Kathryn Styer Martínez

The only incumbent in a hotly contested county commission race trailed by significant margins.

Deschutes County Commission candidates raised over $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions ahead of the May primary election. The record-setting fundraising comes as four commission spots appear on the ballot, three of which are wide-open seats.

Cascades East Transit launches bus service to the re-opened Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort and the remote tribal community of Simnasho four days a week.

The training brought together 250 crew members from across the Mountain West for re-certification ahead of what could be a very active wildfire season.

If approved, Bend would join local governments across the country that are encouraging decarbonization by charging for gas appliances in homes. But power companies express concern over grid capacity and consumer choice.

The Downtown Bend Library renovation means people must find another quiet, free place to study, work or meet before the new Central Library at Stevens Ranch opens.

The Trump administration highlighted the Oregon crash, which killed a newlywed couple, in its continued crackdown on immigrant truck drivers. The mother of one of those killed said the couple would have been “broken-hearted” by the anti-immigrant rhetoric following the incident.

Bend community organizer, Joslyn Stanfield, launched an online petition calling for the removal of City Manager Eric King over the departure and investigation of former Equity Director, Andrés Portela III.

A winter storm could bring enough snow this weekend.

The city spent nearly $19,000 on the investigation.