A U.S. Forest Service proposal to eliminate protections for millions of acres of roadless national forest could change how some of Central Oregon’s most remote public lands are managed.

A seafood-focused restaurant and event space called Brooks St. Boathouse just docked in downtown Bend, joining the city’s riverside eateries. The waterfront restaurant — with ample patio seating ...

One of La Pine’s first affordable apartment complexes, Wickiup Station, is now open to veterans and low-income residents. Construction wrapped in July. The Foundation for Affordable Housing launched ...

Forecasts call for mid-80 degree highs this weekend as temperatures drop and, hopefully, smoke subsides. Expect clear skies all weekend. This will be my last “Heading outside” column. We’re cutting it ...

For years, one of Bend’s biggest economic development challenges hasn’t been recruiting companies — it’s been finding places for them to build. Now the city is looking at ways to make industrial land ...

This summer, Central Oregon kids learned about fashion and how to sew. Instructor Qristy Kurtz hopes they keep being inspired to create. Three Central Oregon Community College branches hosted a […] ...

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 ...

A Powell Butte woman was seriously injured in a crash on Monday when she pulled out in front of a dump truck. According to Oregon State Police, Heather McColl was driving northbound at 1 p.m. on ...

The driver of a Ford F150 had minor injuries after crashing into a power pole and fence at approximately 10:50 a.m. Monday on Finley Butte Road in La Pine. The driver of the Midstate Electric truck ...

The High Desert Museum has found the 12th winner of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, which honors the best of literary nonfiction about desert landscapes. Alexa Hagerty’s entry, “Salt, Cloud, Ghost ...

As you may or may not have noticed, there’s a whole big wide world of bands coming to Bend over the next few weeks that can reasonably describe their music as “psychedelic.” There’s brooding synth ...

Central Oregon native and classical pianist Hunter Noack is returning to Bend and La Pine to combine classical music and nature into an immersive outdoor performance, trading the traditional concert ...