Becky Drury, 54, of Bend, is recovering in hospital after a fourth, and “hopefully final,” surgery Oct. 27 to reconstruct the ...

More than 36% of eligible Deschutes County voters have already voted as of Thursday morning in the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, with registered Democrats outpacing Republicans in early returns.

The topic of school resource police officers was a hot one at an Oct. 21 Bend City Council meeting, the first since the mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School less than a week before. The Bend ...

In 2005, when musician, promoter and then-agent Gabe Johnson moved to Bend, our city, now nearing 110,000 people, was a town of around 67,000. As the population began to explode and the building ...

Bend-La Pine Schools announced Tuesday it plans to reopen Silver Rail Elementary following the Oct. 15 shooting tragedy that left three students and a teacher dead, after an “overwhelming” 86% of ...

If we have not gone through this directly, we’ve seen it on the news enough times to know how it goes. Innocent victims die in a place of learning. The public is outraged and heartbroken. Parents call ...

Bend isn’t cheap. With median home prices hovering around $725,000, living here requires a significant financial commitment. But what if the value of living here isn’t measured solely by the square ...

When the news broke Oct. 15 about the deadly shootings at Silver Rail Elementary School, community organizer Greg Delgado was in the middle of a crafting session, preparing items for an upcoming Day ...

Approximately 600 people congregated at Caldera High School on Saturday, Oct. 24 to celebrate the life of Megan Lambert, 25, a Silver Rail Elementary School teacher who was shot and killed along with ...

The Forest Service, including the Deschutes National Forest, is hiring temporary seasonal positions for the 2027 fire season.

During a press conference Monday morning, Gov. Tina Kotek told Central Oregon that, in the wake of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting, we are not alone. Kotek issued an executive order, ...

Approximately 300 young adults filled the four corners of Wall Street and Newport Avenue Monday afternoon, while many more in ...