The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a phone scam that resulted in an elderly La Pine woman losing more ...

A bronze memorial plaque for Barry Washington Jr., a man shot and killed in downtown Bend, will be unveiled in late September or early October. Washington was 22 when he was killed at the corner of NW ...

By all indications, the threat of any potential attack should have long subsided. On May 27, Jack Billowitz and a friend were cycling back into town from a group ride. The pair had just completed the ...

Novelist Toni Morrison once said, “All good art is political. And the ones that try hard not to be political are political by ...

After serving 18 years in the Marines, Todd Walters found himself homeless at age 60. Though the Iraqi War veteran faces significant challenges in finding his next home, he refuses to sit idly when ...

On Friday, Sept. 5, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on Elk Lane in Alfalfa, ...

Deschutes County Public Health urges residents to take necessary precautions to protect their families and pets after a cat ...

This time of year, when yellow jackets invade a mountain picnic or backyard barbecue, it’s really hard to see the good in these insects and their relatives. But it’s there. “When people think of wasps ...

This month, a seven-member committee, the District Mapping Advisory Committee, had its first meeting to draw new boundaries for county commission seats. Expect a spicy process.

A new festival is debuting in October that’s meant to feel like a calming retreat. Even the name, ELSEWHERE, conveys transporting one to another place. Organizer Alyssa Reyes describes it as a nomadic ...

Cascade Natural Gas Corporation is launching a pilot project in Bend, Oregon to study whether dual fuel heat pump systems can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) while saving customers money ...