Month: June 2016

As if running a half-marathon isn’t hard enough, an elite group upped the ante at this weekend’s Pacific Crest Sports Festival race in…

A fire burned more than 30 acres of grass and brush west of Dufur in north-central Oregon Saturday afternoon before crews aided by a small air tanker…

The cause of a quarter-acre wildfire south of Bend late Friday afternoon has not been determined by investigators, but the blaze prompted officials…

A Deer Ridge Correctional Institution inmate who walked away from an inmate work crew near Sisters on Thursday was apprehended at a southeast…

The Downtown Bend Business Association announced Friday the reopening of the public rest rooms located in the lobby of the parking garage. These rest…

Have you ever considered the Oregon State Police as a career? If so, the Oregon State Police offers numerous duty assignments across our beautiful…

Four residents of a La Pine home noticed smoke and escaped unharmed Friday morning when a fire started in their electric furnace and began to spread,…

A fire early Thursday morning at a northeast Bend market is being investigated as apparent arson, police said. Police responded around 3:20 a.m. to a…

The Deschutes National Forest and Deschutes County said Friday they have begun the process of installing a new bridge on Cascade Lakes Highway to…

An online petition is circulating on social media sites, asking the governor to fire Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche, who’s…

The Old Mill offered guests a taste of some of Central Oregon’s most popular brews Thursday evening. The fifth annual Fermentation Celebration…

With the Fourth of July around the corner, firework stands began opening Thursday in Central Oregon, but they won’t be here for long. June 23…

The Office of State Fire Marshal, Oregon fire service, Keep Oregon Green, natural resource agencies, Oregon fireworks wholesalers, and safety experts…

Two California men climbing the popular Monkey Face formation at Smith Rock State Park became stranded when they chose a wrong descent route and one…

A 50-year-old Bend man was injured in a mountain bike crash near Tumalo Falls Thursday evening, prompting a rescue effort by Deschutes County…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal investigators are blaming a fiery oil train derailment along the Oregon-Washington border on Union Pacific Railroad,…

On Thursday, during National Pollinator Week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled a new proposal to help restore pollinator populations…

Several Oregon metropolitan areas posted increases in the number of auto thefts in 2015, and the state’s overall auto thefts rose 11 percent,…

Cannon Beach, Clatsop County’s affluent resort destination, is the most expensive summer locale in the state, followed by Bend. That’s…

Housing Works has announced that construction on Cook Crossing, a new 48-unit senior affordable apartment community in Redmond, is set to begin. The…