Clayton Franke

Bend man arrested for allegedly firing gun in domestic dispute

The city of Bend picked a design for improvements to the Franklin Avenue underpass and midtown corridor, and now wants input from the public before finalizing the plans.

Deschutes County will see 34 new electric vehicle charging ports near homes, workplaces and public parking lots with the help of a rebate from the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Bend City Council candidate Jonathan Curtis, who is challenging incumbent Megan Norris in Tuesday’s election, has made his presence known at Bend City Council meetings, criticizing the city’s policies on

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek tapped Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang for one of five seats on the state’s transportation rulemaking board in charge of overseeing the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Seven months ago, Bend scrapped a program intended to encourage multistory, mixed-use developments by offering an exemption on property taxes.

Someone in Bend could be sitting on an unclaimed prize of $150,000.

Evacuation notices were dropped Tuesday morning for several wildfires burning in Central Oregon, as crews stamp out blazes that nearly forced Sunriver residents from their homes one week ago.

As Deschutes County’s population eclipses 200,000 and Bend continues to explode with growth into a small city, the impacts bleed into many aspects of life in Central Oregon.

A tour of the Oregon Legislature’s bipartisan transportation committee will stop in Bend on Thursday to hear from Central Oregon public as lawmakers prepare to address a gaping hole in