Kim “Tattoo Kimmy” Moss visited a cross that stands in the middle of a large encampment to the east of Redmond on a recent afternoon in February. Heavy snowfall from the previous night blanketed the ...

In a mid-winter water update, water managers in Central Oregon say 2025 is shaping up to be one the best years in recent memory for water storage and irrigation. Snow this year has also been a boon ...

Central Oregon Community College is gaining a new president this year, as President Laurie Chesley has announced her retirement for the end of June. The college’s board of directors has narrowed the ...

A club lacrosse team made up of athletes from Redmond and beyond is returning to the field next week. The Ravens will begin work to improve off last season’s campaign that was the best in team history ...

Children are a top priority for the moms in the Oregon Legislature and a big reason why many of them are there. Take Emerson Levy, a renewable energy attorney in Bend. When she ran for the Legislature ...

Daylight was fading fast when I strolled over to the Umatilla River. My 5-weight fly rod was strung up with a favorite pattern: a No. 10 Stimulator. My expectations were low. Four years prior, a ...

Construction is nearly complete on the new, 40,000-square-foot library in downtown Redmond. Located at 827 SW Deschutes Ave., the new facility is expected to open in late January.

A multinational green energy developer planning to install solar panels on thousands of acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Deschutes County cleared a key hurdle this week when regulators ...

A former high-ranking captain in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to settle his $2.5 million federal lawsuit against the county and outgoing Sheriff Shane Nelson for $265,000, ...

Smith Rock State Park is set to more than $1.6 million to revamp their welcome center and improve other amenities in the park. The funds will be used to build a new accessible restroom, outdoor plaza ...

Art in the High Desert, the special gem of a juried art show first held in Bend in 2008, will return to its hometown starting Friday evening for a weekend full of art. After holding last year’s show ...

The Deschutes County Fair drone show will be even “bigger, brighter and longer” than last year, projecting a new Central-Oregon-themed show each night, according to Geoff Hinds, director of Deschutes ...