A Bend resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle federal and state allegations that the firm submitted false reimbursement claims to Oregon’s Medicaid program, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Bend, an economic development organization, is asking the community to get involved with its first Bend Sustainability Fund granting cycle, which opened for community input Wednesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With 22 breweries in Central Oregon, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to craft beer. But with all that beer comes an abundance of plastic, largely in the form of single-use six-pack holders that typically end up in the trash and landfill. As the saying goes, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and that’s where the entrepreneurial and environmentally minded team at Local Plastic (@localplastic) comes in.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Unemployment levels dropped significantly across the region in July, and new data shows the year began with a stronger jobs recovery than first indicated, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.
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A heated discussion at the Redmond Sonic Drive-In over ice cream, involving curses and aggressive language, led to an employee giving her two-week notice and leaving the job.
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The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the latest round of proposed improvements at Mt. Bachelor, from an upgrade of Nordic trails to a new Summit Loop trail and a new biomass facility.
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A bold program, more than doubling PacifiCorp’s wind energy production by adding new wind resources, upgrading its existing wind turbine fleet and constructing a key segment of the company’s Energy Gateway transmission projects, is now complete, the company announced Monday.
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Selections have been made for the Leadership Bend Class of 2022, a non-profit civic engagement and leadership development program of the Bend Chamber. Leadership Bend is designed to identify, educate, engage and connect willing and committed citizens to leadership roles in our community.
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Hundreds of thousands of golfers head to Bandon Dunes each year to find a Scottish feel on the Oregon coast.
Continue Reading Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2% in July from 5.6% , the 15th straight monthly decline, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday she has extended Oregon’s residential mortgage foreclosure moratorium until Dec. 31.
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Cushman & Wakefield announced Monday that the real estate firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by the Oregon Department of State Lands to sell a 778-acre development land site in south Redmond, “considered among the largest industrial land sites currently available for sale in the entire state.”
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Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Redmond is receiving praise from the community after deciding to shut down to the public for a few hours to fill two big orders to feed hungry firefighters and smokejumpers..
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COVID-19 cases among Sunriver Owners Association staff have prompted a closure for at least a week of some recreational facilities, including the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic and Recreation Center, or SHARC. A restaurant in The Village at Sunriver shopping area also has closed due to a worker’s COVID-19 case.
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Homeowners in the River’s Edge community are suing Pahlisch Homes, attempting to stop the company from adding homes to the golf course.
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Many of us are aware of the human toll the virus has taken on the health of people and communities. But how have workers specifically been impacted?
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Mindy Wolfe had a vision for a dream barn on her 10-acre property in Tumalo. In August 2019, she hired a California-based contractor to make her vision come to life. However, that dream has turned into a bit of a “nightmare,” as she put it.
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The staff shortage continues to plague several industries nationwide, and in Central Oregon. St. Charles Health System and Express Employment Professionals held a joint job fair in Bend to help curb the issue, but the number of people who showed up fell well short of their goal.
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Tate Metcalf, owner of the Sisters Athletic Club, said he’s decided to have his non-vaccinated members keep their masks on while working out, for everyone’s protection.
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St. Charles Health System is holding a midday community town hall online Tuesday about the impacts of COVID-19 on the hospitals.
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