Voters’ Pamphlets arrive for May 17 primary; ballots hit the mail this week
On Wednesday, more than 153,000 ballots for the May 17 Primary Election will be mailed to registered voters in Deschutes…
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Rider bucked off horse, injured at Cyrus Horse Camp, flown to St. Charles Bend
A woman suffered a broken leg when she was bucked off a horse at Cyrus Horse Camp on the Crooked River National Grassland Sunday morning and was…
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Madras boy’s dream comes true for 7th birthday, arriving on a garbage truck
Malachi Morales celebrated his seventh birthday this year in a belated but unexpectedly happy way — a dream come true, in…
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Smoke alarms awaken residents to early-AM house fires in SE Bend, S. Deschutes County, limit damage
Residents of two homes, in southeast Bend and south Deschutes County, were awakened by smoke detectors early Sunday morning – key to not just…
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Pacific NW Forest Service Volunteers of the Year include several special Central Oregonians
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest regional forester announced the region’s 2021 Volunteer and Service Awards recipients last week. In…
Continue ReadingEmmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN Emmanuel Macron has won France’s presidential election, fending off a historic challenge from…
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OSP IDs Salem man killed in collision of two pickups on Highway 20E east of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 34-year-old Salem man killed on U.S. Highway 20E east of Bend Friday afternoon…
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Lofty perch: Some Canada geese choose to nest with goslings atop Bend buildings
If you’re walking in downtown Bend in the next couple of months, you may see an unfamiliar sight atop a building.…
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Envision Bend launches Bend Vision Project, with goal to help build the future Bend needs
Envision Bend announced this week the formation of its Bend Vision Project, a community-driven engagement and visioning initiative designed to…
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‘You could’ve been home ten minutes ago’: Crook County signs urge commuters to take local jobs instead
While the hiring crisis has appeared to improve some around Central Oregon, one area is still feeling the struggle. Prineville businesses still face…
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President Biden, in Seattle on Earth Day, signing order to protect old-growth forests from wildfire
President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth…
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Two-vehicle crash sends 4 to hospital, including 2 children, closes Bend Parkway for hours
A violent, two-vehicle crash closed the Bend Parkway for hours on Friday morning and sent both drivers and two injured children to St. Charles Bend,…
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SBA offers low-interest loans to C.O. businesses hurt by drought ‘agricultural disaster’
Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in California, Idaho and Washington are now eligible to apply for…
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Bend-La Pine Schools in need of volunteers and bus drivers
Leaders on the Bend-La Pine School Board fielded questions on bus driver shortages, graduation ceremonies, racial issues and school curriculum during…
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Biden in Portland: Public works plan can boost US that’s ‘fallen behind’
President Joe Biden opened a two-day visit to the Pacific Northwest Thursday by focusing on improvements planned for the runway and roof of the…
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‘Just really awesome’: Bend Tech Academy students host basketball fundraiser for first prom in 3 years
Prom season is making a comeback, after a two-year pandemic pause. This will be Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School’s second prom in four years…
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Twin Lakes Resort deals with spring snow, still expects to fill up for fishing season’s opening weekend
Twin Lakes Resort staff are cutting, moving and unpacking everything they need to open for the start of fishing season…
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Burrowing rockchucks breach COID canal near Redmond; flooding stopped, repairs begin
A 30-foot hole is what’s left after burrowing rodents — rockchucks, to be specific — caused a breach in an irrigation canal south of Redmond…
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Eco-arsonist pleads guilty to role in 1997 Redmond slaughterhouse fire, faces 7-plus years
A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson…
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Decision 2022: Three candidates running for Crook County Commission in May primary
Three candidates are running for Position 2 on the Crook County Board of Commissioners in the May 17 primary, as incumbent Brian Barney seeks…
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