What are your weekend plans? Whether you are headed up to the mountain to enjoy spring skiing, or hitting the trails with your four-legged friend, check out the National Weather Service’s weekend forecast for Central Oregon. Friday will be cloudy with highs around 47 degrees, with chances of snow before 11am and possible rain and […]
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Greg Walden Makes It Into Stephen Colbert’s Monologue… For the Wrong Reasons
Last night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured Colbert reading a passage from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson or, should we say, Wayne Tracker’s “secret” journal. Before he dived in however, Colbert touched on the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the new Republican healthcare bill, unveiled by none other than Congressmen Greg Walden last week. “24 […]
“Nuclear Doomsday Clock ResetโTicks Closest to Midnight in 64 Years
Think you’re the only one feeling on edge lately? Think again. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, reset the Nuclear Doomsday clock to 2 and a half minutes to midnightโ the closest its been in 64 years. Not since the start of the Nuclear Arms Race between America and Russia, 64 years ago in 1953 has the minutes sat so close to proclaimed “doom.”
WARNINGโCity Wants You to Prepare for the Big Melt
With the snow pack sitting at 50 inches and warmer temperatures set to hit the region, the City of Bend is warning of the “Big Melt.”
Show Preview: The Shaolin Warriors Return 2/7/17
Mount Song sits 4,961 feet above sea level in central Chinaโs Henan Province. Nestled among its peaks sits the Shaolin Monastery, a 1,500-year-old institution of meditation and martial arts. Resorts are popping up in the foothills surrounding the temple, and Shaolin is becoming one of the worldโs best known monasteries, bringing in an average of […]
Yaa Gyasiโs Homegoing Selected as the 2017 Community Read
“Homegoing,” the first novel from author Yaa Gyasi, has been announced as the selected book for The Deschutes Public Library “2017 A Novel Idea” program. Now in its 13th year, “A Novel Idea…Read Together” is the largest community read program in Oregon. The program gives residents of Central Oregon a common forum to discover culture, discuss ideas […]
Local Businesses Win Big at Bend Venture
CushCore, Cascade Wellness Technology, and Sudara are among the winners of this year’s Bend Venture Conference.
Bend City Council Gives Final Approval to Urban Growth Boundary
Bend approves its Urban Growth Boundary plan.
Man Dies After Being Hit by Police Car
Michael Gaskill died August 27, after the Deschutes County District Attorney says he was hit by a police patrol car August 25.

