Bend News

Pioneer Memorial Hospital announced Wednesday it will drop its obstetric services by the end of the year because of a decline in the number of primary care physicians who can provide the service.

Three people were injured today when two vehicles collided on U.S. 97 north of Terrebonne, the Oregon State Police reported.

Associated Press A June 30, 2009 A BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man who shot a horse in the head and left it to die has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years probation.

The top of Pilot Butte will be closed to the public starting at noon today, and the entire butte will be closed for the fireworks show and preparation from noon Saturday, July 4, until Sunday morning.

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission seems to have sobered up a little, at least regarding regulation of some events in Central Oregon.

Showing off their beautiful blooms, the Southwestern Oregon Rose Society holds their annual Rose Show at the Pony Village Mall over the weekend.

Bend resident Tim Larocco has requested that a house he owns be listed as a Historic Landmark on the Citya s inventory of such buildings in the Bend Urban Area General Plan.

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New La Pine elementary • $8.5 million • Scheduled to open in fall 2010 Pilot Butte Middle School Remodel and expansion • $4.75 million • Scheduled for completion in October Bend High technology center • $4.5 million • Scheduled for completion in December La Pine High School Remodel and expansion • ...

Cancer patients in our area have a new opportunity to feel better. It's a new class called "Lifted Spirits" and it's designed to help cancer patients reduce pain and nausea, improve mood and reduce fatigue.

As the saying goes, those who can't do, critique. Okay, maybe that's not exactly how it goes, but when it comes to cooking and me, that's certainly the case.

Jackson County has company in Monday's announcement of its record jobless rate. Thirty-three of the state's 36 counties posted unemployment rates of at least 10 percent in May.

BEND, Ore. - A former nurse convicted of assaulting an elderly patient at St. Charles Bend hospital now faces a $500,000 lawsuit.

It's a big win for the proposed Skyline Forest near Bend. The Oregon House voted 31 to 28 Tuesday to pass a bill which will create the largest community forest in the nation of more than 32-thousand acres west of Bend.

"Summer is finally here - will the tourists come now?" order photo Steve Remer, of Bend, passes a bike down to Cog Wild Bicycle Tours co-owner Melanie Fisher while preparing on Wednesday to take a group for a ride at Phil's Trail west of Bend.

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred late Saturday at a La Pine home, when 57-year-old Karen Tharp tried to call 9-1-1 during a verbal dispute with 23-year-old Nathan Kelly.

A crash around 1 o'clock Saturday morning turned into a fight in the parking lot of JJ Court Apartments on Butler Market Road.

Got an aching back? If you live in Bend, you're more than twice as likely to have surgery for it as the average American is.

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