Month: September 2015

The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it has determined the cause of a computer error was the deployment of new computer code in the…

Eligible Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see their bill drop an average 3.1 percent due to adjustments to the Residential Exchange Program,…

Rainfall and cooler temperatures helped 160 firefighters on Monday reach 20 percent containment of the Dry Gulch Fire in northeast Oregon, which…

A fire at a vacant home in the Saddleback neighborhood northwest of Bend caused an estimated $15,000 damage late Sunday night. Investigators traced…

A northeast Oregon wildfire reported Saturday afternoon quickly grew to 3,800 acres by Sunday and prompted evacuation orders for nearby residents,…

A Christmas Valley man killed last week just outside of Prineville was shot in the head with a handgun during a drive-by shooting after a drug deal,…

For the second time in two weeks, the Bend Police Department conducted a focused enforcement for distracted driving on Thursday, issuing 24 tickets…

A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested on rape, assault and other charges Thursday night, accused of sexually assaulting one woman and attacking her and…

City Walls at City Hall, an arts initiative of the City of Bend Arts, Beautification and Culture Commission, is pleased to announce a special…

Three people arrested in a drug raid on a La Pine home Thursday also are charged with endangering the welfare of a 9-year-old child who also was home…

An explosion and fire in a travel trailer in southwest Bend early Friday left a man critically burned and apparently was caused by an uncapped…

Ending summer with a splash, volunteer kayakers took to the Deschutes River Thursday to test Bend’s new whitewater park. “We’re…

The Oregon Department of Justice announced Friday the indictment of Klamath County Sheriff Frank Skrah on nine counts of official misconduct,…

The arrest of one Bend man on drug charges nearly two weeks ago led to this week’s arrest of a plumbing company co-worker at a Redmond…

Thursday was World Suicide Prevention Day, and Central Oregonians commemorated the day with a candlelight vigil at Larkspur Park. Event organizer…

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Friday he’s filed a motion with the circuit court seeking dismissal of the case against La…

BendFilm, Central Oregon’s premiere and celebrated Film Festival, has announced the opening night film and the full film line up as well as…

Today, Crook County Commissioner Seth Crawford announced his intent to seek the position of Crook County Judge. If elected, Crawford’s…

Crook County District Attorney Daina Vitolins has been nominated by Governor Kate Brown to serve on the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training…

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson, who was appointed sheriff by county commissioners when Larry Blanton retired earlier this year, filed formal…