(WSBT) — A celebration happened at IU South Bend for some recent high school graduates. It was for those who completed IUSB's Map the Gap Program. The free year-long mentor program helps ...

Oregon lawmakers are working to disentangle requirements for rural “accessory dwelling units,” commonly called “granny flats,” from a statewide wildfire map that’s likely to be discontinued.

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Senate has voted to repeal the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map. By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers have teed up a repeal the map, which was introduced in ...

Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a highly controversial wildfire hazard map. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly criticized the map, which they say has punished rural property ...

Red lips have appeared on two deer statues that are part of the "Big Ears" roundabout art installation in Bend, Oregon, photographed on April 17, 2025.Makenna Bach for The Oregonian/OregonLive The ...

A Bend-based nonprofit psilocybin service center ... the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms”—under Oregon’s legal framework. Together, they’ve served more than 200 clients and ...

Bend, a central Oregon city known for its recreational activities and brewery scene, was recently included on an HGTV list for the "40 Most Charming Small-Town Downtowns in America." In its ...

Four years of work and multiple drafts later, the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map has gone up in smoke. In a unanimous decision, a Senate committee approved Senate Bill 83, which would ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill ...

A 50-year-old Bend, Oregon, man was killed in an avalanche on Thursday while cat skiing in the Mt. Bailey area, according to a statement shared by local authorities Friday. The victim, Brian Thomas ...

A 50-year-old Bend man died in an avalanche Thursday while cat skiing Mount Bailey near Diamond Lake, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Brian Thomas Roberts was part of a group ...