Some SE Bend neighbors worried about housing development
A large development is being proposed for a parcel in southeast Bend, and it means hundreds of homes and a new traffic flow, which is prompting…
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Bend man arrested in DUII crash into power pole
A Bend man with several previous DUII convictions was arrested on drunken and reckless driving and other charges early Monday after his pickup slid…
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Deschutes County sees most whooping cough cases in a decade
Parents of students at Bend’s Summit High School were sent a letter Friday warning of recent possible exposure to pertussis, also known as whooping…
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Bend shelter seeks new home for dog who survived 4 gunshots
The Humane Society of Central Oregon is seeking a special person or family for Bucky, a 3-year-old Australian shepherd, who survived being shot four…
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Bend council OKs May $180 million transportation bond measure
After some cost-shaving and one more fine-tuning go-round to achieve a hard-won consensus, the Bend City Council agreed Wednesday night to send a…
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State picks advisor for sale of Stevens Road Tract in SE Bend
Cushman & Wakefield announced Tuesday the firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by Oregon Department of State Lands for the sale of about 382…
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Bend’s Chick-fil-A set to open on Jan. 23
Central Oregon’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant has set its opening date: Thursday, Jan. 23, close to a year after it broke ground at the Robal Road…
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Bend home sales, median price rise in December, report says
A mild December may have played a role in a rising number of Bend-area home sales at year’s end, as well as an increase in the median sales price,…
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Police close NW Bend streets to investigate possible shooting
Bend police closed several Westside streets for about an hour Sunday morning as they investigated a possible…
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Ice fog blankets Bend-Redmond area, cancels, delays flights
Ice fog settled into the Bend-Redmond area on Sunday afternoon, cloaking the region in its murk and canceling or delaying several flights at Redmond…
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Appeals court overturns Bend woman’s conviction in smothering of grandmother
A Bend woman who admitted smothering her 92-year-old grandmother with a pillow nearly four years ago has had her second-degree manslaughter…
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Bend PD identify pedestrian struck, killed on N. Hwy. 97
A 32-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a station wagon and apparently a second vehicle as he tried to cross North Highway 97 in Bend…
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Oregon OSHA fines Bend co. $15K after staircase collapse
Oregon OSHA has fined a Bend contractor more than $15,000 following an accident investigation that found the company failed to protect workers from…
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City of Bend recaps affordable housing efforts, looks ahead to 2020
As the year comes to an end, the city of Bend has recapped its efforts to boost the supply of affordable housing.…
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Bend man pleads guilty to Sisters woman’s fatal shooting
A Bend man accused in the fatal shooting death nearly a year ago of a Sisters woman he met on a dating website and with whom he was on a first date…
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Bend councilors OK $120 million in bonds
Bend city councilors unanimously approved issuing two big-ticket bonds totaling $120 million at Wednesday night’s meeting.…
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Bend considers downtown parking improvements
The city of Bend is looking to ease the challenges of parking…
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Bend middle-school BMXer heading for the Worlds
Sophia ‘sophast’ Rodriguez of Bend won the crown at the USA BMX Grand Nationals over the weekend and advances to the World Championships next May in…
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Family sues Bend-La Pine Schools, county, students over student’s suicide
The father of a black Summit High School student who killed himself in December 2017 has filed a $400,000 wrongful death lawsuit against Bend-La…
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Bend man arrested after Hwy. 20 DUII head-on crash
A 65-year-old Bend man was arrested on drunk and reckless driving and assault charges after a head-on crash on Highway 20 west of Tumalo Monday…
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