Redmond Airport loses $2 million from big air travel drop due to COVID-19
Finding parking at an airport can often be a challenge, in normal times. But in the last few months at Redmond Municipal Airport, it’s been as easy…
Continue ReadingFinding parking at an airport can often be a challenge, in normal times. But in the last few months at Redmond Municipal Airport, it’s been as easy…
Continue ReadingConstruction is well underway off Mt. Washington and NW Crossing Drive on what developers describe as a bustling marketplace and mixed-use…
Continue ReadingThe Latino Community Association has brought back a position it had in 2015-16 to help people with limited English proficiency find better-paying…
Continue ReadingFor some time, many residents in the Old Bend neighborhood south of downtown have reported issues with crowding and being unable to park by their…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday extended an air quality advisory for parts of Southern and Central Oregon due to smoke…
Continue ReadingFirefighters continue to make good progress on containing the more than 4,300-acre Green Ridge Fire northeast of Camp Sherman, so officials Thursday…
Continue ReadingTwo of the eight irrigation districts in the Deschutes River Basin have shut off their water supply due to the drought declaration and low water…
Continue ReadingOne of the largest, most visible historic buildings in downtown Bend, which served as the growing community’s post office for a half-century, is up…
Continue ReadingOver the next couple of months, Oregon’s political candidates will be busy on the campaign trail for the upcoming November election. But it’s a…
Continue ReadingWarm Springs tribal government plans to reopen soon, at 50 percent of normal, while Indian Head Casino will reopen Thursday, more than a month and a…
Continue ReadingThe Bend Park and Recreation District, in partnership with Bend-La Pine Schools, will offer a limited-space, all-day child care program at Bend…
Continue ReadingBusinesses around Central Oregon headed into one of the most nail-biting tourism seasons ever this…
Continue ReadingThere’s no barrier at the entrance to the Big River Campgrounds off Century Drive, near…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County has seen fewer cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks, and county officials are hoping it’s a trend that…
Continue ReadingOregon State University has received a $1.2 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority to expand its Coronavirus Sewer Surveillance project…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including a 55-year-old Jefferson County resident who died Tuesday at St. Charles Bend, raising the…
Continue ReadingThe more than week-old lightning-sparked wildfires burning across Central Oregon are again seeing higher containment figures Wednesday, thanks to…
Continue ReadingAir quality in Central Oregon is usually excellent. During fire season, however, our air quality can rapidly decline to unhealthy levels, as…
Continue ReadingDescribing it as a difficult but prudent decision, University of Oregon President Michael Schill announced Wednesday that the school will shift to…
Continue ReadingRioters in Portland smashed windows at City Hall in a demonstration that started Tuesday night and stretched into Wednesday morning, and police made…
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