Month: June 2016

The race for Deschutes County Sheriff just got hotter, with the election still five months away. The Oregon Department of Justice and the Secretary…

The community showed an outpouring of support for a young Bend girl Saturday. Deanna Tchalemian said her 8-year-old daughter, KB Licitra, has a…

Mt. Bachelor, a Powdr resort, and Sun Country Tours announced Friday that Powdr has acquired the longtime Central Oregon adventure outfitter. The two…

Four local schools are awarded mid-competition prizes as student / teacher collaborations add up to winning strategies in the Bend-La Pine…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), joined House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady…

The Deschutes National Forest will temporarily close the Wanoga and Crescent Junction Sno-Parks while parking areas are resurfaced in advance of the…

The Distinguished Student Award is one of the top honors given to students by members of the faculty at Oregon State University – Cascades. The…

The Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest has partnered with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Confederated Tribes of the…

The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Thursday it is immediately closing the “passageway” channel of the new Bend Whitewater…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has released a Roll Call video to all law enforcement nationwide about the dangers of improperly handling…

Families who are expecting a new baby and live in the Madras area now have the opportunity to take childbirth education classes at St. Charles…

During “Hemp History Week,” the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution Friday recognizing the important role industrial hemp could play in…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced legislation Thursday that they said would protect more than 2 million acres of the world-renowned high…

As the wildfire season heads up, federal agencies alerted industry and the public Friday that the use of private drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems or…

The Kiwanis Club of Redmond awarded $18,750 in scholarships to graduating seniors from Redmond schools in May and June. Recipients from Ridgeview…

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it has installed signs in and around recreation areas along Cascade Lakes Highway to better manage…

A 42-year-old Bend man has been arrested on charges of using a cellphone app to engage in sexually explicit conversations and share explicit photos…

Redmond School Board member A.J. Losoya has submitted his resignation effective July 31, or until a replacement appointment has been chosen by the…

A Portland woman has published a novel in which she recounts her adventures as a private flight attendant for billionaires around the globe.…

A block of downtown Sisters was cordoned off and the Oregon State Police Bomb Unit was called in Friday to check out a suspicious black container,…