A stick of burning incense sparked a fire that destroyed a fifth-wheel camper, the home to family of four, east of Bend Thursday night, but the occupants escaped unhurt despite a lack of smoke detectors, a Bend Fire & Rescue official said Friday.
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship said Friday she has certified the county’s Nov. 3 general election results and forwarded final results to the state.
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Saturday’s weatjer will be very similar to Friday, but the next system begins to push in Saturday night.
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The 2019-20 edition of the Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available on the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) website.
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The body of a 33-year-old Bend man missing since a crash in southern Oregon late last month has been found in the Rogue River, Oregon State Police said Friday.
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 812, and the state has recorded yet another daily record number of cases, over 1,300, the Oregon Health Authority said Friday.
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Two groups representing Oregon restaurants sued Gov. Kate Brown in federal court Friday, seeking injunctive relief from the two-week freeze they said will worsen this year’s devastating economic impacts on the industry.
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Clear skies and a fairer air flow will help us get back to more average temperatures today.
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Shay is a very sweet 5-year-old Siamese cat waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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$43,525 per prescription makes the brand-name drug Yervoy, used to treat melanoma, the most expensive prescription drug for Oregon health insurance carriers, based on data released by the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read announced Thursday that CenturyLink has agreed to pay $55 million to settle claims in a nationwide class action securities lawsuit that the company misled investors about its allegedly fraudulent sales and billing practices and their impact on the company’s consumer revenue and sales performance.
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In the wake of a homeless man’s death in the frigid cold, the city of Bend may apply for a grant from a new round of state funds directed toward buying, converting motels or hotels to operate as homeless shelters.
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American Legion Post 45 in La Pine will continue its 35-year tradition of serving free Thanksgiving meals, though things will be a bit different, with a drive-thru pickup.
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Gov. Kate Brown launched a statewide public awareness campaign Thursday with Portland-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy to inform Oregonians about the urgent importance of limiting social gatherings — especially during the holiday season — and continuing to wear face coverings, even when visiting family and friends in small gatherings.
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Community advisory committees are a great way to get involved with city government. The city of Bend has a number of boards, committees, commissions and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or city administrative staff.
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The Big Summit Wild Horse Territory on the Ochoco National Forest features the only herd of wild horses in the Pacific Northwest managed completely by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Who doesn’t like pie?
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Great photographers showing off the fine sights of Central Oregon.
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I think you’ll agree.
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Canal Boulevard in Redmond sees about 12,000 vehicles a day, and construction on about 200 apartments nearby will certainly add more. Redmond created the city’s first mini-roundabout to help deal with the traffic. But the new roundabout has some Redmond drivers disgruntled.
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