Some C.O. basketball games may get canceled if more referees aren’t found
The high school basketball season is a few weeks away, but out of 80 referee positions, only 50 are…
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Tire supply issues compounding Bend-area tire centers’ rise in yearly demand
The city of Bend’s growth has been substantial in recent years, and so too has the rising demand for tire…
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Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent ranger districts continuing pile burning
Fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct pile burning across the district over the next two days, providing conditions…
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Reliving the past: Antique farming equipment on display in Bend
As a way to preserve and bring history alive, the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association club in Central Oregon collects a variety of old…
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Smoky kitchen fire at Madras apartment claims 2 dogs’ lives
A kitchen fire filled a Madras apartment with smoke on Saturday, claiming two dogs’ lives, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1…
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Dump truck stolen from construction site leads to SE Bend neighborhood standoff, arrest
A transient stole a dump truck from a construction site and fled police in a southeast Bend neighborhood Saturday morning, turned down a dead-end…
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates food, supplies to Warm Springs tribes
On Wednesday morning, members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, along with missionaries and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
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Busy Bend restaurants reopen after temporary closure gives workers a paid break
Busy lunchtime rushes are normal at Bangers & Brews’ two Bend…
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Settlement of River’s Edge lawsuit would keep full golf course in place permanently
Six months after River’s Edge Golf Course owner Wayne Purcell announced plans to sell the property to Pahlisch Homes, who planned to convert about…
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EDCO announces 7 investment winners at 18th annual Bend Venture Conference
Economic Development for Central Oregon hosted the 18th Annual Bend Venture Conference from downtown Bend Thursday and Friday, as 14 companies…
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Bend police officer charged with assault of intoxicated man; 3 Summit HS students accused in beating
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed charges of fourth-degree assault and harassment Friday against Bend Police…
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Sen. Tim Knopp of Bend elected Oregon Senate Republican leader
State Sen. Fred Girod (R-Lyons) voluntarily stepped down as Republican Leader on Friday for health reasons. The caucus elected Sen. Tim Knopp…
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Attorney Emerson Levy declares bid for Zika’s Oregon House District 53 seat
Community advocate and attorney Emerson Levy announced Thursday that she is filing to run again for state representative for House District 53,…
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Deschutes County directs $6.6 million in federal funds to expanded child care access
The Deschutes County Commission has unanimously approved their largest American Rescue Plan Act investment to date, allocating an additional $6.6…
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Four of 5 Redmond teens convicted in brutal 2001 killing make Gov. Brown’s commutation list
Four of the five Redmond teens convicted of conspiring to brutally kill Barbara Thomas at her home on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway just over 20 years…
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‘Super HotRock’ at Newberry Crater could be first renewable energy source of its kind
The only energy source of its kind in the world could take shape in Central Oregon in coming…
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Bend man charged with arranging online to meet ‘teen’ for sex; it was actually officer
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 29-year-old Bend man who thought he was talking with a 15-year-old girl on social media arranged to meet for sex at a motel,…
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Log truck flips at Empire Avenue and Third Street in NE Bend; no injuries reported
A fully loaded log truck tipped over at the intersection of Empire Avenue and Third Street in northeast Bend, causing no injuries but blocking the…
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Permanent downtown Bend parklet program proposed; fee is a matter of debate
The city of Bend last year created a temporary parklet program for restaurants and others to use downtown sidewalks and curbside parking spaces under…
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Bend police: Man with improvised spear jailed after threatening insurance adjuster at fire-hit gym
A man wielding an improvised spear threatened one of two insurance adjusters at a fire-hit northeast Bend gym Wednesday morning and was arrested on…
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