I think Bendites and Central Oregonians take for granted that they live alongside the Last Blockbuster on Planet Earth. While ...

A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized Native ...

The jury in a $5 million lawsuit filed by a former police sergeant against the City of Redmond and the police department’s ...

As a college student, Mateo Paez commuted on his Vespa up, down and around the hills of San Francisco. However, a collision ...

Travis Fuller didn’t set out to build a booming dog-walking business in Bend. But thanks to a stoic old sled dog named Mutt — and a little trial and error — he ended up creating something special.

Donna Costley says that back when she decided to start a bird rescue operation in 2012, she didn’t even like birds. “I hated birds. My mom had parakeets,” Costley recalls. However, one of her sons, ...

When you walk into Shaena Ivey’s spotless home north of Bend, you see a giant bird cage against the wall. It’s the kind that might hold a cockatoo or parrot, but instead it holds three fancy rats who ...

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” —Anatole France, French poet. A study released in September found that 51% of Oregon pet owners say their dog will come when ...

It was a sunny day in June 2023 when Sushi, an eight-year old-smoky calico, was brought into Feline Fine Cat Clinic in south Bend. Sushi had been aggressively biting her own tail, which veterinarians ...

After more than a decade of hands-on reptile breeding and care, owner of High Desert Geckos, Samantha Weist, has turned a childhood passion into a thriving small business. What began as a hobby ...

The “Tron” franchise is an interesting one. The original from 1982 is groundbreaking in terms of filmmaking and special ...

The morning frost outside and kids back in school remind us of the turning of the season.  Seeing more upper respiratory ...