The Silver Rail tragedy inflicted a communal trauma that most of us feel broadly. For others, that pain is acute. As such, Bend-La Pine Schools is inviting students, parents, district staffers and ...

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A Bend-La Pine Schools staffer who wrestled the shooter during the deadly attack at Silver Rail Elementary on Oct. 15 spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since the incident. In a statement ...

The mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School happened less than a week from the date of this writing. Amid the ...

Approximately 600 people congregated at Caldera High School on Saturday, Sept. 24 to celebrate the life of Megan Lambert, 25, ...

More than 36% of eligible Deschutes County voters have already voted as of Thursday morning in the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, with registered Democrats outpacing Republicans in early returns.

There’s something special about Sisters. Mountain views, friendly faces, local businesses, and the feeling of being part of a ...

SELCO Community Credit Union invites Oregonians to vote for their favorite classroom makeover projects from nine finalists ...

The Forest Service, including the Deschutes National Forest, is hiring temporary seasonal positions for the 2027 fire season. Positions open for application on USAJobs.gov on October 30, and close ...

Have you ever walked into a restaurant and immediately known you’d be back? I mean, before tasting the food, sampling the cocktails or just chilling for an hour or three. Walking into The Emerald Loop ...

An extraordinary show of community generosity at Kendall’s Catwalk for a cause on October 24th, 2026, resulted in a total of ...