07/19/11 Travel guidebooks call Kipu Falls "a glorious little hidden place" and a "swimming hole extraordinaire." But the alluring beauty of the waterfall and natural pool conceals a deadly side.
07/19/11 Atlantis fired jets around 4:20 a.m. EDT to leave the International Space Station behind for the last time and begin a shuttle's final trip home.
07/14/11 After using $82 million of its available $84 million and with only two projects yet to be finished, the White City Urban Renewal District is nearly at the end of its 23-year life span.
07/13/11 The Bend Spay and Neuter Project announced Wednesday it has received a $34,320 grant from PetSmart CharitiesŪ with a goal of spaying and neutering over 50 percent of the dogs living in the La Pine area.
07/12/11 If giant Asian carp are able to invade the Great Lakes and establish themselves - it could mean the near extinction of the lakes' great native fish, such as walleye, perch and whitefish.
07/11/11 Investigators say a two-alarm fire Sunday afternoon that heavily damaged Oregon's historic View Point Inn started with sparks from the fireplace igniting the cedar shakes on the roof.
07/07/11 THURSDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Call it the import that nobody wants.
07/03/11 The greatest threat to the northern spotted owl, an imperiled bird at the center of a decades-old environmental clash in the Pacific Northwest, is no longer the timber industry -- it's another owl.
07/01/11 In the past two weeks, the Bend Area Civil Air Patrol has responded to two aircraft rescue calls - an abnormal number of missions in such a short time.
07/01/11 When Civil Air Patrol search and rescue pilots are called in to find a downed aircraft, they know they won't be looking for a plane. Pilots up more than 1,000 feet are looking for pieces.
07/01/11 Seventeen active members of Valparaiso University's baseball team are taking part in summer wooden-bat leagues. They include Chris Manning, Kevin Upp (LaPorte) and John Loeffler, who are all playing for the Terre Haute Rex of the Prospect League. Manning is hitting .400 with nine extra-base hits; Upp has a 4.96 ERA over 16 1/3 innings, and Loeffler is hitting .306 with five doubles and 10 RBIs.
06/29/11 The PITT Disc Golf Club and the City of Pittsburg will be presenting the Freedom Fling July 2 in the Lincoln Park Disc Golf Course. Entry fees are $20 per person (Open divisions) and $15 per person (Amateur divisions), with $5 discounts for PITT DGC members. Flights and prizes depend on the number of entries.
06/29/11 As crews fight to keep a New Mexico wildfire from reaching the nation's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials.
06/29/11 Former President Bill Clinton is hosting a conference in Chicago this week and laid out a blueprint to boost jobs, with assertions one economist has called "overstated" and "preposterous."
06/29/11 The King County Fire Chiefs Association wants to remind people that the safest way to celebrate the Fourth of July is to attend one of the many professional fireworks displays in the region.
06/29/11 The Fourth of July is a holiday every American should be able to enjoy, yet many people dread this time of year for one unfortunate, and unnecessary, reason: the onslaught of fireworks shot off illega
06/24/11 Jory soil has recently been recognized by the Oregon Legislature as the official state soil formally highlighting the significant role it plays in Oregons diverse landscape.
06/24/11 The Beaverton Police Department will be out in full force during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, cracking down on illegal fireworks and impaired drivers. Deputy fire marshals will be riding with designated law enforcement units to support illegal fireworks enforcement efforts. Fireworks sales ...
06/23/11 Kyle Davidson smiled, sitting by a pool Thursday night, as he recalled how "I never thought I'd be doing this for 15 years." That was when he pointed toward the pool where some 40 people from all kinds of backgrounds were having every kind of summer fun. "The reason I'm still doing this is because t...
06/23/11 The region, inundated by the Missoula Floods during the last ice age, has a rich geologic and paleontological heritage, including the 14,000-year-old mastodon skeleton kept in the library. Advocates see untapped tourism potential. | 
