Bend

Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable housing developments Thistle & Nest is currently building, the code will mean fewer homes get built, according to the organization, which is refusing to submit a tree preservation plan for the site. That challenge is currently being reviewed by a hearings officer and could be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Amy Warren, board president and co-founder of Thistle & Nest, joins us to explain why the nonprofit has decided to challenge the tree code.

Grocery stores that cater to communities of color are expanding in cities like Bend and Madras, reflecting the region’s growing diversity and increasing demand for culturally specific foods and products.

National homeless advocates say the evictions show the Trump administration’s ineffective approach to a widespread housing crisis.

A lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service seeks to stall the camp removal, citing the needs of disabled people and the need for a more thorough environmental assessment.

Last year the Utah-based POWDR announced a plan to sell the Central Oregon ski resort near Bend.

The Bend Equity Project asked the U.S. Forest Service on March 25 to delay its Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project set to begin soon in the Deschutes National Forest.

The city of Bend receives a surge in applications to join its Human Rights and Equity Commission, a volunteer advisory board.

Hundreds attended the public memorial for Terry and Renee Skjersaa. The couple was killed in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in the Central Cascades on Feb. 17.

Sarah Session is accused of abusing and attempting to kill her 9-year-old stepson. Her parents, Gary and Paula Hardenburg, are accused of aiding in the abuse and covering up evidence.

Friends found the couple deceased shortly before midnight. Their bodies were buried by an avalanche in Happy Valley, a popular winter recreation area near Broken Top Mountain in the Central Cascades mountain range. Search and rescue crews recovered the bodies Tuesday morning.