Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose
A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…
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SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out
A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…
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Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission
A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…
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2021 ended very cold — but December overall was warmer than average in Bend, Prineville
Bend and much of the High Desert ended 2021 with a bone-chilling cold night, but the last month of the year overall was warmer than normal, the…
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Madras home, apparently vacant, burns in ‘suspicious’ fire; cause under investigation
An Oregon State Police arson investigator and the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called early Friday to a suspicious fire that destroyed an…
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Madras HS teacher chosen for new ‘Band Directors’ Marching Band’ at Tournament of Roses Parade
PASADENA, Calif. (KTVZ) – Madras High School music teacher Jared McFarlin will join counterparts from across the country on New Year’s Day in an…
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Bend Bikes organization puts its first bike map of city routes online
Bend Bikes said Wednesday it has launched Bend’s first bike map and it is available for free and to the public at https://bendbikes.org/map/.…
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NeighborImpact receives major grant to help keep Central Oregonians in their homes
Nearly half of Central Oregonians are housing cost-burdened: They spend more than 30% of their income on housing expenses. This financial…
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2021 High Desert in review: Worker, supply chain shortages have big impacts
As you probably know, worker and supply chain shortages have been major issues throughout the year. Here’s a recap of how some Central Oregon…
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Mt. Bachelor adds lift ticket ‘pick-up box’ in Old Mill, making for quicker trip to the lifts
Skiers and snowboarders making the trek to Mt. Bachelor now have a touchless way to pick up pre-purchased lift passes before even leaving Bend,…
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DCSO Search and Rescue teams find, help overdue cross-country skier west of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers found and helped an overdue cross-country skier who became separated from family members on…
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OSU, OSU-Cascades to require booster shots; COVID tests required for students staying on campus
Oregon State University said Tuesday it plans to resume in-person instruction and other activities and operations on Jan. 3 as planned at all…
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Early-AM robber holds up NE Bend restaurant, eludes police manhunt
A northeast Bend restaurant was robbed around closing time early Tuesday morning, and a police search of the area including a K-9 team failed to find…
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High Desert 2021 in review: COVID resurgence tops challenges of a roller-coaster year
The year 2021 began on the High Desert amid high hopes of emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, as in-school classes resumed, mass vaccinations ramped…
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Redmond Airport plugs along as travelers scramble amid mass flight cancellations
Thousands of flights were canceled across the nation this holiday weekend due in part to the rapid spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron…
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Suspicious man at nearby clinic prompts brief lockdown at St. Charles Redmond
Police were called late Monday afternoon to a report of a suspicious person at a Redmond clinic that prompted a brief lockdown at St. Charles Redmond…
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Propane truck overturns in Terrebonne; leak prompts evacuation of 15 homes
A propane delivery truck slid off an embankment and rolled onto its side next to a home in a Terrebonne cul-de-sac late Monday morning. A resulting…
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Shepherd’s House to open daytime warming shelter in Redmond Tuesday
With very cold temperatures forecast this week, Shepherd’s House Ministries said Monday it will open a daytime warming shelter in Redmond from 8…
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Snow falls in Seattle, Portland during rare cold snap; OSP reports numerous crashes around state
Snow blanketed much of Central Oregon and many other parts of the Pacific Northwest on Sunday as unusually cold temperatures in the region began to…
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Former Bend day care operator dies in state women’s prison, under hospice care
A former Bend day care operator sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison in 2015 for abusing an infant in her care died Friday afternoon while in hospice…
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