Men facing charges after police say they caused 4th of July Pilot Butte fire

Two men are facing charges after police say they set off an illegal firework that caused the 10-acre Fourth of July fire on Pilot Butte.

The Deschutes County District Attorney filed the new charges against Brandon Hastings of Redmond and Alan Stout of Bend yesterday.

They were already in jail for parole violations.

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4th Annual Wildlife Baby Shower

Join Think Wild at Oregon Spirit Distillers in Bend on May 19 from 3-6 PM to help your local wildlife hospital raise funds & supplies to care for injured and orphaned native wildlife in need this baby

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Beaver Walk & Beaver Believers Screening

Beaver Natural History Walk & Restoration Site Tour, 4-5 pm Followed by a screening of The Beaver Believers and Q &A Hosted by Maureen Thompson, Beaver Works Program Manager and Kolleen Miller, Education Director for The Upper