The Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting a Drive-Thru Holiday Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 13, to help fill the shelves at the NeighborImpact Food Bank. Community members are invited to bring ...

In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, host Aaron Switzer sits down with Kat Mastrangelo, Executive Director of Volunteers in ...

On Dec. 6, Bend resident Jonathan Westmoreland started a petition on Change.org, titling it “Ban the use of Flock cameras in ...

You recently retired in the state you love. You’ve raised a family, paid off a mortgage. Supported nonprofits and the local restaurants in your community. Against all odds, you’ve even put some money ...

Deschutes Public Library is pleased to announce Thomas Kohnstamm’s novel Supersonic as the 2026 A Novel Idea selection during ...

Pete Alport arrived at the young snowboarder’s home at 11pm on a winter’s night in late 2022. The pair bid a cheerful goodbye to Kai Huggin’s parents and drove south from Bend into the night. Where ...

The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that will help families save money, ...

Jeff Johnston has a ritual during Central Oregon’s winter months. Several times a week, he finds himself, along with Kundi, his Australian Shepherd, standing in the pre-dawn light at Wanoga Sno-Park.

The Hero Makers will offer an in-person Essential Foundations Collaborative Problem Solving® Training on January 15-16, 2026 at the Redmond Library. The two-day event is designed for parents, ...

Discounted tickets for the 29th annual Sisters Folk Festival go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m., kicking off the ...

The reopening of the Federal Government last month was a good thing, but the spending bill that allowed it to do so? Not so much, especially for those who produce, sell and consume hemp derived THC.

It’s a new dawn in the Deschutes National Forest. After months of analysis and public comment, the Forest Service finalized its approval of Class 1 e-bikes along approximately 160 miles of system ...