Breast Cancer Awareness – screening technologies
A number of technologies are used to diagnose breast cancer, including mammograms, breast ultrasounds and breast…
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‘Rooted at Simpson’ breaks ground in SW Bend; aims to provide 99 affordable homes, apartment units
RootedHomes and Housing Works held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for their joint Simpson Community on Bend’s west side. The public was invited…
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Woman arrested in downtown Bend jewelry store burglary as she walked out front door – to waiting officers
Bend police made a guns-drawn arrest Saturday morning of a 24-year-old woman accused of burglarizing a closed jewelry store of about $5,000 worth of…
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Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent pens letter decrying Hamas violence, supporting Jewish community
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook sent a letter to school district staff and families on Monday, condemning the terrorist acts by…
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Madras man, already in jail, charged in stabbing last month at homeless camp
A 40-year-old Madras man who was already in jail on a parole violation charge has been charged with assault in connection with a stabbing last month…
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Oregon gas prices have fallen another 8.2 cents a gallon in past week, now average $4.51 a gallon
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.51/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Your photos: Clouds couldn’t keep many Central Oregonians from catching special ‘ring of fire’ annular eclipse
Thanks for all the great photos of Saturday’s annular eclipse, which allowed many across Oregon to see the ‘ring of fire,’ despite the patchy clouds…
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Pile burning returns: Operations getting underway on the Deschutes and Willamette national forests
Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest plan to begin pile burning as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.…
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Local author pens new book on Oregon’s search and rescue history
Glenn Voelz, a local author and professional ski patroller, has written a book about the history of search and rescue in Oregon, telling the story of…
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Pet Evacuation Team hosts volunteer training event on safely helping move animals during emergencies
The Pet Evacuation Team held a volunteer training session in Bend on Sunday. The nonprofit also known as PET shows up to help with people’s animals…
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Culver among small cities across Oregon sharing $5.7 million in ODOT transportation funding
Culver is among small cities around the state are receiving a share of $5.7 million in Oregon Department of Transportation funding after the Small…
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NW Power Council meets in Redmond, learns region is off to good start in meeting energy efficiency goals
At its recent meeting in Redmond, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council heard a presentation on the region’s initial good progress toward…
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving holds second annual ‘Walk Like MADD’ event in Bend
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as MADD, put on its second annual Central Oregon walk and bike event , Walk Like MADD Oregon, on Saturday…
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Bend Film Festival moviegoers celebrate two decades of captivating cinema
The Bend Film Festival is always a fun and interesting event, but there’s a special reason to party hearty this weekend as the cinema showcase…
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Assistance League of Bend providing new clothing to over 2,000 students
Through their Operation School Bell® program, Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is providing new clothing to over 2,000…
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‘Imagine living at high-stress, 24/7’: Bend in-home care business trains caregivers on Alzheimer’s, brain health
Ahead of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Home Instead in Bend is aiming to educate people on the signs of Alzheimer’s and those…
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ODOT sparks C.O. concern over plan to reduce services this winter due to falling gas tax dollars, rising costs
Driving conditions on snowy roads around the state this winter could be more challenging. The Oregon Department of Transportation is reducing…
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Culver woman killed, Metolius woman seriously injured in head-on crash that closed Highway 361 near Hwy. 97
A Culver woman was killed and a Metolius woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash Thursday afternoon on state Highway 361, the…
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Redmond man, 45, struck and killed on Bend Parkway; driver says man was lying in the roadway
A Redmond man was struck and killed on the Bend Parkway early Friday morning by a La Pine man heading home from work who called authorities to…
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Bend couple, in Israel when war broke out, awaken to alarms, rush to airport, get ‘last two tickets’ on flight home
A Bend couple who were in Israel at the end of a cruise when war broke out awakened to the sound of alarms in their Tel Aviv hotel but were able to…
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