Brooke Snavely

Volunteers are sprucing up Reynolds Pond, a 12-acre oasis next to the Badlands Wilderness, for National Public Lands Day. Here's where you can pitch in this weekend.

Sisters Coffee Company is teaming up with the Deschutes River Conservancy on a new dark roast called River Blend, with $2 from every bag going to restore streamflow in the Deschutes.

NeighborImpact received $100,000 in federal grant money to help people who lost their homes in this summer's wildfires. Most of the emergency funds have already gone out.

Apple trees planted by Central Oregon's first homesteaders 130 years ago are still producing fruit, and some varieties are so rare that DNA tests came back as unique.

Bend's Gilchrist Footbridge closes Oct. 19 and will be replaced with a wider, sturdier bridge, and Columbia Park is closing too. Here's how to get across the river until early summer 2027.

The Deschutes County sheriff's race pits Interim Sheriff Ty Rupert against Lt. James "Mac" McLaughlin. Here's how each says they would lead the agency.

MADRAS, Ore. -- Upland bird and duck hunting seasons are now open across Central and Eastern Oregon. Seven local veterans were invited to enjoy a day in th

BEND, Ore. -- In the hours and days since the Oct. 15 shooting at Silver Rail Elementary, many reports -- even some from major news outlets -- have reporte

Bend author Marina Richie climbed 200 feet up a Douglas fir to write her new book about birds and ancient forests. Catch her at upcoming talks in Sisters and Bend.

Sawyer Park is closing to cars starting Monday as Bend Park and Recreation District begins $3.3 million in upgrades, including a new parking lot, restroom and pathways. You can still walk or bike in during construction.