Month: January 2016

Fire managers on the Crooked River National Grassland plan to burn about 68 acres of slash piles along Highway 26 near the base of Grizzly Mountain…

The Arts and Culture Alliance is accepting new members during their annual membership drive. Are you a Central Oregon based organization or group…

A 16-year-old Sisters High School student was critically injured in a crash on Highway 20 east of Sisters Wednesday morning, one of several crashes…

After 10 years in the works, a housing project near Terrebonne is still on the drawing boards, and a topic of intense debate. Residents, developers,…

Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler called Thursday for an immediate suspension of lending through the State Small-Scale Energy Loan Program overseen by the…

Deschutes County Health Services is excited to announce upcoming workshop dates for its popular Living Well workshop series. If you or someone you…

An overflow crowd of about 300 people packed a Burns meeting room late Wednesday afternoon and gave the Harney County sheriff a standing ovation at…

Bend ranks 11th among 50 communities competing for the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a national competition to reduce energy use and win a $5…

Starting Thursday, the Deschutes National Forest said it will implement an area closure in a portion of the forest west of Bend, off of Cascade Lakes…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., spoke passionately and at times tearfully on the House floor late Tuesday about the armed takeover of a wildlife refuge in…

When it comes to the Hammonds –the Harney County father and son sent to prison for the second time for an arson conviction stemming from field…

What parent doesn’t have questions? Is your child’s development on track? Will their smile last a lifetime and can they hear and see…

In an emotional speech Tuesday, President Obama announced his plan to go around Congress and tighten laws aimed at curbing gun violence. We talked to…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., made his rounds on the High Desert Tuesday, holding three town hall meetings, the last in Bend, at which he was asked…

The Redmond Police Department participated in a nationwide DUII High Visibility Enforcement campaign beginning December 18 th , 2015, and going…

Just one day after a shotgun-wielding robber held up a downtown Redmond convenience store, a 22-year-old Redmond man surrendered to jail officials…

The county is seeking applicants for the Deschutes County Fair Board. The Board of County Commissioners recently voted to expand the board from five…

House Republican Leader Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte announced Tuesday that he has filed for re-election and will seek a fourth term representing…

Occupation or not, rancher Leslie Odam has work to do. Her horses are hungry. But just a couple of miles down the road, the eyes of the nation are…

Harney County Sheriff David Ward said late Tuesday residents are invited to a community meeting Wednesday afternoon, and “strongly”…