Peter Madsen

Imagine Bend 100 years ago and you might hear puttering Model Ts or glimpse the Deschutes Riverbanks, clogged with mill workers, humming with timber production. Yet, during that same period, over in Europe, abstract art was gaining prominence. Bend’s more-cosmopolitan residents no doubt discussed the merits of this rule-smashing genre, if not quite yet hanging […]

The founders of one of Central Oregon’s richest resources for mountain biking trail intelligence are bookending their decade-long community give-back with a plea: Keep BendTrails alive by buying it. “It’s been a fun run for us,” says Robert Rekward, one of four friends who launched Bend Trails in 2016. “I think we’re just looking for […]

You can’t move a mountain, as it were. But sometimes, the mountain moves closer to you. Mt. Bachelor has signed a lease agreement with Entrada Lodge, the Century Drive motel previously known as LOGE Entrada. Rebranding the property Trailhead Lodge, Mt. Bachelor will begin accepting reservations for summer 2026, according to a release. That 79-guest-room […]

Heads up to heavy-footed drivers and privacy advocates, alike: Red light and speed cameras are just around the corner in several parts of Bend. On April 15, the Bend Police Department launches its Automated Traffic Enforcement program. The intersections include NE 27th and Neff Road, SE Reed Market at Third Street and SE Powers at […]

Two new courtrooms at the Deschutes County Circuit Court are nearly finished. And the overall completion of the new justice facility in downtown Bend is on track to meet its final completion date in August. County facilities officials presented the monthly update on the courthouse expansion project at the Board of County Commissioners meeting March […]

The Oregon Department of Forestry will be stationing a new, multi-mission airplane, equipped with technology out of a sci-fi movie, in Prineville — just in time for fire season. The Twin Otter, which some appreciators refer to as a “Twotter,” will relieve ODF’s Partenavia P.68 Observer airplane, which will be retired after more than three […]

Amid an ongoing housing crisis, homebuilders, first-time homebuyers and the building appraisal industry are on their way to earning big wins not just in Oregon, but throughout the country. Two bills, either authored or co-authored by U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05), are aimed at building more houses, decreasing housing costs and speeding up the licensing […]

In what police suspect was a targeted event, a late-night home invasion turned fatal in the gated Awbrey Glen golf community on Bend’s northwest side on March 12. Zachary Dale Zamzow Douglas, 36 and a Bend resident, allegedly tried to break into the home on the 3500 block of NW Braid Drive around 11:45 pm. […]