Nicole Vulcan

Bend-La Pine Schools is asking families and staff to share their thoughts about what a return to learning for Silver Rail Elementary School students could look like. On Thursday, Bend-La Pine Schools issued an update about its return-to-school process for... See more

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is seeing a marked increase in the number of people interested in getting a concealed handgun license, the office said Thursday. Since the Oct. 15 shootings at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, in which a father ... See more

As the sun rose through tips of the pines in the west Bend trees Wednesday morning, a sound not heard in six days cut through the cold morning air: the babble of children pouring into school. Those William E. Miller Elementary students — and thousands of ... See more

Credit: Bend Police Becky Drury, the Silver Rail Elementary School educational assistant who suffered injuries in the October 15 shooting, is opening up about her memories of that fateful afternoon. Drury was one of two people rushed to the hospital immed... See more

Most diabetic cats receive 1-2 units of insulin daily to successfully manage the disease. For Mars, a 10-year-old domestic short-hair cat, 20 units a day wasn't working. He also couldn't walk very well and seemed headed for an early death. The cause? A br... See more