Month: July 2015

Police arrested a Bend man on theft and other charges early Friday morning in downtown Bend after they say they saw him smash a bank window with a…

Beginning Sunday morning, the closure area for the Corner Creek fire on the eastern end of the Ochoco National Forest will be reduced, allowing…

The City of Bend and BendFilm are partnering to provide a hands-on educational opportunity for young filmmakers in grades 6-12. Young filmmakers are…

A Lincoln City man was killed Friday morning when his car struck the rear of a gravel truck that had just turned onto Highway 101, Oregon State…

A 47-year-old transient faces arson, burglary and other charges, accused of breaking into a southwest Bend office building early Thursday and setting…

Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday signed HB 2690, a bill championed by state Reps. David Gomberg (D-Lincoln City) and Gene Whisnant (R-Sunriver) that…

A 27-year-old Tigard motorcyclist accompanied by a Portland woman led Oregon State Police on an off-and-on pursuit at speeds of up to 149 mph until…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said it received several reports Wednesday and Thursday from citizens saying they got calls from scammer…

Two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies completed the Corrections Academy at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, graduating…

Redmond fire crews called to a Terrebonne vehicle fire late Wednesday night found a van ablaze and stopped the flames from spreading to the adjacent…

The Cable Crossing Fire, five miles east of Glide near Highway 138E, jumped containment lines late Wednesday afternoon and more than doubled in size,…

Saint-Gobain, through its subsidiary, CertainTeed Gypsum, announced Wednesday an agreement to purchase Structus Building Technologies, Inc. of Bend,…

As the heat returns to the region this week, Oregon fire managers are once again spreading the word of caution in efforts to prevent human-caused…

Fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest are feeling the heat. This year, warmer temperatures and lower snowpack have caused major fish die-offs. The…

An algae-related public health advisory issued Tuesday for Upper Klamath and Agency lakes is being extended downstream to Keno Dam, the Oregon Health…

Cascade Angels Fund announced Wednesday it has invested $100,000 in Bend-based start-up LeadMethod. The company provides channel sales management…

After 2 1/2 years in office, Redmond City Councilor Ginny McPherson resigned on Saturday, but she won’t be going far — in fact,…

Motorists can expect congestion and short delays Wednesday night at the intersection of US 97 and 1st Street/Reed Road in La Pine as crews will be…

A 34-year-old Eugene man questioned by Oregon State Police as a “person of interest” in suspicious letters mailed to two-dozen Oregon…

A fast-moving, smoky fire caused $200,000 damage to a southeast Bend home on Tuesday, and investigators said later it may have been sparked by some…