Bend police cite 2 DCSO deputies for ‘excessive speed’ in injury crashes
Bend police said Tuesday they have cited two Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies after determining that “excessive speed” — hitting 90 mph on…
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COCC’s Campus Village set to break ground on first home
The first home of Central Oregon Community College’s Campus Village is set to break ground at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, kicking off the…
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Attorney Melanie Kebler announces Bend City Council bid
Melanie Kebler, a local crime victims’ rights attorney, announced her candidacy Monday for Position 1 on the Bend City Council, currently held by…
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Bend teen skateboarder being towed in parking garage seriously injured in fall
A 17-year-old Bend skateboarder was seriously injured Monday when she lost her grip on a car’s side mirror and fell while being towed to the top of…
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Bend seeks to fill vacancy on affordable housing advisory panel
The City of Bend is looking for interested residents to fill one three-year appointment on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.…
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C.O. winds topple trees, lines, cut power to thousands in Bend
Winds gusting to about 50 mph blew across much of the High Desert on Sunday, toppling trees onto power lines, homes, cars and parking lots and…
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Bend RV arson suspect caught after crash, search, pursuit
A Bend man sought by police since allegedly setting fire to a motor home he shared with his estranged wife two weeks ago ran from a rollover crash…
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Bend skier Tommy Ford grabs second World Cup podium finish of season
Bend ski racer Tommy Ford waited a long time for his first career world cup podium finish, but his second wasn’t far…
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Bend police officer files to unseat Deschutes Sheriff Nelson
A Bend police officer who shot and killed a suspected drunken driver in downtown Bend more than three years ago filed to run Friday against Deschutes…
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Bend council OKs resolution discouraging residents from feeding deer, wildlife
The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday evening discouraging residents from feeding deer and other wildlife within the city…
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Bend to test metered signals at Reed Market-Bond roundabout
The city of Bend announced Thursday it will test the use of metered signals at the Reed Market/Bond/Brookswood roundabout during the week of March…
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Bend planners share vision for city’s core area
Bend’s Urban Renewal Advisory Board held an open house Thursday to gather input and share conceptual plans for future improvements in Bend’s “Core…
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Lacrosse is Bend Park & Rec’s fastest-growing youth sport
Lacrosse may not be the first sport you think of, when it comes to Central Oregon youth sports. But according to Bend Park and Recreation, it’s…
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Help offered for C.O. first responders who struggle with stress
Law enforcement and other first responders are quite often the first people on the scene of a variety of variety traumatic and stressful incidents,…
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Deschutes deputy DA Kropf announces run for Helt’s House seat
A Deschutes County prosecutor announced Wednesday he will run as a Democratic candidate for the Oregon House seat in Bend currently held by…
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Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath
Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…
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Bend to give 60-day notice for Juniper Ridge homeless campers to leave
The city of Bend says it will begin an outreach process on Wednesday to inform people at established campsites on city-owned property in the Juniper…
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Hoax bomb threat prompts COCC culinary center evacuation
A hoax bomb threat made on social media by a Central Oregon Community College student Tuesday morning led to a 45-minute precautionary evacuation of…
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Bend PD: Burglary suspect tried to break into home twice
A Bend man was arrested late Sunday night, accused of burglarizing a southwest Bend home and trying to break in a second time, as well as trying to…
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Video by Antarctic scuba diver from Bend goes viral
When a scuba diver from Bend posted on Facebook a video of her and her colleagues dancing in their diving suits to the song “I’m Sexy and I Know…
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