Month: May 2016

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday it has finalized critical habitat for the Oregon spotted frog within its known range in…

Until now, Bend has been the largest metro area in Oregon without a four-year university. OSU-Cascades expanded to a four-year university last fall…

Redmond remains a much cheaper place to buy a home than Bend, but the two cities’ rise in sale prices over the past year is similar, as are…

The devastation from the fire that tore through Fort McMurray, Alberta in recent days brings to mind the blazes Central Oregon has seen and battled…

The city of Redmond’s HOPE Playground will have a temporary closure for repairs. The playground will be closed from Monday to Friday, May 16-20…

Bend Memorial Clinic announced Monday it will be discontinuing occupational medicine services onJune 1 “inan effort to streamline the services…

A 24-year-old La Pine woman escaped with only minor injuries Monday morning when her SUV left Highway 58, rolled several times and caught fire,…

An unprecedented number of Deschutes County voters have registered to vote this election year — and more voters than ever are switching…

Curious about what it’s like to drive a school bus? Community members interested in a job as a school bus driver are invited to an open house…

Oregon law enforcement agencies will be out with the improving weather, May 16 – 29 , in a campaign aimed at using the proper restraint systems.…

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 6.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.39 a gallon on Sunday,according to…

Telephone scammers continue to hit residents in the Central Oregon area, falsely claiming to be calling from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were working Saturday to learn what caused a single-vehicle early-morning SUV crash on the Powell Butte…

Thousands of women all across the nation are grabbing their tool boxes.For the ninth year, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are partnering for…

A raid early Saturday on a La Pine home led to the arrest of the 33-year-old resident and recovery of a motorcycle reported stolen a few days…

Movie-goers got a special treat Friday night as the Tower Theatre hosted the Sprout Film Festival. Instead of typical Hollywood actors, these short…

Two campers were injured when they fell 15 to 20 feet at a Smith Rock State Park camping area late Friday night, fire officials said. One was flown…

A 27-year-old Bend man was arrested Friday on assault and robbery charges, accused of stealing another man’s bike and punching him in the face…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has tallied its costs and said it spent over $100,000 sending personnel to Harney County during the…

A 19-year-old Bend resident was jailed on DUII, assault and other charges after a crash early Saturday on a Forest Service road near Tumalo Falls…