Month: January 2016

A temporary 25 percent tax is now in effect for all recreational marijuana products sold at medical marijuana dispensaries through Dec. 31, state…

The armed activists occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon said Tuesday they plan to hold a community meeting later…

Free admission to the High Desert Museum, courtesy of Mid Oregon Credit Union, is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 and February 20. The “Free…

As we enjoy, or struggle, through this season’s cold weather, BrightSide Animal Center is organizing a Homeless Dog Coat Drive through Feb. 15.…

Harney County Sheriff issued a statement Monday evening, reporting on attempts to intimidate federal workers and others and offering tips and advice…

Tuesday’s planned 68-acre slash burning project on the Crooked River National Grassland has been canceled due to winter weather, Ochoco…

he Oregon Department of Agriculture has createda list of 257 pesticide products to help guide marijuana growers and pesticide applicators throughout…

A candlelight vigil was held in downtown Bend Monday evening to mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, to bring awareness and honor the…

Making good on a threat it made last August,WaterWatch of Oregon filed suit in federal court Monday against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and…

It’s certainly no secret that Bend has a dire need for more affordable workforce housing. The least affordable city in the state, Bend has a…

Didn’t win the $900 million Powerball jackpot Saturday ? Well don’t worry, neither did anyone else, and you still have a chance to win…

A 5-year-old Bend girl sledding on a snowy hill at NorthWest Crossing’s Discovery Park Sunday afternoon couldn’t stop and slid onto the…

A jury has convicted a 61-year-old man of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl at a southeast Bend park — actions interrupted when several…

The Bethlehem Inn announces new donation hours. Effective Jan. 15, donations will be accepted every day between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm. The Inn…

The U.S. Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Monday, Jan. 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Day.…

One Bend man was killed and a second was hospitalized after a head-on crash on Highway 26 west of Warm Springs on Sunday night, Oregon State Police…

The Oregon Natural Desert Association, Friends of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and Juniper Group of the Sierra Club said Monday they are offering a…

A propane heater being used to dry Sheetrock sparked a fire early Sunday that extensively damaged two adjacent homes under construction in northwest…

Bend gets plenty – some might say too much — attention on “best of” lists around the country. So now it’s…

A group of 45 federal snow surveyors are gathering in Bend this week to train on measuring mountain snowpack and cold-weather survival. USDA’s…