Regional partnership will bring free COVID-19 vaccine clinics to C.O. high schools
Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area…
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Earth Day cleanup along Deschutes Canyon: Volunteer ‘horrified’ by trash left at illegal camp
Piles of clothes, food, toys, and even buckets of sewage were left at an abandoned campsite off of Lower Bridge Road. To mark Earth Day, volunteers…
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Revived Bend bike share program plans to add more bikes, new locations
Bike sharing in Bend arrived in 2016, but was another victim of the pandemic that hit last…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 993 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,467, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Snow delays planned burns near Crescent until Friday
Fuel specialists will be conducting prescribed burns Friday on two units southwest of Crescent, a few days later than planned due to snowfall in the…
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Bend’s Murphy Road Corridor improvements are ahead of schedule
“It’s going to be done before you know…
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Two Oregon gun control proposals may merge, in scaled-back fashion
Oregon lawmakers are considering scaling back and combining the two central gun control proposals to emerge this session, OPB…
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Bend Police Community Response Team aims to help people in crisis
The Community Response Team at the Bend Police Department includes an embedded social worker with officers who help individuals during a crisis, work…
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Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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Redmond student, mother feel independent prom is worth the risk
Senior prom — one of the many traditional high school activities postponed or outright canceled due to the more than year-long pandemic.…
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Birthday letters being collected for Crooked River Ranch soldier serving overseas
Birthday letters are being collected for Dustin Gallegos, a Crooked River Ranch soldier who is currently deployed…
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‘Our lives are being threatened’: Violence, aggression reported at homeless camp near Sisters
Several residents are alleging aggressive behavior at a homeless camp near Sisters.…
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Bend’s scaled-down ‘Mini 4 Peaks’ music festival announced; tickets going fast
Live, in-person music is coming back to Central Oregon, courtesy of the 4 Peaks Music Festival — in scaled-back, “Mini” fashion.…
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C.O. coaches, student athletes react to state relaxing rules for indoor contact sports
Basketball and wrestling are two high school sports which have been waiting on the sidelines while others got the green light. Both remained on Gov.…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 related deaths; 989 new cases are the most in over 3 months
There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,466, along with 989 new cases, the highest daily count in…
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ODFW report shows rise in wolf population; livestock killings nearly double
State wildlife biologists counted 173 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 9.5 percent increase over last year’s count of 158, according to the…
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Bend-area man arrested on assault, other charges after SWAT Team call-out
A man who reportedly assaulted and pointed a gun at another man at a home between Bend and Sisters early Wednesday morning was arrested by the…
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With council’s nod, Redmond PD to seek acceptable site for new facility
During Tuesday evening’s Redmond city council workshop, the Redmond Police Department presented future expansion plans for a new facility.…
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Bend Park and Rec summer programs return with added safety measures, offerings
Bend Park and Recreation programs for swimming, day camps and outdoor sports will return this summer, after many were canceled last year due to the…
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‘Frustration’ as Crook, Jefferson counties fall back into COVID-19 ‘High Risk’; Deschutes avoids ‘Extreme Risk’
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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