1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (505+ words) Published 5:57 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 The Eastern Cascades Model Railroad Association chugged into its 29th annual open house Saturday by welcoming 3,000 visitors. “We love having it open for the weekend,” said association president Bill Carron. “It’s always free, always has been, always…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (246+ words) Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Heart of Oregon Corps is opening its $7.3 million campus in east Redmond at the end of September to provide its youth workforce with a centralized hub. The 6,600-square-foot campus is equipped with classrooms, staff offices, meeting…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (167+ words) Published 1:39 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 A three-vehicle crash near Sisters on Wednesday resulted in one person being transported to the hospital in critical condition. Cloverdale Fire crews were outside Station 602 on 67433 Cloverdale Road conducting training when they witnessed the collision at…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (697+ words) Published 1:00 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Over two-and-a-half months, the Redmond Police Department issued nearly 2,000 tickets to drivers via its new traffic cameras. And while many drivers are opting to pay their tickets, some residents are pushing back and questioning the effectiveness…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (238+ words) Published 9:57 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Bend Fire & Rescue launched a new online tool Thursday to make it easier for residents to request wildfire risk home assessments and access personalized mitigation recommendations in an effort to make Bend a more fire-adapted community....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (147+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 The future of driving may be not driving. The vehicle will drive itself. Is Oregon ready? No. There was a bill in the Legislature earlier this year, House Bill 4085, that would have allowed self-driving vehicles on…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (590+ words) Published 9:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 As Bend’s population grows so does its traffic. City officials say they are working on a series of roundabout improvements in hopes to reducing the congestion. The focus of those changes are improvements at roundabouts where…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (449+ words) Published 7:38 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Is Bend becoming a test case for providing affordable housing in high-risk wildfire areas? Bend has adopted the goal to build 33,700+ new dwellings within the next 19 years. This is about 1775 per year. Most is planned urban…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (313+ words) Published 12:39 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Owners of a downtown Redmond community gathering place, taphouse, food truck lot and live music and event space have listed it for sale after eight years in business. General Duffy’s Waterhole is on sale with an…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (185+ words) Published 12:59 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 HomeGoods, owned by the same company as T.J. Maxx, applied to remodel the former Big Lots in Bend, located between the east side Safeway and the former Costco at the Forum Shopping Center. HomeGoods, the home furnishing…...