Central Oregon

Latino Fest in Madras and Juneteenth in Bend are off the calendar for 2025.

In a March 31 opinion, Deschutes County Judge Raymond Crutchley shot down a petition brought by the developer against state regulators over access to groundwater in the Deschutes River Basin.

Last year the Utah-based POWDR announced a plan to sell the Central Oregon ski resort near Bend.

Central Oregon Community College launched a national business education program for the first time this year called STRIVE. It’s aimed at helping veterans and their families get a cost-free education.

Federal funding cuts have hit a Central Oregon Community College project. A plan to expand the Madras campus faces a big shortfall. Now COCC is working to make up the difference.

Deschutes County reconvenes its committee to find a new location for a landfill. Knott Landfill is projected to reach capacity in spring of 2031.

Wildlife officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction regarding the illegal killing of a gray wolf in Central Oregon.

Benjamin Shelkey, 34, got trapped head-first in a tree well, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s office.

In Central Oregon, the Asian and Pacific Islanders Collective provides safe spaces for people to connect and learn about different API cultures, and also educates people who were perpetuating harmful stereotypes.

Oregon has issued thousands of permits to people who salvage roadkill for food.