Ex-Ridgeview teacher’s aide accused of giving students alcohol, pot
A Redmond woman employed for two months as a Ridgeview High School teachers’ aide before resigning in October faces several charges of…
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Burn to learn: C.O. rookies get busy fighting fire
Firefighters normally put out fires — not start them. But nothing beats a burning house for realistic training in life-or-death situations, and…
Continue Reading Forest office open Saturday for Christmas tree permits
This Saturday, the Deschutes National Forest will open their Bend office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to give fourth-graders an opportunity to redeem…
Continue Reading Police officer shoots, critically injures man on Highway 101
A police officer shot and critically injured a combative man Wednesday on Highway 101 in Newport after attempts to subdue him with pepper spray and…
Continue Reading Giving back to four-legged friends in Redmond
It’s the season of giving, and in Redmond that means giving back to four-legged friends. BrightSide Animal Center is vowing to make life a…
Continue Reading Wind topples trees, rain closes Mt. Bachelor lift
It was snowing earlier Wednesday on Mount Bachelor, but that’s not what has most people concerned. Heavy rains and strong winds have been…
Continue Reading Mt. Bachelor Charity Ski Week tickets go on sale
Mt. Bachelor announced Wednesday that it will give $50,000 in cash to local non-profit organizations as part of its annual Charity Ski Week program.…
Continue Reading La Pine Christmas Basket Assn. gears up for holidays
On Sunday, December 20 , the La Pine Christmas Basket Association will again distribute food baskets to an estimated 550-600 families in Southern…
Continue Reading Part of Bond Street to close next week for sewer work
The city of Bend announced it will close Bond Street between Industrial Way and Arizona Avenue for up to four days, starting Monday, to accommodate a…
Continue Reading Wyden G.I. fairness bill passed by Senate committee
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Boozman, R-Ark., announced Wednesday that their bill to ensure wounded members of the Guard and Reserve will…
Continue Reading Linn County transient jailed in Redmond check fraud case
A transient from Linn County was arrested by Redmond police on Tuesday, accused of writing fraudulent checks in large amounts at area RV dealers, and…
Continue Reading Walden joins critics over Trump’s Muslim remarks
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., has joined Oregon’s two Democratic senators in criticizing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a…
Continue Reading NE Oregon man jailed in Prineville convenience store holdup
A 46-year-old man from the northeast Oregon town of Cove was arrested Tuesday in the Nov. 29 armed robbery of Prineville’s Circle K convenience…
Continue Reading Wyden, Merkley hail Senate passage of K-12 education bill
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., lauded Wednesday’s Senate passage of the final K-12 education bill to boost high school graduation rates in Oregon and…
Continue Reading Experts expect dramatic Ore. marijuana price rise in 2016
Experts predict the price of both medical and recreational marijuana will increase dramatically in Oregon next year. It’s all due to new…
Continue Reading Bend Parkway aid stop leads to hidden meth, driver’s arrest
Two men, from Madras and Bend, face drug charges after police stopped to help with their SUV, partly blocking a lane of the Bend Parkway, and found…
Continue Reading Bend PD seek tips in ‘road rage’ gun-pointing case
A Bend woman said she had a gun pointed at her during a suspected road rage incident Sunday afternoon on South Highway 97 at Pinebrook Boulevard,…
Continue Reading City Club of C. Oregon elects 2016 board president
City Club of Central Oregon is pleased to announce the appointment of Barb Hess as the organization’s 2016 Board President. Hess follows Jamie…
Continue Reading State simplifies UGB process; Bend’s current work unchanged
The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission has enacted rules to provide a simpler, more cost-effective way for cities to amend urban…
Continue Reading Prineville PD release third photo, scour tips in gas station holdup
Police released a third photo Monday of a gunman who held up the Chevron gas station-convenience store in downtown Prineville early Sunday morning as…
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