Month: July 2015

Redmond Airport Director Jeff Tripp has resigned after just over a year on the job, continuing the rapid turnover in that position in recent years.…

As mountain pine beetles and other insects chew their way through Western forests, forest fires might not seem far behind. Lands covered by dead…

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the financial services appropriations bill, which included an amendment from Sen. Jeff…

Tumalo State Park welcomes beginning or out-of practice campers to join in an overnight guided camping excursion August 7 -9, part of the statewide…

Discover Your Forest would like to invite Central Oregon artists to submit their artistic representations of iconic Deschutes and Ochoco National…

The City of Bend is launching a free sprinkler inspection pilot program for Bend water customers this summer in an effort to increase irrigation…

If you’re wondering whether it’s tough to find a place to live in Redmond, just visit the Senior Center around lunchtime.…

Nineteen teams from workplaces, places of worship, schools, community groups and more participated in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of…

Fire crews are wrapping up operations on the 120-acre Marion Fire and will spend the rest of this week mopping-up hot spots and continuing…

The Oregon wing of the Civil Air Patrol will be conducting a state wide exercise this coming weekend with a collection of scenarios to train for and…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A divide is emerging among groups that want to raise Oregon’s minimum wage that could lead to competing proposals on…

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Awards, conducted by the Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action…

A single wave of migration from Siberia brought people across the Bering Land Bridge and into the Americas no more than 23,000 years ago, with the…

In light of the recent Open Internet order, the Federal Communications Commission recently announced it will initiate a rulemaking to protect the…

Under city code, businesses in downtown Bend can pay the city $10 a day to reserve parking for an unlimited time. And that has had some downtown…

Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts promotes opportunities for people in communities…

A Clackamas County man was killed Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash in Wasco County, Oregon State Police reported. Shortly after 8 p.m., OSP…

The city of Bend is seeking applicants for one position on the Bend Landmarks Commission. The commission serves as the land use hearings body for all…

Oregon Zoo keepers are asking the community to help them choose a name for a rescued otter pup that took up residence at the Portland zoo this month.…

Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday declared drought emergencies in three additional Oregon counties: Curry, Hood River, and Union. With these three new…