Kathryn Styer Martínez

Organizers need to gather over 6,500 signatures in two years, but if they want the initiative on the November ballot, they must gather those names by Aug. 5. The petition has just under 500 signatures so far, and its backers will keep trying if they don’t gather the required number in time for this election cycle.

The public university that received $3.3 million in public funds to build a daycare center that doubled as a workforce training pipeline closed after just 11 months.

The City of Bend will start collecting fees next year for new homes that have gas appliances.

Jason Beebe held the position since 2021 and served the city as an elected official for over a decade.

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.