused of murder in the death of his former girlfriend…

Retail gas prices continue their February surge in Oregon and nationwide, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday – but the fuel-monitoring…

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday he will hold town halls this week in three Oregon counties, including Saturday events in Madras and…

Lack of snow isn’t hurting some elements of winter tourism, according to officials who said Monday that Central Oregon is on pace to have a…

Is it a plane? Is it a bird? These days, it might be a drone you’re looking at. The UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) industry has been headed…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday he wants the federal government to replicate the successful use of biomass energy in Oregon and Wallowa County by…

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s gross sales for distilled spirits in 2014 totaled a record $531.6 million, 4.3 percent from the previous…

Oregon State Police released the name Monday a 45-year-old Gresham man who was critically injured in a crash on state Highway 216 near Warm Springs…

Six athletes from the Bend Endurance Academy have been named to the Pacific Northwest Ski Association Junior National Team for the 2015 Nordic Junior…

Legislation to dedicate several of Oregon’s border-to-border highways in honor of veterans groups passed the Oregon House of Representatives on…

Students, faculty and staff at Oregon State University have largely embraced a new policy that prohibits smoking on the Corvallis campus, but the…

A 23-year-old Bend man was arrested on rape and burglary charges Saturday, accused of entering a former neighbor’s apartment in the…

It’s been over a year since he last struck — and still, Bend’s serial bank robber has yet to be caught. “Sure it’s…

Oregonians, say hello to your new governor: Kate Brown,Oregon Secretary of State. She’s held that position since 2008, although she’s…