What it takes to fight fires in Central Oregon: A behind-the-scenes look
Firefighters are gearing up for another busy wildfire season in Central Oregon and across the West. And as always, there’s a lot that goes on behind…
Continue ReadingFirefighters are gearing up for another busy wildfire season in Central Oregon and across the West. And as always, there’s a lot that goes on behind…
Continue ReadingThe cool weather may not have merited ice cream Friday, but the occasion certainly did: Heart of Oregon Corps’ YouthBuild program celebrated the…
Continue ReadingAfter nearly two decades overseeing elections and various other duties, County Clerk Nancy Blankenship said Friday she’s stepping down and…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend and Deschutes County are in talks to possibly jointly fund a managed campsite for the area’s…
Continue ReadingSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold a remote and telephone town hall for constituents in Crook County next Friday, June…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Chamber has joined a consortium of business advocates in a letter to Gov. Kate Brown’s office, recommending the use of some federal…
Continue ReadingThe Best of Both bike race is back on west of Bend this month, after taking a year off because of the pandemic. The mixed-terrain, 90-mile course is…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes River Conservancy said Thursday it is working with funding from Coors Seltzer to further incentivize water leasing in Whychus Creek, a…
Continue ReadingNeighbors in northeast Bend’s Orchard District noticed last week that unbeknownst to them, several tall trees were marked for removal in a nearby…
Continue ReadingWhile 53% of participating Deschutes County voters last fall approved a bond measure that would construct a “world-class” Central Library just north…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon House voted Thursday to allocate more general fund dollars for Project Turnkey, which has focused on the creation and maintenance of…
Continue ReadingIn 2020, the music stopped — but what better way to launch the 2021 Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo FREE Concert Series than with some of the biggest…
Continue ReadingA northeast Oregon man was killed and his younger sibling, a Crook County High School student, was seriously injured Wednesday night in a…
Continue Readinghe future of the U.S Highway. 97/Baker Road Interchange south of Bend was the focus of Wednesday evening’s online open house, hosted by the Oregon…
Continue ReadingBend’s median home sales price dropped $23,000 in May from the record $651,000 set in April, while Redmond’s went the other way, jumping $30,000…
Continue ReadingA report of a male running with a handgun through the Bend Walmart parking lot and pointing it at a car late Wednesday afternoon prompted a…
Continue ReadingAs Bend-area home prices soar to record levels, the interest in buying short-term rental properties in Bend is also on the rise, according to real…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Senior High School basketball team preaches enthusiasm and energy, both on and off the court. With the squad en route to its first winning…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo will be back this July after last summer’s cancellation, but with slightly fewer animals.…
Continue ReadingBend police on Wednesday released the name of a 23-year-old pedestrian from Arizona who was struck by two vehicles and killed Monday night as he…
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