Month: March 2015

Visitors to Bend’s Pilot Butte encountered a new sign posted by state parks officials Monday that warned of a weekend cougar sighting as…

Should a business be able to refuse service to someone based on their sexual orientation? It’s a question being debated nationwide following a…

The Oregon House voted along party lines Tuesday to pass Democrats’ $7.255 billion K-12 education budget, one trumpeted as a big step forward…

The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association announced Tuesday the date of closing for residential and private lands open debris burning across the…

The Chainbreaker mountain bike race is back again for its 19 th year with a new course for 2015. The long-running race takes place in the Skyline…

Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) is hosting three adaptive teams to race in the 2015 U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddlet. This multi-sport event on May 16 must…

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is reminding people to avoid the impulse purchase of live rabbits, chicks or ducklings as Easter gifts. These…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown denounced Indiana’s “religious objections” law Tuesday, saying it offends her and urging that state’s…

Recruitment efforts for Head Start are already underway for next school year, as NeighborImpact celebrates the 50 th anniversary of Head Start and…

This spring, the city of Bend is encouraging all residents to use water efficiently as they begin to start up their irrigation systems in preparation…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a racketeering and unlawful trade practices lawsuit Tuesday against 19 companies and nine individuals…

A health and diet retailer based in Bend was accused Tuesday by the Better Business Bureau of billing customers for products they never ordered. King…

The Sustainable City Year Program is moving to Central Oregon, selecting Redmond for the 2015-16 academic year. University of Oregon students will…

It’s been almost two months since a hiker fell 30 feet down a rocky ravine at Dillon Falls near Bend. Chris Brinegar went off trail to get a…

Mt. Bachelor put its Sunrise Express lift back in service Monday after finding what sent an empty chair falling 20 feet to the ground; We just heard…

The City of Redmond is in the process of fully renovating the playground at Sam Johnson Park. The improved park will host a 25,000 square foot…

In their fourth annual consumer satisfaction survey, the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) of Oregon has once again ranked favorably…

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Monday it has signed an agreement to build the online application necessary to handle requests for…

Ten organizations wrote letters or testified Monday before the Subcommittee on Public Safety of the Oregon Legislature’s Committee on Ways and…

With the April 15 th tax filing deadline quickly approaching, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Monday urged eligible Oregonians to use the IRS and Oregon…