High Lakes Elementary parents notified of COVID-19 case
On the day that thousands of Bend-La Pine Schools kindergarten through third-graders returned to in-person classes, parents of High Lakes Elementary…
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‘Fantastic!’ Bend- La Pine K-3rd graders return to in-person classes
It was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday…
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C.O. brewery benefits local Black organization with ‘Black is Beautiful’ beer
A national beer campaign has comes to Central Oregon, as Boneyard Beer is taking part in brewing the “Black Is Beautiful”…
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19-year-old suspect in Bend holdup, attempted robbery caught in Sunriver
A 19-year-old man who tried to rob one northeast Bend business, then held up another less than an hour later Saturday afternoon was spotted and…
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Smoke alarm awakens NW Bend resident to attic fire in century-old home
A smoke alarm awakened a northwest Bend resident early Saturday to a fire in the attic of a small, more than century-old home, traced to a woodstove…
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Display freezer fire closes Bend’s Trader Joe’s for day of cleanup
A fire early Saturday morning in a display freezer at Bend’s Trader Joe’s caused about $10,000 in losses and spread smoke and odors through the…
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Bend native, WWII fighter pilot Leon Devereaux Jr. dies at 97
Bend native, Bend HS graduate and World War II fighter pilot Leon Devereaux Jr. died Thursday at the age of 97. Devereaux shot down a Japanese “Betty…
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Central Oregonians react to extension of student loan payments freeze
The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment moratorium through Sept. 30, affecting the nearly 40 million Americans who owe over…
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Rotary Club of Bend’s Daddy Daughter Dance on hiatus
The Rotary Club of Bend announced Thursday it has decided to take a pause and not hold the Daddy Daughter Dance event in…
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Bend extends COVID-19 state of emergency; councilors receive survey results
The city of Bend has amended its COVID-19 local state of emergency to reflect changes from the state of Oregon and extended it for another 60 days.…
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New Bend City Council reflects on past year, begins setting 2021 goals
The Bend City Council met Wednesday and discussed how the past year has affected their 2021…
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Bend Park and Rec Board reviews river restoration, off-leash dog area projects
The Bend Park & Recreation board met Tuesday night for an agenda that included discussing and prioritizing a long list of proposed river habitat…
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‘Uphill battle’: Restaurants that defy orders face rising fines, possible closure
At the Black Bear Diner in Bend, a sign along Third Street, one of the city’s busiest streets, reads: “Open for Dine…
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C.O. health officials react to new, fast-spreading COVID-19 strain’s arrival in Oregon
About a month ago, a fast-spreading variant of the COVID-19 virus was found in the United Kingdom. It didn’t take long for the new mutation to make…
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Redmond man faces theft charges after 90 pieces of stolen mail found in car
A Redmond man faces mail and ID theft and other charges after a late-December traffic stop turned up 90 pieces of stolen mail in his vehicle,…
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Police: NE Bend driver flees traffic stop, crashes into two other cars
A Bend police officer tried to pull over a driver for not wearing his seat belt late Saturday afternoon, but he sped away, crashed into another car…
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Long-time Central Oregon business owner Jerry Seed passes away at 88
Gerald (Jerry) Seed, founder and owner of The Mattress Factory, passed away Friday in Bend due to complications from a recent stroke. Jerry, who had…
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DA Hummel clears DCSO deputy in Alfalfa-area shooting of fugitive
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced his decision Friday on a fugitive’s shooting by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy last…
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Valley lawmaker proposes OSU-Cascades become its own, separate university
A Willamette Valley lawmaker quietly introduced legislation this week to turn OSU-Cascades into a separate public university, but surprised school…
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Frustrated Bend auto shop owner says homeless man has threatened employees
A homeless man living behind Precision Body and Paint in Bend has caused the shop numerous…
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