Month: October 2015

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined colleagues Thursday in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Thomas Wheeler applauding the…

A 22-year-old transient who stole a car from a northeast Redmond driveway Wednesday morning was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Highway 97 in…

The Deschutes County Planning Commission will receive public input on proposed changes to the county’s development code next Thursday, Oct. 22,…

The state Department of Education released annual report cards Thursday for Oregon’s 1,236 schools and 197 school districts — but they…

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday they will be focusing on targeted areas around the state to decrease the cougar…

More than 100 people gathered Wednesday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for a regional summit aimed at finding ways to tackle the growing problem…

Experts who analyzed the 46-acre site that Oregon State University-Cascades is considering for its expansion will present their findings and answer…

Oregon Employment Department Director Lisa Nisenfeld announced Wednesday the appointment of the first nine industry members of the Oregon Talent…

If conditions are favorable, fuels specialists with the Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest will use prescribed fire techniques…

Alyson Fazzolari was chosen as Sisters Rodeo Queen in late September after an outstanding display of horsemanship on Zeus, her 13-year-old dark bay…

The Deschutes County Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant funding from all fields within the cultural sector, including the arts,…

Two companies demonstrated Wednesday for federal officials how the remotely piloted K-MAX helicopter can be used to perform wildland firefighting…

Oregon State Police said Wednesday they have suspended their investigation into the suspicious deaths of two wolves found in Wallowa County in late…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a draft bill Tuesday that he said would boost outdoor recreation in Oregon and across the country by, among other…

The former site of the Brooks-Scanlon crane shed building on Bend’s Southwest Industrial Way has sat vacant since the historic…

As part of a $2,500 grant from the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, The Central Oregon Council on Aging will be able to deliver meals to Central…

The summer busy season is long gone, and in many places around the Prineville Reservoir, so is the water. “I’m really shocked —…

Gusting wind may have affected outdoor displays, but it didn’t dampen the spirit of those who participated in and attended the Saturday, Oct.…

On Thursday at 4 p.m., the Redmond Kiwanis Club, Friends of Sam Johnson Park, and the City of Redmond will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open…

The Bald Butte Fire southeast of Oakridge grew to 52 acres Monday after crews successfully, lined, plumbed and burned out the late-season fire,…