Month: May 2016

Two young Prineville men survived a crash on the Ochoco National Forest on Wednesday in which a downed fir tree impaled the windshield of their car…

After lengthy deliberations and sharply divided testimony, Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to initiate a process to lift a…

With just days before primary election ballots are counted, many residents are confused by what they got in the mail. Newcomers to Oregon who…

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing Thursday on four bills, one from Oregon Republican Greg Walden aimed at scaling back a…

Robberson Ford, in conjunction with the Ford Focus on Hunger, is joining other Ford dealers throughout the Northwest to collect jars of peanut butter…

A Deschutes River Woods resident got a devastating diagnosis in January. “When I heard that I have cancer, it was really heartbreaking,”…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is inviting high school students, parents, and educators to his office’s “Academy Day” in Bend on…

Next week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries, will release additional water from…

The Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the recipients of its 2016 scholarship program. Three students were awarded $1,000 scholarships…

Central Oregon’s labor force participation rate rebounded a bit last year, but long-term factors are expected to send it falling once again,…

Several law enforcement agencies seized more than $1,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine during a raid Wednesday on a Madras home. A resident who…

State Rep Knute Buehler, a Bend physician, convinced fellow lawmakers to pass a bill making sure women can receive the birth control they need,…

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date…

As we enter fire season, the sheriffs and emergency managers of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties and their partner agencies said Wednesday…

Given favorable weather conditions, Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct two prescribed…

An extensive search by land, air and water Wednesday led to good news about a missing boat with a guide and two fishermen aboard who failed to show…

It’s that time of year for the Bend Soap Co. — their goats are having babies. That’s important, because it allows the goats to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Bend developer convicted in a massive mortgage fraud scheme pleaded guilty Wednesday to additional federal charges after…

The Leadership Bend Class of 2016 announced that La Pine Community Kitchen was awarded the $10,000 grand prize at Tuesday night’s second annual…

People living on Bend’s south side are glad a transient camp is gone, but the amount of trash left behind by the unwanted guests is now…