Month: February 2016

Gov. Kate Brown on Sunday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until the day of interment in honor…

Everyone is enjoying the mild temperatures over the past few weeks, but it’s not a good trend for an outdoor ice rink. The Redmond Area Parks…

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen four cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.90 a gallon on Sunday, according to…

People who are deaf or hard of hearing have to navigate a world of sound, where the primary means of communication is spoken language. But or one…

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is approaching soon, Feb. 21-27, and one Redmond woman has made it her mission to help curb this devastating…

Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray announced a new “Student Success Initiative” in his annual State of the University…

When it comes to Girl Scout Cookies, everyone has a favorite. However, while most people are clear on which cookie they’ll choose when they get…

In honor of Oregon’s upcoming 157th birthday on Sunday, the Secretary of State’s Archives Division invites Oregon’s schoolchildren…

Housing Works, Central Oregon’s leading affordable housing provider, announced Wednesday it is buying the former Ochoco Elementary School in…

The day after the over 41-day armed occupation came to an end Thursday, the FBI let reporters closer to the refuge headquarters, but not by much. FBI…

Redmond police had a busy Friday morning, finding two stolen cars – one in which the driver crashed into a power pole and ran, the second leading…

Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that she will appoint Bethany P. Flint to the Deschutes County Circuit Court. Flint will fill a vacancy created by…

The Deschutes National Forest in partnership with Discover Your Forest, La Pine Chamber of Commerce, La Pine Lodgepole Dodgers, Oregon State…

Here’s the full text of a statement issued Friday by the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association about the need for “a proper…

Eagle Tech Systems, a subsidiary of Warm Springs Ventures, an enterprise of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, announced Friday its plans for a…

Here’s the full text of a statement by the Oregon FBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing on the end of the occupation of the Malheur…

The Bend Fire Department placed the first of its six new fire engines in service Friday at the West Fire Station on Simpson Avenue. The engines,…

On Monday , we looked at how Bend residents’ property taxes are split up, and in particular how much goes toward the Bend Park and Recreation…

It’s been 41 days since armed protesters took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, but the issues go back much further. Father and son…

The city of Bend invites the community to a fuels tax informational Open House from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, February 29, at Council Chambers in…