Month: May 2016

A 638-acre wildfire about 20 miles northwest of Madras was fully contained on Tuesday. It all started Sunday evening when a campfire escaped and…

A Central Oregon Memorial Day tradition continued for the ninth year at Troy Field in downtown Bend. Volunteers took the time Monday to read aloud…

For the first time ever, tiger trout soon will be swimming inDiamond Lake’scrystal-blue waters, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife…

An escaped campfire sparked a wildfire that blackened almost 640 acres near the Deschutes River in Wasco County before crews were able to contain it,…

Two hikers who illegally entered the caldera of Crater Lake were rescued Monday after they were stranded overnight on the shoreline of the…

A Redmond teen and his girlfriend appeared in court Friday on attempted murder and other charges as prosecutors alleged the 17-year-olds plotted to…

EUGENE, Ore.(AP)- University of Oregon sororities and fraternities are planning service projects at a California campsite where about 1,000 people…

A speeding driver on a cellphone drifted and his station wagon struck an SUV on the Bend Parkway Saturday afternoon in a rollover crash that caused…

A Jefferson County fire official credited quick actions by a Madras homeowner for saving his family and mobile home when fire broke out Saturday…

After days spent piecing together what led to the shooting of a man at a southeast Bend motel, police detectives said Friday night another man was…

Last fall, Oregrown in Bend bought a farm in Tumalo to grow marijuana. And they’re still waiting to get going. “It’s very…

PORTLAND, Ore.(AP)- Portland Public Schools has shut down its drinking fountains and will use bottled water after tests at two schools found unsafe…

A 42-year-old Bend-area resident was arrested Thursday by Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives in a drug raid on his Deschutes River Woods…

A federal appeals court has dealt a serious blow to a proposed Harney County wind energy project at Steens Mountain and given the Bend-based Oregon…

It was a sing off for a good cause. Friday was the final night of “Careaoke for a Cure” at Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing. The karaoke…

A large shop in southwest Redmond was destroyed by fire early Friday morning, and three people staying in it as they moved into their new home…

Bixby and her human have biked all across the country to raise awareness for pet adoption. Bixby moonlights as “Rescue Dog,” and…

This year’s 37th annual Cascade Cycling Classic presented by Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon will be held July 20-24. The race needs…

Nearly four months after the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation came to an end, the issues surrounding the takeover are still swirling on…

International Women’s Day was back in early March. The day highlights the pay inequality that still persists between men and women in the…