Cold Weather Preparation in Redmond With snow on the ground and the weather calling for extreme cold temperatures in the coming days, including single-digit and sub-zero temperatures in some areas, Deschutes County advises people to stay warm and take precautions. A cold weather advisory covers Central Oregon, with record cold temperatures possible in Madras, Redmond, […]
Cold Weather and City Goals
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Love, Sheep and Other Disasters
February has been a mellow month for movies so far, with studios front-loading theaters with the midsize movies they don’t have a ton of faith in gaining box office momentum. This is normal as the studios usually wait until after the Oscars to start leaning into the films they’re excited for. February is historically when […]
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Dodging Death
During more than five months of reporting, the Oregon Journalism Project spoke with many survivors of the Santiam Canyon fires of 2020, in addition to Kathleen Becherer. Here are two of their stories: On Sunday, Sept. 6, Diane Turnbull heard what sounded like an explosion. She rushed to the front door of her small home […]
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Rock for All Ages
No matter the decade you grew up in, we’ve all grabbed a broom and played it like a guitar, or sung at the top of our lungs into a comb in front of a steamy bathroom mirror, or shook our head violently while playing the air drums in the back of a car. The common […]
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Crossing a Line
The fires in Oregon in 2020 were not the first or only time PacifiCorp’s corporate behavior has been called into question. On June 26, 2012, James Martin was found dead at the wheel of his vehicle. A rapidly moving wildfire near Indianola, Utah, had overtaken him as he was attempting to flee the flames. The […]
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The 3 Biggest Mistakes Sellers Are Making Right Now
If you want to sell your house, having the right strategies and expectations is key. But some sellers haven’t adjusted to where the market is today. They’re not factoring in that there are more homes for sale or that buyers are being more selective with their budgets. And those sellers are making some costly mistakes. […]
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Source Warmup
Wyden Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Keep Ski Fees Local On Feb. 10, Sen. Ron Wyden — alongside numerous Republican colleagues from the House and Senate — announced he is co-sponsoring legislation that would keep ski fees local by allowing National Forests to keep a portion of annual fees paid by ski areas operating on U.S. […]
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La Nueva Directora Ejecutiva de La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina ve Tiempos Difíciles por Delante
Cuando Catalina Sánchez Frank solicitó el puesto de directora ejecutiva de la Asociación Comunitaria Latina (LCA) en Bend, no tenía idea de cuánto afectaría el cargo la elección presidencial de Estados Unidos. Sánchez Frank, voluntaria de la organización desde hace mucho tiempo, se unió a LCA hace una década cuando se mudó por primera vez […]
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Bend Residents Protest Trump Policies
Community members showed up in downtown Bend on Feb. 5 to join a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump. In snow and 20-degree weather, demonstrators carried signs and waved flags in solidarity against early actions and policies being carried out by the Trump administration. People across the nation participated in the “50 States” protest, which […]
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Letters to the Editor 2/13/2025
Our Values Unite Us The actions coming out of Washington, and more recently out of our County Commission, are causing anxiety and fear among many of our neighbors, especially the members of our Latino community and other underrepresented groups. We’ll all need to work together here in Bend to find ways to deal with those […]