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We support more funding for Bend’s recovery. Families deserve to see what it will pay for and who will protect their schools after the emergency money runs out.
Kotek will seek $10 million in emergency funding for Bend’s recovery after the Silver Rail school shooting. Lawmakers must still approve the request.
A GoFundMe is helping support Cassidy Schutz, the Silver Rail Elementary School teacher who confronted the gunman during the October 15 shooting in Bend. Schutz, a certified learning specialist, fought with the attacker in the classroom, creating an opening for parent...
There's something about Jacksonville, Oregon, that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Maybe it's the historic brick buildings, the charming little shops, or the feeling that you've wandered straight into another century. Whatever it is, this Southern Oregon...
Silver Rail Elementary plans a November 12 return with a shorter first day, family walk-throughs and added support, pending restoration work.
We recently returned from a short trip to Jacksonville and the Applegate Valley, and something someone said during one of our tours has been sticking with us ever since. They pointed out that Southern Oregon doesn't seem to get nearly as much attention on That Oregon...
Several years ago, I was on a solo photography trip through Baker City when I came across a little cemetery in a place I never would have expected to find one. It sat along a quiet road, not far from the bustling Interstate 84, with a hotel nearby and an old-fashioned...
Saylor Graham-Poarch’s family shares a recovery update after the Silver Rail shooting in Bend and explains how supporters can help.
Imagine standing on a grassy hillside in Portland, Oregon, in the summer of 1905. Below you, magnificent white buildings rise above a sparkling lake. An enormous bridge stretches across the water toward a palace with twin towers. Thousands of people wander through...
Imagine the World Cup, except instead of soccer balls, everyone's bringing cheese to the stadium. France shows up with centuries of cheesemaking tradition. Italy arrives with its legendary Parmesan. Switzerland is ready to defend its Gruyère reputation, Spain has...
Sumpter Valley’s preserved gold dredge shows how a 72-bucket machine mined the Powder River valley and left a landscape visitors can still read today.
Dear Irene in downtown Bend serves seasonal dishes and cocktails in a colorful dining room near Drake Park, exclusively for guests 21 and older.