Month: June 2015

Meyer Memorial Trust awarded 109 grants in June, totaling nearly $4.3 million for organizations across Oregon and Southwest Washington, including…

The conclusion of the academic year at Oregon State University – Cascades brought awards to four faculty and staff members for teaching,…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will temporarily close Pilot Butte State Park’s summit road to both vehicle and foot traffic on…

A Sunriver man who failed to return home from a bike ride Monday morning, triggering an extensive two-day search, had ridden to his travel trailer in…

Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., cheered Thursday’s ruling upholding key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Wyden applauded…

The Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday a pilot “on demand” phone interpretation service to enhance…

As temperatures are forecast to rise to over 100 degrees this weekend, The Shepherd’s House, an organization that serves Central Oregon’s…

Shevlin Park is Bend’s largest park, covering over 600 acres. Users range from hikers to cyclists, families, nearby residents and dog owners…

With forecasters warning of an extended hot spell and the potential of dry thunderstorms, Central Oregon and state fire officials are girding for…

A local nonprofit, the Deschutes Children’s Foundation, is celebrating their Silver Anniversary. The organization was founded in 1990 by…

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The Oregon Marine Board, law enforcement from 32 counties and the Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water this weekend as…

Building Solutions, a construction materials company based in Bend, hosted its annual NeighborImpact food drive and company BBQ June 19. The event…

A heat wave settling into Oregon in coming days has prompted a number of warnings, tip sheets and advice from agencies on how to beat the heat, stay…

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued a statement Wednesday after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, of which he is a member, passed a…

On Tuesday, Cloverdale firefighters responded to two reports of the illegal burning of yard debris. In both cases firefighters found residents of the…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised Wednesday’s passage of trade legislation in the U.S. Senate to allow the president to complete trade…

The Oregon Senate voted 24-4 Wednesday to allow women to purchase birth control without a doctor’s visit, a proposal introduced by Rep. Knute…

The Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship fund is fully funded and is assisting low-income students with arts-related learning. Started in 2011…

A Hermiston man was killed, but a truck driver from Redmond escaped unhurt when an SUV heading the wrong way on Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon…