Passenger ferry carrying almost 600 people runs aground in Washington
By Paradise Afshar, Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN All passengers have safely disembarked a passenger ferry that ran aground on Saturday in Rich…
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High-flying fun: Retired fighter pilot’s Bend specialty flight school offers non-pilots aerobatic ‘adventure flights’
Mike “Cuckoo” Kloch is a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot who is co-owner and CEO of Specialized Aero Works, located at the Bend Airport.…
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After 20 years, Bend’s Caring for Troops still sends packages to those serving overseas, seeks to send even more
Twenty years ago, Dianne Brock’s son was deployed in Iraq. As a mother, she understandably felt helpless. The only thing she could do was send a…
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Calif. fugitive jumps in Mirror Pond to escape police; found hiding under canoe, caught with Redmond PD K-9’s help
A man wanted on California felony warrants ran through Drake Park and jumped in Mirror Pond to elude Bend police Saturday, swam across the river and…
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Bend Fire gives free ‘live fire’ training on fire extinguishers to Sundance residents
Bend Fire & Rescue offered a free, live-fire training on the use of fire extinguishers for residents of the Sundance neighborhood southeast of Bend…
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Summit Health sets June grand opening of new Redmond specialty and surgery clinic location
Summit Health announced this week the planned June 19 grand opening of its new state-of-the-art Redmond clinic location at 1001 NW Canal Blvd, Suite…
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BLM seeks comments on proposed improvements, designated campsites at Priest Hole Recreation Site
The Bureau of Land Management is asking for public input on a proposal to make improvements to the Priest Hole Recreation Site about 25 miles north…
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Rare, threatened wolverine still on the move, caught on video crossing Highway 20 near Santiam Pass
A rare, threatened wolverine spotted by the Columbia River near Portland last month – the first confirmed sighting outside the Wallowa Mountains in…
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‘Scammers are coming out of the woodwork’: How to protect yourself at tax filing deadline
With next Tuesday’s tax return-filing deadline almost upon us here on the High Desert and nationwide, Oregon’s attorney general and a tech security…
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La Pine HS girls go international: Two wrestlers will compete in South Africa with Team Oregon
Two members of the La Pine High Hawks girls wrestling team are taking their talents to compete in South…
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Senator Merkley plans Crook, Jefferson County town halls on Sunday April 23
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023, with community conversations in five Oregon…
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With pips and peeps, fluffy penguin chick hatches at Oregon Zoo
After a couple of peep-filled days spent emerging from its shell, a new chick has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Humboldt penguin…
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‘Love Food, Not Waste’: Bend-La Pine Schools expands food waste composting program
Bend-La Pine Schools serves over 11,000 meals daily across the district. And like any food program, that generates considerable food…
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Bend fisherman caught 25-lb.-plus, likely record bull trout at Lake Billy Chinook — and he let it go
Last Saturday, Ryan Mejaski of Bend and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook without much luck, when they…
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Oregon’s minimum wages rise 70 cents an hour July 1 to $15.45/hour in Portland area, $14.20, $13.20 elsewhere
Oregon’s labor commissioner announced Friday that Oregon’s three levels of minimum wage will each go up 70 cents an hour on July 1, based on…
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Next step: Cooley Road closes Sunday east of US Highway 20; ODOT advises to plan ahead for detours, delays
Travelers along U.S. Highway 20 on Bend’s north end will see some changes in traffic patterns beginning next week as work continues on the roundabout…
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House passes Levy’s bill to let Deschutes County use tax foreclosure revenue to target housing insecurity
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)Â — A bill called “Housing Deschutes Families” (HB 3440) passed the Oregon House unanimously on Wednesday. The bill allows smaller…
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Gov. Kotek signs Oregon CHIPS Act, $210 million bid to retain, lure more semiconductor business
With lawmakers and advocates on hand, Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 4 – the Oregon CHIPS Act – into law during a ceremonial bill signing…
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Central Oregon businesses partner with climate nonprofit for Earth Day
Nonprofit 350 Deschutes focuses on addressing climate issues in and around Central…
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Deschutes Library Board says East Bend Library will stay open for at least 3 more years
Will reassess for ‘data-based decision’ after other projects are complete BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With construction or remodeling underway at several…
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