Month: May 2015

More than 400 Central Electric Cooperative members in the Tumalo area lost power for two hours or more Thursday night in the third sizable blackout…

The father of an inmate who died last December at the Deschutes County Jail, prompting a local and now state investigation, has filed a federal…

A fugitive on the run since eluding a police chase and manhunt when he stole a car earlier this month was found hiding in a northeast Bend home…

Thursday was National Hamburger Day and Deschutes Brewery celebrated with a menu to salute the American sandwich. Head chef Brian Kerr’s…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released the following statement Thursday after the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to finalize its Waters…

A smoke column at times eerily similar to the Two Bulls Fire that hit west of Bend this time last year could be seen from Pilot Butte and across much…

The Prineville BLM will be getting a major boost from the community on Friday and Saturday at the new Tumalo Canal Historic Area Trailhead. Area…

As expected, a 70-acre prescribed burn was conducted west of Bend Thursday, and as also expected, it prompted concern among many who did not catch…

Bend Park & Recreation District has many opportunities available for teenage volunteers to support summer youth recreation programs. Volunteers…

Life jackets? Check. Fire extinguisher? Check. Food and water? Check. Boater education card? It’s Friday night at 11 pm and you’re…

Deschutes County Adult Parole & Probation announced Wednesday it is entering into a new partnership with the Bethlehem Inn emergency shelter in…

Last fall, Oregonians voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But with the July 1 change to state law just over a month away, Deschutes…

Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect Monday June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked rivers, as well as on…

For the past several years, Central Oregon has been identified by drug trafficking organizations as an ideal location for outdoor marijuana grows,…

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc., a Lakewood, Colo., based natural grocery chain, is recalling two lots of Natural Grocers brand Macadamia…

Central Oregon drug agents on Wednesday revealed the details of a southeast Bend traffic stop earlier this spring that led the discovery of…

State parks throughout Oregon invite the public to camp and play for free the weekend of June 6-7 in celebration of State Parks Day and Free Fishing…

A 37-year-old Madras man was killed Wednesday evening when his SUV drifted across Highway 26 south of Madras, left the road and rolled onto its side,…

Finding a place to live in Bend is not easy. One industry is feeling the trickle-down effect of that, as the storage industry is also at 95 percent…

A motorcyclist from Stayton was killed Wednesday when a pickup apparently made a left-hand turn into his path on state Highway 22 east of Gates in…