Month: March 2016

In the midst of tax season, the IRS warns taxpayers to be on high alert for common scams. According to an IRS official, tax schemes are up 400…

A settlement has been reached between the family of Loretta Macpherson, 65, and St. Charles in Bend after a medication error at the hospital led to…

Several dead animals can be seen on a private farm in northeast Redmond. According to one neighbor, the pile of carcasses has been there for days.…

A Prineville juvenile’s report of long-term abuse led to a Redmond traffic stop Tuesday and the arrest of a 36-year-old Prineville man on…

The High Desert Region Porsche Club of America (Bend) recently donated $3,600 to the High Desert Driver Education Program. This fund will pay for 40…

A Metolius 18-year-old improved to serious condition Wednesday, one day after he was critically injured and a 16-year-old girl from Culver was cited…

According to a newly released 170-page document in the shooting death investigation of LaVoy Finicum, one officer regretted switching from a gun to a…

Prineville police said Tuesday they are adding extra patrols around schools after two Crook County Middle School students reported a man approached…

Crook County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 28-year-old Bend man Tuesday on rape, kidnapping, sex abuse and other charges in connection with an…

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent in February from 5.1 percent in January, to the lowest level in 21 years, the state…

The Deschutes National Forest, in cooperation with Discover Your Forest, will be opening the new Cascade Lakes Welcome Station west of Bend this…

Next Monday, construction crews will begin work on the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Powell Butte Highway, Neff Road and…

Saving Grace is currently accepting applications for its semi-annual advocacy training. This 40-hour training — held over three weeks in April —…

On Saturday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with Secure Shred and NeighborImpact, hosted the first Bend shredding event…

Nearly 2,500 Pacific Power customers on Bend’s Westside lost power for up to four hours Monday evening, and a utility official said repair…

The new $21 million residence hall at COCC opened in August, but a third of it sits empty. “It’s a little disappointing,” COCC Dean…

Travel issues due to snow and ice continued Tuesday over much of Central Oregon’s higher elevations, with Highway 97 closed for hours overnight…

An Oregon union called on lawmakers Monday to follow California’s lead and raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, calling…

A Bend man missing for over a day was found in good condition Monday evening near China Hat Butte southeast of Bend, where his new pickup he’d…

The Bend Park & Recreation District is seeking adult volunteers to coach youth lacrosse for the 2016 Youth Lacrosse League. Program participants…