Bend recycling truck clips power line, sparks cardboard fire
A garbage truck full of cardboard to recycle clipped a power line, igniting a fire in the load, but the driver quickly found a safe spot to unload…
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City of Bend reports utility billing software issues
if you haven’t received a utility bill from the city of Bend, you will. City employees don’t know just when the software problems will be fixed. In…
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Perseid meteor shower is visible this week
The Perseid meteor shower will be seen in the area, if the skies aren’t too smoky, Wednesday through Friday. Look to the southeast just before dawn…
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Pet Pals: Meet sibling kitties Jillian and Junebug
Lynne from the Humane Society of Central Oregon brings by two 5-month-old sisters Jillian and Junebug, who need a new…
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Bend’s Whitney ‘Hollywood’ Gomez hopes to punch her ticket to Olympic Games in 2024
Whitney Gomez’s Olympic dream has taken her from swimming to water polo to boxing. She’s only been boxing for five years and nearly made the Olympics…
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Furry Friends: Kirby has three legs, big heart
Meet Kirby, a three-legged gray tabby kitten filled with a lot of love, now at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
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Out & About: More great summertime pics
Keep sending your photos to us. There’s a special set of instructions at the end of this wonderful…
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Wildfire fuels reduction money is available from Deschutes County
The “Firewise” program has 100K dollars available for fire prevention projects. So get a group, a plan, and an application…
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Masks required indoors at OSU Cascades, recommended at COCC
Face coverings are now required in all indoor public settings at Oregon State University and OSU Cascades. Central Oregon Community College strongly…
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‘Slice of Summer’ offers free family fun
‘Slice of Summer’ was a free family fun event last Saturday in northeast Bend, full of carnival games, food and prizes, hosted by the organization…
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25th annual Deschutes River Cleanup held
Last Saturday, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council hosted the 25th annual Deschutes River Cleanup, as volunteers planted trees, picked up trash and…
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Firefighters on special cross-country bike ride make stop in Prineville
A group of firefighters on a special bike ride called Bay2Brooklyn made a stop in Prineville Wednesday on their way to Ground Zero in New York City…
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Deschutes County commissioners split on COVID-19 mask recommendation
Deschutes County commissioners spent more than an hour debating Wednesday but in the end, the split board did not make any recommendation whether…
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C.O. youth traveling baseball team wins gold in Reno, Nevada
The Central Oregon Crush won the Reno Youth World Series 12-and-under D-2 Gold Championship last weekend.The team went 6-0 against teams from all…
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Crook County schools superintendent pushes for local control of COVID-19 mask policies
After the recent announcement of a statewide public school mask mandate, Crook County School District Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson is pushing for…
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Bootleg firefighters donate to La Pine Community Kitchen
Four firefighters from the Bootleg Fire dropped off a donation of over 1,100 pounds of shelf-stable food for the La Pine Community Kitchen and Food…
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City of Bend holds open house on proposed Wilson Avenue improvements
Proposals to improve safety and connectivity on Wilson Avenue in Bend were the topic of an open house on…
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C.O. horse rescues, sanctuaries struggle with soaring hay costs
Central Oregon horse rescues and sanctuaries are struggling with the soaring cost of hay, tied to heat, drought and…
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Central Oregon Veterans Village may open by fall
The Central Oregon Veterans Village project in northeast Bend is looking to open this fall, according to the Bend Heroes Foundation, thanks to a…
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Arielle learns how to make a corndog at Deschutes County Fair
Darryl Whichloe of Southern Oregon Food & Beverage expects to make 6,000 corndogs for the hungry masses at the Deschutes County Fair. Thursday…
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