Bend park district conducts community survey
The Bend Park & Recreation District is distributing a community-wide survey to residents, designed to help the park district better … Read more
Bulletin Staff Report, The Bulletin
FedEx driver not guilty in accident that killed cyclist
Judge rules man killed in intersection was not protected by bike lane
A Deschutes County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday ruled a cyclist hit and killed in … Read more
U.S. Rep. Walden faces toughest test vs. McLeod-Skinner
Democrat hopes to pierce Oregon GOP stronghold
Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner has traveled more than 40,000 miles across Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District and … Read more
A tale of extremes: Central Oregon’s 2018 fire season
Fire season in Sherman, Wasco counties ‘one for the books’
While several wildfires are still burning across Oregon, including the resurgent Klondike Fire in the … Read more
Measure 106 would restrict insurance funding for abortions
Oregon measure would bar use of public funds — such as Oregon Health Plan — for abortion
A year after Oregon lawmakers passed a groundbreaking measure requiring all insurance companies in the … Read more
Redmond middle school art teacher receives honor
Obsidian Middle School teacher Jennifer Moore named Middle Level Art Educator of the Year
Obsidian Middle School art teacher Jennifer Moore was named the 2018-19 Middle Level Art Educator … Read more
Bend council candidates talk homelessness, wards in final debate
Bend City Council candidates debated topics including the city’s approach to homelessness and whether councilors … Read more
Redmond mayoral candidates to answer questions at Rotary event
Redmond mayoral candidates Ed Fitch and George Endicott will take questions during a lunch forum … Read more
Dam leak turns Bend’s Mirror Pond into mudflat
Repairs to begin in early November
Bend residents visiting Mirror Pond recently saw exposed berms and portions of the bank normally … Read more
Autopsy: Bend woman was homicide victim, cause of death unknown
The state medical examiner has confirmed that Bend woman Sara Gomez died by homicide, but … Read more
Buehler invested $100K in tax credits, then blasted program
SALEM — Knute Buehler stumped on the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives to … Read more
State trail advisory council honors Deschutes County native
A Deschutes County man was honored by the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council for his … Read more
Voter registration deadline is Tuesday
Supreme Court allows states to purge inactive voters, but process takes 10 years in Oregon
SALEM — Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 … Read more
Around the state
Klondike Fire prompts more evacuations — A Southern Oregon wildfire burning for months has flared … Read more
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65
SEATTLE — Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before … Read more
Federal money flows into Deschutes Basin piping projects
USDA-backed project gets going near Tumalo, others planned
With the summer irrigation season winding down and the winter snowfall still on the horizon, … Read more
Candidates’ troubles cloud House race in Bend
Democrats dropped support from Boddie, then La Bell; Helt is GOP’s hope
The race for House District 54 could result in a missed opportunity for Democrats. When … Read more
Redmond parents’ message of compassion reaching millions
In nearly a year since their son’s suicide, a Redmond couple have helped raise thousands … Read more
Political activists clash in Portland, New York
No arrests but several injured in Portland
Street beatings and melees broke out on both coasts this weekend during confrontations involving the … Read more
An arrest turns the spotlight on vetting process for foster care
An Oregon foster care rule that appears to treat intimate partner abuse less seriously than … Read more
Around the state
Man dies after gunshot to the head —A Polk County man died after being shot … Read more
Oregon faces black-market marijuana problem
Illegal market grows in Deschutes County
Law enforcement authorities intercepted $48 million worth of black-market marijuana headed from Oregon to 37 … Read more
Washington cannabis regulations differ from Oregon
In Washington, the second state to start recreational sales of cannabis, regulators combat cannabis diversion … Read more
Man shot by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy identified
Brandon Berrett shot twice by sheriff’s deputy Chris Jones
Deschutes County authorities identified the man shot twice by a sheriff’s deputy in north Bend … Read more
Climbers gather to clean up Meadow Camp area
Armed with small brushes, volunteers cleaned chalk from climbing routes
About a dozen local rock climbers spent Saturday morning cleaning the parking lot, trails and … Read more
Deschutes County Commission candidates offer different views
Patti Adair, James Cook are campaigning for seat held by Baney
When Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney leaves office after 12 years next January, she’ll turn … Read more
Luna lets high schoolers earn credits in late-afternoon classes
Non-traditional program can help get students back on path to graduation
At an hour when her peers have finished their high school classes for the day, … Read more
St. Charles mulls closing Redmond birthing facility
Pregnant women would have to travel to Bend to deliver
St. Charles Health System is considering shutting down the family birthing center in Redmond, sending … Read more
Oregon has new rules for harvesting roadkill to eat
It will be legal to salvage roadkilled deer and elk to eat starting Jan. 1, … Read more
The search is on for every bee species
DUNDEE — No one knows just what bee species live in Oregon, which means we … Read more
State forestry skills competition has been changing with times
SCIO — Kaitlyn Kastet was able to pull herself a good 15 feet up the … Read more
Bend school librarian wins state honor
Cascade Middle School librarian named best secondary librarian in Oregon
Amy Wilde, a librarian at Cascade Middle School, was named the Secondary Library Teacher of … Read more
Bend Food Project keeps growing, but need remains
Charity continues growth in third year
Bend couple Sue and Larry Marceaux didn’t know what to expect when they launched the … Read more
Person shot at Fun Farm by deputy serving arrest warrant
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy shot a man on the Funny Farm property north of … Read more
Nearly 40 years later, Bend man searches for woman’s killer
Podcaster aims to ‘rattle loose a secret’ in murder of Mary Jo Templeton
This year, the retired officers who made up the Deschutes County Sheriff’s cold case team … Read more
