Month: January 2016

High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a two year capacity grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Miller Foundation, to strengthen the…

In response to a petition from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon state Marine Board last week approved initiating a rulemaking…

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29 a gallon Sunday, according to…

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donations to prevent a shortage this winter, officials said Monday. Busy holiday…

Research teams have evaluated the major 7.8 magnitude subduction zone earthquake in Gorkha, Nepal last April and identified characteristics that may…

For Harney County Judge Steve Grasty, this is all personal — not just for his community, but his family. Grasty was emotional Friday when he…

A convoy of more than a dozen pickup trucks carrying armed men arrived at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon on Saturday morning, and the men said…

A planned snowmobile ride near Three Creek Lake south of Sisters turned into a search-and-rescue mission Thursday night after a Bend man went for a…

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Friday awarded $240,237 to…

A mild winter, an early spring and warmer-than-average temperatures every season contributed to a record-breaking year, as 2015 will go down as the…

Housing Works announced Friday that the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as the U.S. Department of Housing and…

Steven Louie of Portland has won the 2016 logo contest for the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle. He will receive a Commemorative Plate specially designed…

The Family Birthing Center at St. Charles Madras, closed six months ago due to staffing issues, will reopen on Monday, Jan. 25, officials announced…

A widening gap between responsibilities and resources has made meeting agency goals increasingly difficult for Oregon’s Department of Fish and…

A Bend man is the Ham Radio Operator of the Year for 2015. Joseph Barry was chosen for the award by members of the High Desert Amateur Radio Group…

It’s that time again: If you didn’t get on the health bandwagon for the new year, you still have a reason to give your diet a makeover.…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., were joined by 27 colleagues Thursday in urging President Obama to limit anonymous political…

For the first time, the Oregon attorney general must now be notified when there has been a consumer data breach involving more than 250 Oregonians.…

A Website that creates “bite-sized snacks of shareable information” has compiled a list of the 10 “luckliest cities in…

A federal judge has sentenced a well-known Bend plumber to 18 months in prison for filing three years of false tax returns, after prosecutors learned…