Deschutes commissioners hold off on proposal to make positions non-partisan
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was meeting Monday to discuss a possible ballot measure for next November’s election that would make…
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DCSO seeks tips to find who fired shots into SUV at homeless camp near Sisters
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Monday in their search for whoever fired several gunshots into an SUV parked near a…
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OSU’s TRACE COVID-19 community sampling coming to Redmond this week
Oregon State University says its groundbreaking project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus is expanding to include three days…
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Portland businessman was alone in jet that crashed on Warm Springs Reservation
Video evidence and DNA testing have confirmed that only one person – the pilot, a Portland businessman – was aboard a twin-engine business jet…
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C.O. brewery benefits local Black organization with ‘Black is Beautiful’ beer
A national beer campaign has comes to Central Oregon, as Boneyard Beer is taking part in brewing the “Black Is Beautiful”…
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Snow slows foot traffic in downtown Sisters
On Sunday, the usually bustling downtown area of Sisters was noticeably quiet. We spoke to one business owner who told us it actually took two hours…
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Early-morning fire destroys barn northwest of Redmond
A barn was destroyed by a fire northwest of Redmond early Sunday morning, officials…
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C.O. ‘Buttes to Basins’ forest resiliency project receives $3.3 million in federal funds
The Buttes to Basins All Lands Forest Resiliency Project in Jefferson and Deschutes counties have received nearly $3 3 million to address wildfire…
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19-year-old suspect in Bend holdup, attempted robbery caught in Sunriver
A 19-year-old man who tried to rob one northeast Bend business, then held up another less than an hour later Saturday afternoon was spotted and…
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Smoke alarm awakens NW Bend resident to attic fire in century-old home
A smoke alarm awakened a northwest Bend resident early Saturday to a fire in the attic of a small, more than century-old home, traced to a woodstove…
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Display freezer fire closes Bend’s Trader Joe’s for day of cleanup
A fire early Saturday morning in a display freezer at Bend’s Trader Joe’s caused about $10,000 in losses and spread smoke and odors through the…
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C.O. snowstorm triggers numerous crashes, slide-offs, several highway closures
A long-delayed blast of winter hit Bend and other parts of the High Desert on Friday, with several inches of snow leading to numerous crashes,…
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Hitting the road, by skis, in Sisters as winter finally, suddenly returns
From sunny and mild to a winter wonderland, overnight: Sisters homeowners and business owners alike were busy shoveling snow as cars slid around the…
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OSU panel discusses problems facing America amid presidential transition
President Joe Biden was officially sworn into office on Wednesday. He takes over a fragile nation, whose wounds are still healing from a riot at the…
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Central Oregonians react to extension of student loan payments freeze
The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment moratorium through Sept. 30, affecting the nearly 40 million Americans who owe over…
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DCSO SAR members rescue motorist stuck in snow on Cascade Lakes Highway
A father’s call to 911 and a cellphone ping helped Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue come to the aid of a 20-year-old Willamette…
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St. Charles Redmond reports COVID-19 outbreak; 31 caregivers affected
St. Charles Health System said late Wednesday it has reported an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the St. Charles Redmond hospital campus to Deschutes…
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Deschutes County gets state OK to begin vaccinating K-12 educators, staff
Deschutes County announced Thursday it has received approval from the Oregon Health Authority to begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to local K-12…
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Bend extends COVID-19 state of emergency; councilors receive survey results
The city of Bend has amended its COVID-19 local state of emergency to reflect changes from the state of Oregon and extended it for another 60 days.…
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New Bend City Council reflects on past year, begins setting 2021 goals
The Bend City Council met Wednesday and discussed how the past year has affected their 2021…
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