Amid decidedly wintry weather, a fun winter tradition - the Bend WinterFest - returns to the Old Mill District this weekend, starting on Friday. Last year, the three-day event attracted over 20,000 ...

Deschutes County won’t join others that have asked the state to walk back its map assigning a wildfire hazard level to every ...

As wildfires continue to threaten communities nationwide, Jacksonville is emerging as a leader in wildfire preparedness. With ...

At the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s weekly networking luncheon on February 5th, 2025, the Mayors of the South Coast’s ...

There’s no doubt that the hikes in Bend are some of the best in Oregon. And the best part? There are TONS of them just in ...

The North Bend Fire Department (NBFD) responded to an emergency call about a potential fire at 2555 Sherman Avenue, at 1:47 p.m., on January 28, 2025. The department quickly responded and had crews on ...

Well below-freezing temperatures are predicted around the High Desert over the next several days and Bend Fire & Rescue said ...

A woman rescued from a fire in a North Bend home was transported to Bay Area Hospital where she later died, according to fire ...

Oregon property owners who are receiving notices from the state that their property is in a zone with high wildfire risk and in a designated wildland-urban interface have until March 7 ...

A large-scale forest restoration project near Bend is planned to start in May, cutting off some 34,600 acres of the Deschutes National Forest for at least a year. The Cabin Butte Vegetation ...

Investigators from the North Bend Fire Department, the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the North Bend Police Department concluded that an unattended open flame initiated the catastrophe ...