Colby Enebrad

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

Thursday marked day one of Mt. Bachleor's fifth RendezVan Celebration, in the West Village. The multi-day festival celebrates van life and spring shredding, and brings live music, food, and games to the mountain. "I just stumbled on it by accident. I came up here a few days ago, and is aw that they were gating off the area, and they mentioned it to me, so I had to come back up, I love music," Cory Heuer said. RendeVan also indicates seasonal operation changes are coming to the mountain.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

It may finally feel like spring outside, but the sudden change in weather also indicates the beginning of another kind of season that might tick you off. Central Oregon Animal Hospital in Bend says it has seen an uptick in tick cases this year, some of those infecting dogs with life-altering diseases. "We've actually had two recent cases where they had not traveled outside of Central Oregon, and they were positive for anaplasmosis.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

Satellite video from the National Weather Service Saturday shows the ongoing flooding and standing water near Burns. NWS said the water drains into Malheur and Harney Lake, which are much bigger than the past couple of years. For comparison, here's a Google Maps view of what the same area normally looks like. Malheur Lake appears southeast of Burns. See more More Oregon / Northwest News

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

After two major cultural events were canceled in Bend, a new LGBTQ+ nonprofit is launching a celebration of its own. Parties of Progress (P.O.P.) is hosting a late-night event Saturday at Immersion Brewing’s Barrel Room, aiming to bring the community together while raising money for gender-affirming care organizations.

2 weeks ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

LA PINE, Ore. -- Michael Lantz lost his home in La Pine because of a chimney flue fire in 2016. He has since lived in a trailer on his property as he tries to build a new house where his old one once stood. “Permits. I've put in $6,000, $10,000 to the manufactured home dealer. $3,000 to the wood stove installers and another $10,000 to the excavators," Lantz said. That's nearly $30,000 and it doesn't include his attorney fees that he says have ran well over another $10,000.