Bend’s Whitewater Park surf wave reopens, 7 weeks after tragedy prompted closure
Bend’s Whitewater Park surf wave reopened Saturday, seven weeks after a 17-year-old surfer became trapped and died. There’s now a helmet and…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon
Garage fire traced to welding sparks damages home on Hunters Circle in Bend; firefighters rescue 2 cats
A garage fire traced to welding sparks damaged a home on Bend’s north end Saturday afternoon, but the residents escaped uninjured and fire crews…
Continue Reading
Bend’s Juneteenth Celebration brings people together to learn about history
The second annual Juneteenth Celebration started Saturday morning at Bend’s Drake Park. The newly recognized state and federal holiday marks the…
Continue Reading
Racers from ages 3 to 89 participate in 26th annual Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival
The first full day of the 26th annual Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival took place Saturday morning, at its new Bend location. The activity was…
Continue Reading
Kropf named chair of Oregon House Judiciary Committee
State Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, has been appointed by Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, to serve as chair of the House Judiciary…
Continue Reading
100 flower baskets now in place, beautifying downtown Bend
The Downtown Bend Business Association hung 100 flower baskets around downtown Friday morning. Staff, volunteers, business owners, and Bend Mayor…
Continue Reading
New addition to Downtown Bend: a Korean restaurant, serving lunch and dinner
A new Korean restaurant has opened in downtown Bend, and its owners say it’s the only Korean restaurant in Central Oregon. Yoli is at the corner of…
Continue Reading
Oregon Regional roller hockey tournament kicks off at The Pavilion, drawing 200 participants
Roller hockey teams are squaring off at The Pavilion in Bend all weekend long. The Oregon Regional of the North American Roller Hockey…
Continue Reading
Bend Chamber Young Professionals Summit brings 20 speakers, 130 participants together
The Bend Chamber held its annual Young Professionals Summit on Friday at COCC. Attendees were between the ages of 21 and 40. Speakers during…
Continue Reading
After several late-season snow dumps, ODOT is set to open McKenzie Pass Highway on Monday
After a long winter and some surprising spring snow dumps, ODOT crews have cleared Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, and the gates open…
Continue Reading
Family of 3 escapes burning NE Bend home; blaze traced to improper disposal of oily deck-staining rags
A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags broke out early Friday morning and caused $100,000 damage at a northeast Bend home, but the family…
Continue Reading
Fire destroys shed, RV in Culver; electric smoker apparent cause
An electric smoker was the apparent cause of a fire Thursday evening that destroyed an outbuilding and adjacent RV in Culver, officials…
Continue Reading
Campers in woods off China Hat Road south of Bend get notice to vacate; temporary campfire ban imposed
Faced with a rising tide of calls for action about campers off China Hat Road from southern Bend residents and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s…
Continue Reading
More use of security systems brings rise in false alarms, so Bend police will have companies verify them first
With a rising number of home and business security systems comes an increasing problem of false alarms. So Bend police are shifting their system to…
Continue Reading
Injured baby great horned owl recovering at Bend wildlife hospital after barbed wire fence entanglement
Last week, Bend wildlife hospital and conservation center Think Wild received a call from the Bear Creek Solar Center, just a half mile away. While…
Continue Reading
Oregon State Police arrest S. Oregon double-homicide suspect in Bend area
A suspect in a May 28 southern Oregon double-homicide was arrested last week in the Bend area, Oregon State Police reported…
Continue Reading
‘Legal box,’ not blank slate: Bend councilors start process for regulating unsanctioned camping on city property
(Update: Adding video and comments from meeting) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rarely does any city council tackle a tough issue — such as, the hot-button…
Continue Reading
‘A perfect match’ : Redmond and Culver High plan to co-op boys and girls soccer programs
Redmond High School Athletic Director Doug Taylor will be proposing a soccer co-op with Culver High School at the June 22nd school board…
Continue Reading
C.O. drug agents dismantle large Chinese cartel marijuana operation in six Jefferson County raids; five arrests
Central Oregon drug agents concluded a 2-year investigation Tuesday by raiding six Madras and Culver illegal marijuana grows, making five arrests and…
Continue Reading
Redmond home added to National Register of Historic Places, with guidance for more homes to follow
Two National Register applications from the city of Redmond, recommended by the Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation, have…
Continue Reading