Month: November 2015

Faculty in the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences have submitted an application to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Thursday it has extended the public comment period on a request from the Bend Park and Recreation…

Neighborhood complaints of drug activity and a string of traffic stops led to a police raid on a northeast Bend house Wednesday morning and the…

Central Electric Cooperative will ceremonially launch Oregon’s first “community solar” project with a “panel-hanging”…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined by leading environmental advocates, introduced on Tuesday the “Keep It in the Ground Act,” major new…

A photo of a Bend father/son duo is taking the Internet by storm — a trick that’s fast become a Halloween treat for millions around the…

Two local high schools are hosting all-school events to honor local veterans, in conjunction with the Veterans Day holiday. Summit High School will…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., promised to dig into the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement between the United States and 11 Asian Pacific…

Affordable housing was the hot topic during the Bend City Council meeting on Wednesday. They first debated whether to raise the affordable housing…

The Oregon High School Solar Car Team at Bend’s Trinity Lutheran School has been around for nine years, but Tuesday almost turned into its…

Sens. Ron Wyden (D – Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D – Mass.) and nine of their Senate colleagues on Wednesday introduced the Help Americans Never Get…

Forone of Oregon’s top agricultural commodities, the 2015 holiday season is wellunderway. Between now and the middle of December, up to 7…

It’s the season of frosty windshields. Viewers have been e-mailing us photos of their frosted cars, raising familiar questions as to how to…

Legal indoor marijuana growing operations are a new electrical safety concern in both Oregon and Washington, as they can overload the power grid and…

The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Wednesday, November 11th in honor of Veteran’s…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and several colleagues called on the Pentagon Wednesday to conduct a full U.S. Army Inspector General investigation into…

Jefferson County Treasurer Deena Goss submitted her resignation on Wednesday, less than a week after a jury convicted her on 36 counts of theft,…

A fire that burned a fence between two homes in Deschutes River Woods on Wednesday morning was caused by improper disposal of woodstove ashes, a Bend…

State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, on Wednesday released the results of his 2016 session legislative survey for the constituents of Senate District 27.…

Following a record-setting fiscal year, the board of the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation voted to extend the contract of Executive Director Ray…