Month: April 2019

You don’t have to imagine Deschutes County adding the equivalent of a city of Redmond in population in less than a decade. That’s because…

The Bend Park and Recreation Board and Budget Committee took a tour Wednesday of upcoming projects around the community, a yearly spring opportunity…

Another major irrigation canal piping project is planned for the south side of Bend. The Arnold Irrigation District said it wants to modernize aging…

Juntos Aprendemos, a Spanish language program focused on preparing Latinx children and families for kindergarten, launched in two elementary schools…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An audit found Oregon’s Department of Education only made limited progress in addressing the state’s dismal high…

An Oregon State University scientist is part of a $10.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop a vaccine for gonorrhea. Aleksandra…

Electric car users in more Oregon cities, including the Central Oregon Community College campuses in Redmond and Madras, are getting help with…

Oregon State University said Wednesday it has received an additional award of $108.12 million from the National Science Foundation to manage the…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Former Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes of Bend has agreed to pay a fine of $50,000 after she was accused of committing 22…

(Update: Adding opt out fee info) Pacific Power announced Tuesday it is bringing “more efficient and effective” smart meters to…

(Update: Adding info from prosecutor, sentencing hearing) A 26-year-old Ohio man who abandoned his 1-year-old son in the woods south of Bend nearly a…

A Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol member triggered an avalanche and was briefly buried in the resulting slide during hazard reduction work in a closed area…

The High Desert Education Service District’s board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a new policy designed to promote…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… After waking up to mostly cloudy skies we will see some clearing and that will take us into a very fair day.…

Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Tuesday that will allow Redmond to take part in a pilot program intended to expedite development of affordable…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 33 points, Damian Lillard added 29 and the Portland Trail Blazers took a 2-0 lead in their first-round…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – A national conservation group is calling on the federal government to take action to protect fish runs on the Willamette…

Don’t wait until the last minute to apply for controlled hunts this year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife advised Tuesday. There is…

Legislation to regulate the middlemen driving up the cost of prescription drug prices passed the Oregon House on Tuesday, supporters said. House Bill…

Retail gas prices are very expensive for this time of year due to shrinking gasoline stocks from refinery maintenance, increased demand for gas and…