Jennifer Thompson, a Bend parent of 3-year-old twins, went back to school to study kinesiology at Oregon State ...

Rain falling on the roof of Scott and Lisa May’s home doesn’t flow into storm drains. It becomes drinking water. Sunlight ...

Vacancy Floor has been one of Bend’s busier rock bands over the past few years, playing a bunch of gigs both locally and regionally and building some buzz despite playing music that isn’t — and this ...

Russell willing to leave nonprofit job Recently, at a forum for Deschutes County Commissioners, Rick Russell was asked about his future plans for his nonprofit Mountain View Community Development if ...

With winter snow as a no-show this year, it is abundantly clear that Mother Nature is in charge. There are drought conditions ...

In a town that turns-in early, these late-night eats stay up Late night food in Bend isn’t exactly abundant. Unlike bigger ...

Only one long-jumper in state history has jumped farther than Caldera freshman Rikaiya Griffin. It’s Sophia Beckmon — a three-time state and national champion while at Oregon City and the […] ...

The redistricting arms race now roiling American politics was not merely predictable, but inevitable. It began the moment President Donald Trump picked up the phone last year to demand that Missouri, ...

Tony DeBone and Patti Adair have run the three-member Board of County Commissioners as a Republican fiefdom for years. They are fundamentally out of step with what Deschutes County really […] ...

As ballots have arrived in mailboxes across Central Oregon, we’re once again reminded of the unique privilege and responsibility of local governance. While national headlines often dominate our ...

Prescribed burning operations scheduled for Thursday on Pine Mountain southeast of Bend were canceled because of unfavorable conditions, officials with the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said. The ...

The first phase of the improvements on Franklin Avenue will begin May 18 between First and Fourth Street according to the ...