Month: March 2016

Answering questions from Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., at a House hearing Tuesday, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said she’s unaware of any…

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 th and 17 th , Deschutes County will host the second annual Cascade East Vegetation Management Conference at the…

Three Crook County residents were cited for first-degree animal neglect after an anonymous tip brought County sheriff’s deputies to a property…

There are nearly 1,000 miles of road in Bend and $80 million of repairs needed. Some city officials argue the 5-cent per gallon fuel tax is the…

Votes for the Bend gas tax will be counted in just one week. On Monday night, Bend Mayor Jim Clinton City Councilor Victor Chudowsky squared off over…

Bend Mayor Jim Clinton, a leading supporter of the city’s 5-cent gas tax ballot measure, and opposing City Councilor Victor Chudowsky squared…

Monday’s holdup at the northeast Bend branch of Columbia Bank did not catch many business owners in the area by surprise. “We know what…

A gunman wearing a ski mask robbed the Columbia Bank on Northeast Third Street in Bend Monday morning and fled, prompting a major manhunt in the area…

A tip that a Stockton, Calif., resident was traveling to the Bend area to sell large amounts of heroin late last week led to the arrest of that…

As local Girl Scouts practice people skills, money management and business ethics at cookie booths throughout the region, local chefs are putting the…

Oregon’s known wolf population continued to grow in 2015, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported Monday.The minimum Oregon wolf…

High school and middle school girls in South County are invited to attend the 10 th annual South County Girls’ Summit. The free event, which…

In just seven years, the Bend-based company Hydro Flask, went from being sold out of a pickup truck to being sold for nearly a quarter billion…

The Central Oregon Health Council is seeking applicants for volunteer board member positions. Applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 31…

A reminder for Central and Eastern Oregon drivers: Motorists will see new, higher speed limits on select highways in Eastern and Central Oregon, as…