Month: June 2015

Oneof the earliest blueberry harvests in decades is now underway in Oregon and, bythe end of the season, it could be one for the record books. A mild…

One of the most-awaited restaurant chains for many Bend-area residents, Chipotle Mexican Grill, confirmed to NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday it will be…

Gov. Kate Brown has declared a drought emergency in Sherman County due to drought, low snowpack levels and low water conditions. A total of 20 of…

The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation said Tuesday it has refocused its fundraising activities and hired a new staff member to expand upper-level…

Brothers Adam and David Young started Bend Original after thinking about the city they grew up in. “The idea came to me like we should start…

A Prineville woman was recuperating Tuesday at a Redmond hospital after a motorcycle operated by her husband crashed Monday afternoon on Juniper…

As the six-year anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act passed this week, in an unsparing new letter nine U.S. senators…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Tuesday a $3 million settlement and an agreement from the White City enterprise that operated a…

Weather forecasters are predicting temperatures in Central Oregon to reach or exceed 100 degrees this weekend, continuing the trend of drier and…

Hiring was fairly typical across the High Desert in May, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday, meaning little or no change in jobless…

Gas prices are holding steady near their 2015 highs, and while Oregon’s prices are up seven cents in the past week, AAA Oregon/Idaho on Tuesday…

A fire that caused $65,000 damage to a southeast Redmond home Sunday night, displacing three residents who escaped unharmed, was caused by improperly…

The Deschutes County Public Health Department reported Monday that a bat found in Sisters has tested positive for rabies. They urged people to avoid…

Here’s the full text, as prepared for delivery, of Senate floor remarks by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in support of trade legislation before the…

Construction is in full swing this summer at the Colorado Dam Safe Passage Project in Bend. If you were hoping to start floating all the way through,…

Bend 2030 and the City of Bend launched a new online community survey Monday to test attitudes about a gas tax and multi-modal transportation…

Two people riding in the bed of a pickup were thrown and one, a northeast Oregon man, died when the truck carrying four people left a road and…

If you live in Bend and get a survey call the next couple of days asking about your driving habits – like whether and how often you use a cellphone…

NeighborImpact Head Start is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2015-2016 School Year. Children who live in Crook and Deschutes…

The Kiwanis Club of Redmond awarded college scholarships to 14 graduating seniors from Redmond’s high schools in May totaling $12,750. From…