Month: July 2015

An SUV caught fire Sunday morning on the Powell Butte Highway east of Pronghorn Resort, and while everyone got out unhurt, the blaze that consumed…

Given the continued trend of hot and dry conditions, and fire suppression resources already responding to numerous wildfires around Central Oregon,…

The Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB released the winning entries of this year’s Redmond Fourth of July Parade, presented by St. Charles…

Phase 4 of a Cascade Natural Gas pipeline replacement project began Monday in northwest Bend, officials said. Steel main pipelines and service lines…

Last year, as part of its strategic planning process, the Board of Directors crafted the following Vision statement for High Desert Chamber Music:…

Join the City of Bend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, during the Bank of the Cascades Bend Summer Festival to see city equipment,…

A 14-year-old Madras boy on a family firewood-cutting trip northeast of Prineville was struck by a falling tree and fatally injured Saturday morning,…

Launching a larger boat at Prineville Reservoir is proving difficult if not impossible due to low water levels – at levels typically seen in…

The Bethlehem Inn announced Monday that it is has received grant funding from Bank of the Cascades in the amount of $2,500. The Bank of the Cascades…

Three Siberian huskies have been taken into custody and their owner cited on accusations the dogs attacked a group of alpacas in a pasture southeast…

A heavy ground and air assault has slowed a new, 70-acre fire burning in the forested hills above Detroit Lake, allowing ODOT to keep Highway 22 open…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office participated in a statewide traffic safety campaign increasing traffic patrols during the 4 th of July…

A forest fire broke out Saturday afternoon in the steep, tree-covered hills over Detroit Lake and within hours was within a mile of state Highway 22,…

Two days after a resident east of Bend called 911 to report he’d been shot in an encounter with a masked intruder at his home, Deschutes County…

As crews continued mop-up work Friday, investigators said the 10-acre wildfire that broke out Thursday afternoon along Tumalo Creek in Shevlin Park…

A smoky fire destroyed a detached garage/shop in Deschutes River Woods south of Bend Friday evening, with losses topping $100,000 to the structure…

A two-story home was heavily damaged by fire Friday night in the Juniper Canyon area southeast of Prineville, Crook County Fire and Rescue officials…

More heat has meant more rapid growth — and no real holiday in sight for close to 850 firefighters working to corral a now over-19,000-acre…

Drivers with fuel-efficient vehicles are not contributing as much to the gas tax as their low-mileage counterparts. “We have to find another…

A hiker from Eugene injured in a fall near a lake north of the North Sister was hoisted aboard an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter late Thursday…