Month: June 2016

During the week of June 6-10, professional homebuilders from across the country will help nearly 250 families build strength, stability and self-reliance through housing during Habitat for Humanity’s annual Home Builders Blitz. Locally, Bend Area Habitat, with the help of the local building community, will attempt to build a house in one week for the

With the hottest temperatures so far this year fast approaching, the Humane Society of Central Oregon offered tips Tuesday on keeping your pet safe in the heat — namely, not in your car, dangerous even if “just for a few minutes” with the windows cracked. “With temperatures expected to reach near 100 degrees by the

Construction crews began work Tuesday on a median barrier project on Highway 97 just south of Bend. The $6 million project will widen the highway shoulders and add a median barrier between Romaine Village Way and Lava Butte. Motorists are expected to experience minimal delays through the construction zone as the shoulder-widening work and installation