Friday firefighters responded to an additional 19 wildfires while continuing to contain 50 existing wildfires that started over Wednesday and Thursday. Despite the Red Flag warning across Central ...

The state of Oregon may drill a hole thousands of feet down to find out if it would be a good place to store carbon. It’s called geologic carbon sequestration. Oversimplified: Dig a hole. Inject ...

An Argentinian man wanted for the alleged murder of his girlfriend was arrested in Deschutes County by the U.S. Marshals Service Thursday morning. The U.S. Marshals Service, Interpol Washington, ...

Services: A celebration of life will take place on Saturday August 8, 2026 @1:00 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in the Middle Sister building in Redmond ...

Hitting the trail at Big Obsidian Flow before noon in the summer can bring an unexpected amount of sweat to the start of your day. The rocky trail has no points of shade and with the summer sun baking ...

Colorado author Chelsea Iversen will visit Bend Tuesday, the same day her latest book, “The Whisper,” sees the light of day. The novel is set in the fictional town of Whisper Ridge, the childhood home ...

Editorial cartoon for 7/23 ...

Visit any elementary school field in Bend and you’ll see a sign posted near the gate with Bend-La Pine Schools’ (BLPS) community use guidelines. In essence, they say the fields are open to the public ...

Oregon’s congressional incumbents outraised their challengers over the past two months, except in one race. Monique DeSpain, a U.S. Air Force veteran, attorney and Republican vying to represent Oregon ...

How does their garden grow? You’ll have a chance to find out this weekend, when Oregon State University Extension Service and OSU Master Gardeners once again present the annual High Desert Garden Tour ...

One of the Pacific Northwest’s premier youth soccer events returns to Central Oregon as Bend FC welcomes hundreds of teams for the annual Bend Premier Cup, a tournament that combines elite competition ...

The Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved updated wildfire mitigation plans for three of the state’s largest electric utilities, requiring continued investments in vegetation management, power ...