Southern Deschutes County has a lot going for it: postage-stamp lots tucked into expanses of Lodgepole pine, lesser-glimpsed views of the Cascades and backroads to many lakes and access points along ...

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up Redmond High School senior Arianna Morris just returned from ...

But other… Redmond High School senior Arianna Morris just returned from the state finals for the 2026 Poetry Out Loud contest. She’s the only student from Central Oregon to make it that far. Eleven ...

Local nonprofit Partners In Care invites community members in Central Oregon to its engaging, in-person education series. For the past 18 years, Partners In Care has been providing no-cost community ...

A national report released Wednesday gives Oregon an F for how well it protects its residents from online gambling addiction.

Local screening of the Oscar nominated film, “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by local Palestine Solidarity organizations.  ● Followed by a livestream Q&A with Omar Alqam, the Red Crescent worker who is ...

Bend Endurance Academy (BEA) is proud to announce that it has been selected to host the 2026 USA Climbing Youth Bouldering Regional Championships. The event will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026, ...

Why I didn’t use the VA to pay for my root canal A broken molar, and the resulting $2,000 repair, led to someone asking the ...

Bend Premier Real Estate, Central Oregon’s proudly independent, family-owned real estate brokerage, today announced the formal expansion of its senior leadership team into a four-woman management ...

Every time a conversation about funding the streets or local cops comes up, some in the community will use it as an opportunity to ask, “How can we get tourists to pay more of their fair share?” In ...

Satsumas on the Moon,” a collection of abstract paintings by local artist Andrew C.M. Lorish, will be on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery from March 23 to ...