Month: June 2015

The Cascade Cycling Classic presented Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon is back for its 36th year! July 22-26. The CCC is the longest standing…

Central Oregon firefighters went after six new wildfires around the region Thursday, bringing the total to 17 since Tuesday, many of them…

A brushfire broke out late Wednesday afternoon northeast of Warm Springs and raced across 1,500 to 3,000 acres before firefighters got it out, having…

The Bloom Project, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides fresh floral bouquets to hospice and palliative care patients, has received a $12,000…

Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Thursday they have blocked the confirmation of David J. Shulkin,…

Repair crews finished work Wednesday afternoon, replacing a 12-inch water main in northeast Bend that ruptured in the early-morning hours. sending…

The Oregon Humane Society announced Wednesday that it is partnering with the Animal Legal Defense Fund to increase the reward for the person who shot…

Starting Thursday, the Deschutes National Forest said it will be closing the Tumalo Falls Trailhead, parking lot and bridge below the falls that…

EPIC Property Management announced Wednesday it will take applications next week for a lottery to choose tenants for 40 new affordable housing units…

Last week, the Marion and Yamhill county district attorneys announced that they would not pursue charges against Michael Rodgers, the whistleblower…

A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed buildings in the small Columbia River Gorge town of Biggs Junction, Hood River County authorities confirmed late…

A tense real-life drama played out at a northeast Bend park on Tuesday, as police confronted a man who allegedly grabbed a knife, injured himself and…

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday for the ceremonial signing of a bill that provides stronger confidentiality…

At its 14th commencement on Sunday, Oregon State University-Cascades will set a record when it awards 324 bachelor’s and master’s…

Redmond School District has announced its free Summer Meals Program schedule for the summer of 2015. The program allows children who are 18 years of…

The Bend-La Pine Schools Summer Meals and Summer Reading program begins Monday, June 15 in the Bend area and Monday, June 22 in La Pine. The program…

The victim of a Sunday night shooting at a home north of Prineville was identified Tuesday as a 26-year-old resident, who was listed in critical…

Two years ago, Central Oregon economic development officials used a $500,000 federal grant and nearly $400,000 in local business ticket purchases to…

The Oregon National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (OYCP), a statewide accredited alternative high school that serves all 36 counties in Oregon, will…

The battle over the OSU-Cascades four-year campus on Bend’s Westside may be coming to an end — or maybe not. “We’re in the…