Month: July 2015

A recent article in the “New Yorker” called “The Really Big One” has drawn a lot of attention, both locally and nationally to…

The City of Bend and its Arts Beautification and Culture Commission have selected three local artists who have volunteered to paint around four…

As we approach the final summer months, it’s important to remember that kitten season is still purring along. BrightSide Animal Center in…

If you fancy yourself an evening fisher, it might be time for a new hobby, if you typically take to Oregon streams or rivers. The Oregon Department…

The nearly 3-week-old, lightning-sparked Corner Creek Fire south of Dayville hasn’t grown for some time, still at just over 29,400 acres. But…

An 83-year-old Redmond man was killed and two people seriously injured Wednesday night when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Bend’s north…

A 37-year-old transient who approached a Bend police officer with a large folding pocket knife this week was arrested on a menacing charge and issued…

A 59-year-old Enterprise man was flown to a Bend hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash east of Prineville Thursday evening, Crook…

Bend city councilors Wednesday night took to heart the advice of a group urging a comprehensive transportation solution, not a rush to a November…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill to replace No Child Left Behind,…

New information was revealed Thursday about former Gov. John Kitzhaber. The Oregonian obtained a memo that could be construed as Kitzhaber telling…

A contractor crew replacing an old natural gas line in northwest Bend accidentally hit a 2-inch line with their drill Thursday afternoon, causing a…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic…

La Pine Rural Fire Protection District firefighters on Wednesday completed several training sessions preparing for the water recreation season near…

A contractor doing fire extinguisher maintenance outside a northeast Bend apartment was confronted by a knife-swinging resident on Wednesday morning,…

The public is being asked to donate vases to The Bloom Project this Saturday during the NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market. The first 50 people who…

A single-car crash into a power pole closed Highway 20 at Cloverdale Road between Bend and Sisters Wednesday afternoon resulted in no serious…

How much electricity and money can you save? What is the single biggest energy user in your home? Do you need to install insulation or change your…

A small lightning-sparked fire near Scott Lake on the Willamette National Forest prompted a two-hour closure of the Old McKenzie Pass Highway…

An estimated 109 wild spring Chinook salmon in the upper section of the Middle Fork John Day River died last week, apparently due to low river flows…