Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
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BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption
Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…
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Bend’s Sparrow Bakery closing original Scott Street location
Bend’s Sparrow Bakery announced it is closing its original SE Scott Street location, due to severe hiring and staffing challenges, but will keep its…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
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Deschutes County gives $2.4 million boost toward new NeighborImpact Food Bank warehouse
Deschutes County commissioners recently awarded NeighborImpact $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to apply toward the construction…
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Red Cross volunteers from Bend helping out at major N. California wildfire
The American Red Cross has deployed volunteers and other resources to help evacuees of 11 California wildfires, including the Dixie and Caldor fires.…
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NE Bend doctor’s office hit by three incidents of flag, sign vandalism
Bend pediatrician Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine is looking for answers after her office was vandalized three times last…
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Struggling St. Charles receives 65 state-contracted traveling nurses, paramedics, others
St. Charles provided orientation on Sunday to 65 traveling nurses, certified nursing assistants, paramedics and respiratory therapists provided under…
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DCSO Search and Rescue assists fallen, injured hiker near Pole Creek Trailhead
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Sunday afternoon of a hiker who fell and became injured a few miles from…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes, other counties until Wednesday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday extended air quality advisories for Deschutes, Jackson and Klamath and issued air quality…
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Think Wild, Bend emergency vet clinic team up in bid to save injured golden eagle
Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild has been treating a golden eagle with an injured shoulder since May, and just partnered with a local emergency…
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Sisters teen, an aspiring politician, interviews leaders, creates YouTube channel
Kale Gardner is a 14-year-old Sisters resident, soon to be a freshman in high school. What sets him apart however, is that he’s also an aspiring…
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Lithium-ion battery pack sparks fire that destroys Powell Butte detached garage
The failure of a charging portable lithium-ion battery pack sparked a fire Saturday night that destroyed a detached garage and also damaged a nearby…
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‘Very scary’: C.O. pediatrician says more kids testing positive, falling ill with Covid-19
Statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show in increase in pediatric Covid-19 cases throughout the state, and in Central Oregon.…
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Jefferson County Jail COVID-19 outbreak affects 5 inmates; no serious symptoms
Five of the 67 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though they are showing no or only flu-like symptoms, Sheriff…
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Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
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47 current, former Bend Senior HS coaches object to city’s proposed homeless camp
Nearly 50 current and former coaches at Bend Senior High School have joined a growing chorus of concern about the city’s proposed managed homeless…
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Deschutes named ‘official craft beer of the Pac-12’
As the Pac-12 Conference welcomes back college football, fans have something else to celebrate to kick off the new season. Deschutes and the Pac-12…
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Bend firefighters union takes sharp issue with state vaccine mandate for health care workers
The union representing Bend Fire & Rescue firefighters has taken sharp issue with Gov. Kate Brown’s new vaccination mandate, saying it “sets a…
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Fire destroys group of 3 camp trailers in rural Crook County, outside fire district
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed a group of three camp trailers Thursday off Terrible Trail Road, 25 miles south of Prineville, in an…
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