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Bend Senior HS students recreate future campus expansion in computer game Minecraft
Bend Senior High students have taken a rendering of a future expansion of the school and turned it into a recreation of the school in the computer…
Continue ReadingNew Friends, Neighbors of Deschutes Canyon program is for the birds – and the kids
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area are putting on a free educational program to teach kids about our native…
Continue ReadingHigh Desert Storm to host second-season open tryouts
Ahead of their second season in the American West Football Conference, the High Desert Storm will be hosting open tryouts this weekend.…
Continue ReadingCOCC holds African drumming event
In honor of Black History Month, Central Oregon Community College on Wednesday held an African drumming event, “Journey of the Drum — Celebration of…
Continue ReadingBend’s EarthCruiser delivering new emergency, disaster response vehicle
Bend-based EarthCruiser has been delivering a new vehicle intended for emergency response and disaster relief. The CORE Vehicle’s modular design is…
Continue ReadingDog that survived S. Oregon wildfire found in Bend, leading to donated flight, tail-wagging reunion
Betty, a 6-year-old Newfoundland-Shepherd mix, was found hunkered down at a home in Bend last month. City of Bend Animal Control officers caught…
Continue ReadingC.O. plumbing businesses very busy repairing busted pipes as temperatures plunge
Frozen or burst pipes are on the rise as temperatures plunge to or below zero on the High Desert, and plumbers are busy with customers seeking…
Continue ReadingNo new snow…
But we do have a chance on our extended forecast starting…
Continue ReadingObsidian Middle School goes into lockdown after report student talked of having gun; none found
Obsidian Middle School in southwest Redmond went into lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” for about an hour late Wednesday morning after staff…
Continue ReadingCold and windy; dangerous wind chill
This will be a cold, breezy day on the mountain. The sunshine will reign, but highs will only be in the mid-teens. With NE winds at 10-15 mph, the…
Continue ReadingCold start to a cold day
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… With a storm system moving off to the SE, our skies have cleared and we can expect plenty of sunshine today. We…
Continue ReadingBend Planning Commission continues work to revise controversial shelter code proposal
Bend’s Planning Commission continued its wordsmithing work Tuesday evening on controversial proposed development code revisions to broaden where…
Continue ReadingRedmond city councilors send $40 million police HQ bond measure to May ballot
Redmond city councilors voted 5-2 Tuesday night to send a $40 million bond measure to the May 17 ballot to fund a new, larger police headquarters.…
Continue ReadingBeaverton man cleans up Bend homeless camp during his visits
A Beaverton man who visits Bend often asked the homeless living along Hunnell Road how he could help, and learned they needed trash removal, so Will…
Continue ReadingODOT displays road construction projects in new interactive online map
You can view a map showing all ODOT projects throughout the…
Continue ReadingFrontier Days Crab Feed returns to La Pine
The 20th annual “all-you-can-eat” affair, coming up on Saturday, March 12, raises money for the annual 4th of July fireworks show in La…
Continue ReadingMixed views given on proposed Tumalo sewer system expansion ahead of public hearing
Almost all of the community of Tumalo relies on septic tanks, most of which were built in the 1970s or earlier. Septic systems require annual…
Continue ReadingC.O. service groups, shelters prep for second night of full beds amid single-digit temps
A string of extremely cold nights are forecasted in Central Oregon, and some volunteers, including Jumar Caoile, a healthcare navigator with Central…
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