There have already been several letters about roundabout safety in Bend, but with all the new residents and tourists using our roads, this issue still deserves attention. Those of us who live here ...

A Central Oregon-based ammunition manufacturer hosted the grand opening of its new Redmond location on Saturday. Nosler, a gun and ammo company once based in Bend, opened its 75,000-square-foot ...

In the wake of a major shortfall earlier this summer, Camp Fire Central Oregon remains afloat. The youth leadership nonprofit will begin offering programming for homeschool families and will continue ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch with a ...

Judith Kay Cravens-Ballantyne passed peacefully at her home in Bend, Oregon on July 21, 2026. Judy was born on December 6, 1939 to Owen and Ruth Lemke in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In 1950, she moved with ...

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho can’t prosecute doctors who perform abortions to protect a pregnant person’s health or prevent self-harm. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill made the ruling ...

As a people, have we become too cynical for our own good? We live in an age where we routinely assume that all politicians have the worst motives, that they are driven by self-interest and that they ...

The good news is that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to provide officers with body cameras over the next few months. The bad news is that agency officials don’t sound enthusiastic ...

Some Oregon House and Senate Republicans said it would be up to voters to decide if eastern Oregon Rep. Greg Smith should continue serving after ethics violations. Oregon lawmakers have largely ...

As the Oregon Department of Transportation faces potential staff cuts, some raise concerns about state’s ability to respond to severe weather and growing backlog of maintenance projects As fires ...

Guest column: Focus on local priorities for the Bend election ...

In less than a week, the “beautiful game” will commence on high school soccer fields throughout the state. Last year was a banner year for Central Oregon soccer. The Bend High girls became Class 5A ...