Month: April 2016

Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists ignited up to 300 acres in a prescribed burn south of Bend Thursday, sending up a tall smoke plume…

A fire in Alfalfa Tuesday destroyed a house and reminded the community of its lack of fire protection. Voters approved a fire district in the fall of…

Saturday’s shooting of two men in northwest Bend shocked many, especially because such crimes remain rare in Central Oregon. “I…

Wednesday evening brought the conclusion and graduation for the third annual Crook County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Academy. This year,…

NPG of Oregon Inc., a cluster of television stations that broadcasts live news on the NBC and FOX affiliates in Bend, Oregon is accepting…

Presidential candidate John Kasich is heading to Portland and Medford on Thursday to host campaign events. Kasich is the first of the three remaining…

Central Oregon drug agents sought the public’s help Wednesday in finding a 35-year-old fugitive who ran from a car they had tried to stop on…

A Terrebonne woman escaped serious injuries Wednesday when she lost control of her SUV and it left Highway 97 in Redmond and crashed into a mobile…

Even as traffic in the Northwest heats up, drivers may be cooling down. That’s the upshot of the latest poll from PEMCO Insurance, which…

A Bend woman is among 11 American Red Cross disaster responders from Oregon now in Texas, helping with flood relief efforts. More than 4,500 homes in…

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, in partnership with the Oregon Peace Officers Association, Oregon State…

The Nature Conservancy invites anyone interested in maintaining Juniper Hills Preserve to participate in an overnight volunteer work party on the…

An Alfalfa woman whose home was destroyed by fire on Tuesday was arrested Wednesday by Central Oregon drug agents who said they found evidence of an…

A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a mobile home along Highway 97 in Madras Wednesday morning, but the resident escaped without serious injury,…

The Redmond Airport’s three-week closure that begins Monday is having wide-ranging impacts, including effects cab companies, as travelers will…

Two Prineville-area juveniles who apparently ran away over a month ago have been located in Renton, Washington and placed in juvenile detention…

Cascade Bancorp andPrime Pacific Financial Services announced Tuesday they have entered into a $17 million agreement for the Bend-based parent of…

Meet 8-year-old Redmond Police Department tracking dog Arco. “We spend a lot of time together,” Arco’s handler, Sgt. Hank Majetich…

Central Oregon air travelers who want to take to the skies over the next month or so had better get busy, or get alternatives arranged: Redmond…

Residents of the Aspen Ridge Retirement memory care facility in northeast Bend are under quarantine after seven people came down with a stomach…