Bend-area road rage incident leads to confrontation, bias crime arrest
A road rage incident and aggressive driving on Century Drive Tuesday night led to a violent confrontation and the arrest Wednesday afternoon of a…
Continue ReadingA road rage incident and aggressive driving on Century Drive Tuesday night led to a violent confrontation and the arrest Wednesday afternoon of a…
Continue ReadingConsidering the hot, stormy way the month ended, few Bend residents will be surprised to hear it was the second-warmest June on record, according to…
Continue ReadingHot, dry conditions persist across Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District, presenting extreme fire risk in wildland fuels. …
Continue ReadingDue to exceptionally hot temperatures and dry conditions, Deschutes County said Wednesday it has approved an order declaring a local emergency and…
Continue ReadingA new round of thunderstorms flashed through the High Desert Wednesday evening with dramatic skies and lightning peppering the region amid a fire…
Continue ReadingStudents at OSU-Cascades have been using whatever space is available for their clubs and organizations. Now, they’ll have a place of their own. The…
Continue ReadingAn employee of Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors in northeast Bend was arrested Wednesday on several assault charges, accused of repeatedly striking a…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency due to the imminent threat of wildfires across Oregon, a danger underscored by Central Oregon fire…
Continue ReadingTwo residents escaped unharmed, but lost everything when a fire destroyed their home on Northwest Deer Lane west of Prineville Tuesday afternoon and…
Continue ReadingMask mandates and all COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon were lifted Wednesday, but businesses can still choose to enforce a…
Continue ReadingTask-force firefighters were still busy putting out hot spots Wednesday on two blazes that burned about 90 acres Tuesday in southeast Redmond,…
Continue ReadingJust hours after the Antler fire broke out early Tuesday afternoon in southeast Redmond, city councilors unanimously, albeit reluctantly, approved an…
Continue ReadingA fast-spreading brushfire broke out early Tuesday afternoon in southeast Redmond and may have sparked a second, larger fire, both putting up thick…
Continue ReadingWhile some restaurants in Central Oregon are finding ways to beat the heat, with misters and air conditioning, others don’t have that same luxury -…
Continue ReadingOregon OSHA is planning to propose safer guidelines for employees who work in extreme heat…
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old Bend resident was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII and other charges after a pickup he was driving on the dry bed of…
Continue ReadingThe Board of County Commissioners has approved Deschutes County’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget following a series of public meetings and hearings by…
Continue ReadingThe City of Bend on Monday declared a local state of emergency in response to the ongoing extremely high temperatures forecast by the National…
Continue ReadingTo escape the heat wave, just about everyone is cranking up the air conditioning, if they have…
Continue ReadingService organizations and volunteers at the homeless camp along Hunnell Road in northern Bend are doing their best to keep people safe from the…
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