Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is back in person on Saturday
The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is back in person this Saturday after a virtual event last year, and the Cherrywood Challenge quilt pieces are already…
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A Missouri couple says they dragged their feet on getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Then they got sick
By Miguel Marquez, Meridith Edwards and Ray Sanchez, CNN Louie Michael and his wife, Pattie Bunch, were both hospitalized last month with Covid-19 in…
Continue ReadingCouple who hesitated on vaccination share story of having Covid-19
CNN’s Miguel Marquez meets with recovering Covid-19 patients Louie Michael and Pattie Bunch, who talk about not getting vaccinated and their…
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Repairs completed to NE Bend fiber line downed by truck after day-long internet outage hits 22,000
Up to 22,000 people from Bend to Sunriver and La Pine and in La Center, Washington lost internet service late Wednesday afternoon, and many didn’t…
Continue ReadingReport warned parts of Surfside condo had zero remaining years of useful life
An independent budget review warned the Champlain Towers South condo association that its financial reserves were critically underfunded in the face…
Continue ReadingREPORT:SURFSIDE CONDO LACKED FUNDS FOR REPAIRS
Report: Surfside condo lacked funds for…
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Forest Service, BLM Prineville District to enact total campfire ban, including campgrounds
With dry conditions expected to continue in Central Oregon and fire suppression resources already limited due to numerous wildfires in Oregon and…
Continue ReadingKY: KIDNAPPING RESCUE CAUGHT ON BODY CAM
Kidnapping rescue caught on body…
Continue ReadingA 6-year-old girl was rescued by Louisville police after she was kidnapped
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped Friday was then rescued in about 30 minutes by two Louisville Metro Police Officers,…
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Bend Venture Conference returns in October; company applications sought
Economic Development for Central Oregon will again host the annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October 21 – Friday, October 22, in…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 212 new cases; weekly report shows case decline
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll at 2,790, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingA 2020 report found Surfside condo lacked funds for necessary repairs. One expert called it a ‘wake-up call’
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN An independent budget review warned the Champlain Towers South condo association that…
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Bend Chamber seeks applicants for Leadership Bend Class of 2022
Applications are now open for the next cohort of Leadership Bend, a nine-month civic/community leadership development program designed to identify,…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested and charged in killing of golf pro Gene Siller and two others
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities have arrested and charged Bryan Anthony Rhoden in the July 3 triple homicide at the Pinetree…
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COIC offering loans to help C.O. businesses in wake of pandemic restrictions
The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) is moving into the next phase of offering revolving loan funds to help businesses.…
Continue ReadingA man found two megalodon teeth 3 weeks apart. The latest one is thanks to Tropical Storm Elsa
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Jacob Danner has searched a Florida beach for washed-up items almost every sunrise for the past year.…
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Deadly Portland fire caused by fireworks, officials say
Officials say fireworks caused a deadly blaze July 4 at an apartment complex in Northeast Portland.…
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Balloons Over Bend among returning C.O. summer events
The annual Balloons Over Bend event, a crowd favorite, returns later this month after a COVID-19-caused pause last…
Continue ReadingPfizer says it’s time for a Covid booster; FDA and CDC say not so fast
By Maggie Fox, CNN Drugmaker Pfizer said Thursday it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and says it is picking up its efforts to…
Continue ReadingRemains of Native American children who died in boarding school returned home
Nearly 140 years after their children vanished at an indigenous boarding school, this Sioux tribe is bringing them back home. CNN’s Martin Savidge…
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