Bend Park & Rec Board discusses future fee waivers for affordable housing
The Bend Park & Recreation District Board met Tuesday night to discuss several topics, including a proposal to waive more development fees for…
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Petitioner seeks to have Deschutes River classified as navigable waterway
Josh Pardee, an angler from Bend, has been fishing in Central Oregon for a long time.…
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State’s latest COVID-19 framework still affecting BPRD programs, facilities
The new health and safety framework announced by the state of Oregon will continue to impact many Bend Park and Recreation District programs and…
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Mt. Bachelor: Parking inventory not 100% released
Conditions are already superb at Mt. Bachelor, with a 40-inch base as of Dec. 1.
But there are no skiers or snowboarders…
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Bend man gets 21-month federal prison term for courthouse hoax bomb
A Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison for crafting a hoax bomb and phoning in a threat to blow up the Deschutes County…
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Deschutes DA Hummel won’t file charges in downtown Bend anti-mask protest
Participants in a recent downtown Bend protest against Gov. Kate Brown’s two-week “freeze” won’t be charged with violating her order related…
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Bend man killed in Lake County rollover crash
A 37-year-old Bend man was killed when his pickup left state Highway 31 in Lake County, overturned and struck a power pole, Oregon State Police…
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C.O. restaurants await new guidelines, prepare for winter outdoor dining
The statewide two-week freeze officially comes to an end on Wednesday, meaning restaurants in Deschutes County can open up for outdoor dining on…
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OSU receives $2 million grant to expand TRACE-COVID-19 project nationally
Oregon State University researchers have received a $2 million grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to create a national TRACE Center…
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State closes $22 million sale of Stevens Road tract in SE Bend for mix of uses
The Oregon Department of State Lands, on behalf of the Common School Fund, has closed its $22 million sale of the 382-acre Stevens Road tract in…
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Simple steps can give C.O. ‘porch pirates’ the boot
Due to the pandemic, now more than ever, the field for Black Friday shopping is switching from malls and shopping centers to couches and…
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C.O. cooks talk of challenges preparing first Thanksgiving feast on their own this year
Many Central Oregon families who have relied on others to prepare Thanksgiving meals in the past were doing their own cooking for the first time this…
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Central Oregonians still find much to be thankful for
Central Oregonians take on the age-old question that pops up every year. What are you thankful for? It means more in many ways this…
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St. Charles nurses call memo ‘slap in the face,’ demand more COVID-19 protections
Local nurses delivered a petition to St. Charles Health System executives Wednesday, calling on executives to provide adequate personal protective…
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C.O. restaurants busy cooking many to-go, delivery Thanksgiving meals this year
This year, many Central Oregonians will be spending Thanksgiving alone, or with a small group at their home, for the first time.…
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Federal judge rejects Oregon restaurants’ lawsuit over 2-week ‘freeze’ closures
The Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association expressed disappointment after a federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant a temporary restraining…
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C.O. charity sees some former donors lining up for food this year
Cars were lined up Tuesday along Bend’s Northeast Division Street near the Shepherd’s House, some to donate food items, and others to bring food home…
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City of Bend seeks members for new Human Rights and Equity Commission
From now until Jan. 4, the city of Bend is accepting applications from those interested in filling up to 13 seats on the city’s new Human Rights and…
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Despite ‘freeze,’ some C. Oregonians still plan big Thanksgiving celebrations
Some Central Oregonians say they’ll celebrate the holidays as usual, against the advice, even urgent pleas of local, state and federal health…
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Bend window-smashing home burglar caught in the act, police say
A 60-year-old Bend man was arrested after smashing windows and breaking into an occupied home on Parrell Road late Sunday night while two residents…
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