Month: November 2015

The city of Bend announced Tuesday it will be removing four water fountains in the downtown area on the mornings of Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-2, with work…

A traffic stop in northwest Redmond Monday evening led to a raid on a motel room, the seizure of drugs and weapons and the arrest of six Bend and…

BrightSide Animal Center is participating with Wings of Rescue, a group of volunteer pilots, to support an effort to complete a rescue of 1,000 dogs…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public comment on proposed rule changes to the Special Access Pass program. This program grants…

BrightSide Animal Center is offering a Black Friday “Cuddlebuster” special. On Friday, Nov. 27, adoption fees for all black or mostly…

The City of Redmond and the Redmond Area Parks and Recreation District are excited to announce the opening of the ice rink this Friday , starting at…

It was an unusual sight on North Twin Lake on Tuesday morning: fishing boats carrying people in hazmat suits. Crews with the Oregon Department of…

The nomination of Jeff Robberson, dealer at Robberson Ford Sales Inc. in Bend, Oregon, for the 2016 TIME Dealer of the Year award was announced…

Winds gusting to nearly 70 mph raked the High Desert as a strong storm moved through Tuesday, downing numerous trees and power lines. One large tree…

The first coating of snow brings hope that a better season might be on its way. Mt. Bachelor gets around 500 inches of snow per season. Last year, it…

Sisters High School senior Alena Nore, 18, visited the White House on Tuesday to receive an award — and got a hug — from first lady…

Beginning Nov. 30, the Deschutes National Forest will be implementing an area closure in the West Bend Project area while commercial thinning and…

The “maker movement” is spreading across the nation and world, and is growing strong on the High Desert as well. It’s an umbrella…

For the second time in two weeks, the Bonneville Power Administration has energized and brought into service a new 500-kilovolt transmission line,…

Sixteen Central Oregon free meal providers recently received checks together totaling $50,000 from the Hunger Prevention Coalition. The amount…

Tuesday, December 1 st the Tower Theatre Foundation will be celebrating Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of…

A majority of Bend city councilors expressed support Monday night for putting a fuel tax on the ballot, as soon as next March, to help address a…

While Oregon agencies follow the public records law for most public records requests, more needs to be done to address the complex, non-routine…

New estimates released this week show Oregon topped 4 million residents this summer — and Deschutes County’s state-leading growth rate…

Classrooms, playgrounds and hallways throughout Bend-La Pine Schools will be bursting with school spirit as thousands of students and staff members…