Local News

A brush fire, named The Riverview Fire, spread to 11.8 acres by 4pm Tuesday, March 17 in the 52800 block of Timber Lane Loop in La Pine. People living in the area north of Burgess Road and west of Huntington Road and along the Little Deschutes River were ordered to leave immediately. A temporary shelter […]

The Redmond School District is reviewing its school attendance boundaries as the city grows and enrollment patterns change. The district, which has a total of 13 schools, says uneven housing development throughout the area has resulted in a higher enrollment at some elementary schools than others. Current projections show that Sage Elementary School is expected […]

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. […]

A Redmond teenager died on March 13 when the motorcycle he was a passenger on smashed into a turning Subaru driver in southeast Bend. At around 6:28 pm, Bend Police officers responded to the crash site at the intersection of SE Second Street and Miller Avenue. Traveling north on Second Street, the motorcyclists, who were […]

Before adjourning last week, Oregon lawmakers passed a controversial bill aimed at finding solutions for the state’s financially challenged public universities, which chief sponsor Rep. Pam Marsh (D-Ashland) says face “fierce headwinds.” The universities have experienced declining enrollment and consistent budget deficits over the past decade. Members of the state’s Legislature hope they can improve […]

The City of Bend is preparing to begin work on a new stretch of Franklin Avenue which means closing a section of the street surrounding the railroad underpass for a total of six months. Crews recently finished work on Franklin between NE Fourth and Eighth streets. Now the focus shifts to a stretch of road between NE Fourth west to NW Harriman Street, which includes the underpass. The City says an average of 14,000 […]

An alleged road rage incident that happened on Bend’s west side between a driver and a cyclist shortly after Memorial Day has resulted in a settlement, the Source has learned. Driver and defendant Michael Adin Wild reached a settlement with plaintiff and elite youth cyclist Jack Billowitz, who was 16 at the time of the […]

Teens as young as 14 years old will be allowed to operate certain e-bikes under a recently changed law.  On March 5, an amendment to HB 4007 passed the Senate with 28 “ayes.” The amendment changed the age of class 1 e-bike operation from 16 to 14. The changes to the bill also introduced a definition to the term “micromobility device,” and outlined fines imposed in accordance with regulations to that definition.   The staff measure summary of HB 4007 states that the amendment, “modifies […]