BPRD to open registration April 20 for summer recreation programs
With warmer days and anticipated improved public health conditions on the way, Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer…
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Bend cyclist remains in critical condition, day after collision with car in NE Bend
A Bend bicyclist remained in critical condition Sunday, one day after a collision with a car in a northeast Bend intersection, police said.…
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Striking St. Charles Bend medical techs agree to end walkout as talks continue
The union-represented 150 striking St. Charles Bend medical tech workers have agreed to end their more than week-long walkout and return to work…
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Now hiring: Bend Park and Rec District hopeful for full summer programs
After a year of altered schedules and canceled programs, Bend Park and Rec is optimistic for a full summer layout, and is hiring dozens to make it…
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Bend Park and Rec District now hiring for about 35 positions
The Bend Park and Recreation District is hiring for more than 35 positions, and interested applicants are invited to apply now. Open positions…
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Bend resumes weekly road, traffic report as construction season ramps up
The City of Bend will be releasing a weekly road and traffic report each Friday during peak construction season to help members of our community plan…
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Bend women build toy business to promote equal representation for children
Two Bend women started a business with a big goal in mind — to remind everyone that “Representation Matters,” as their slogan…
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Through the ashes: Mtn. View’s game-winning baseball escapes fire
A historic comeback for the Mountain View Cougars baseball team back in 2018 was immortalized on a team ball. Every player and coach signed the game…
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ODOT clears trash from Revere Avenue homeless camp; eviction averted
ODOT crews cleared trash from a homeless camp near the Bend Parkway at Revere Avenue on Thursday, as a small group looked on and one livestreamed,…
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Drug raid near NE Bend elementary school leads to heroin, meth, 2 arrests
A Bend man was arrested on several drug charges in a raid on his northeast Bend residence, near Ensworth Elementary School, Deschutes County…
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Bend bike shop helps out recovering raptors with tires ‘upcycled’ into perches
Spring in Central Oregon brings abundant wildlife and human visitors, and with them an increase in the number of injured or orphaned birds in need of…
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Talks bring ‘progress,’ but no end to week-old St. Charles Bend medical techs strike
“Long hours” of talks with a federal mediator Wednesday failed to resolve a strike by 150 medical tech workers at St. Charles Bend, now entering its…
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One week away from Oregon primary filing deadline, still several open local seats
This year’s Oregon special election candidate filing deadline is only one week away, but many local positions still have nobody running for them.…
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Bend residents voice relief at news of reduced COVID-19 restrictions
Deschutes County has been moved into the Moderate Risk level in COVID-19 safety guidelines as announced Tuesday and effective on Friday.…
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Fire heavily damages Mtn. View HS baseball team building, but gear saved
A fire traced to a failed electric wall heater heavily damaged a small wooden building used as the locker and storage room for the Mountain View…
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Bend’s newly renovated Cascades Theatre is ready to reopen
“The Importance of Being Earnest” will be the first production post-Covid…
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‘We need more land’: Bill in Salem would expand Bend’s urban growth boundary
For the first time in five years, Bend’s urban growth boundary could be expanding. But this time, it won’t be city leaders making the call.…
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Tower Theatre announces Miller Foundation grant, Theaterworks USA partnership
The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation is honored to announce that the James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation — whose mission is to enhance the…
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Teacher at Bend’s North Star Elementary receives top math honor
North Star Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Amber Linn was recently honored as a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Math and Science…
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COCC investigating Campus Public Safety Dept.; all officers put on paid leave
Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it has placed all of its Campus Public Safety officers on paid administrative leave, pending a…
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