Month: May 2015

After renting for years, Maren Poletay’s landlord sold the home she shared with her kids, her aging father and their three dogs. Although they…

Two weeks after Bend Police Chief Jim Porter proposed an expanded civil exclusion zone for downtown Bend, city councilors decided on a 5-2 vote…

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed an amendment to the Veterans Administration funding bill, led by Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and…

A Sisters man was hospitalized and a Bend woman was cited after she turned left into the path of another car and they collided on Highway 20 in…

The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday lifted a health advisory issued six days earlier for Detroit Lake after new water monitoring confirmed that…

Bend’s population grew by 3.4 percent in the year ended last July 1 to an estimated total of 84,080 residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said in…

It’s been one year since Oregon’s gay marriage ban was struck down. The anniversary is reason to celebrate for Deschutes County’s…

An AMBER Alert was issued, then canceled Wednesday afternoon by Oregon State Police after a driver on I-5 in southwest Washington spotted and called…

Here’s something not news to many: There’s a housing crisis in Central Oregon, with Bend as its no-vacancy epicenter. Not just an…

The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and also happens to be the beginning of the summer concert lineup in Bend’s Old…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a settlement regarding RadioShack’s proposed bankruptcy sale of its…

Remember your prom experience? How about when you graduated from high school? The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reminds parents that while some…

As Trade Promotion Authority, or “fast track,” legislation continues to be pending on the Senate floor, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said…

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Wednesday the Bureau of Reclamation will invest nearly $50 million to improve water efficiency and…

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee passed a bipartisan measure Wednesday to ensure that people who are traveling with a…

The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation is putting on the 4 th Annual Central Oregon 500+ Road Ride, June 3-7. All rides are based out of Bend…

The American Red Cross urges donors to choose their day to give hope to patients in need by donating blood during the “100 days of summer. 100…

All seven school bond and local option levies passed in Tuesday ‘s election, continuing recent positive trends on such votes, officials said.…

The High Desert Museum announced Wednesday participation in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star…

A large burn pile of uprooted trees escaped north of Madras Tuesday and burned about an acre of cheatgrass, sagebrush and juniper before fire crews…