Bend

Washington Jr.’s mother, organizers and city staffers work to create a permanent memorial, replacing an informal one that had been attended to for four years.

Eugene’s Alesong Brewing, Two Towns Cider in Corvallis, and UPP Liquids in Bend were among the winners at this year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.

The project will help boost funding for the Oregon Agricultural Trust, which prevents farmland from being used for other purposes.

According to documents shared by city staff, the application for Barry Washington Jr.’s memorial was approved Aug. 15.

A flying squirrel that had been injured and was rehabilitated by Think Wild in Bend, has been released back into the wild.

Bend Fire & Rescue closed two businesses due to structural damage.

The university wants the park to aid in economic and educational development in the coming years.

Group chair expressed confusion over why Human Rights and Equity Commission wasn’t involved in discussion around Facebook post.

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is using swift water experts, cadaver canines and drones to locate the remaining body after a group was swept over Dillon Falls, near Bend.

The squirrel was underweight and hypothermic when discovered at a park.

The move follows the city council’s April decision to create a permanent program after a pilot ended in 2024.

This month, Bend launched a rebate program to help get more e-bikes into lower-income households. And the Deschutes National Forest is also moving closer to allowing certain e-bikes on a select number of trails.