Deschutes, Willamette forests expand campfire restrictions to wilderness areas
The Deschutes and Willamette national forests are expanding their campfire restrictions to wilderness areas due to dry conditions, extreme fire…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes and Willamette national forests are expanding their campfire restrictions to wilderness areas due to dry conditions, extreme fire…
Continue ReadingAs hundreds of firefighters continue working to contain several large Central Oregon wildfires, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag…
Continue ReadingHere’s Deschutes County’s weekly road construction report for the week of August 30-Sept.…
Continue ReadingFor some time, many residents in the Old Bend neighborhood south of downtown have reported issues with crowding and being unable to park by their…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday extended an air quality advisory for parts of Southern and Central Oregon due to smoke…
Continue ReadingOver the next couple of months, Oregon’s political candidates will be busy on the campaign trail for the upcoming November election. But it’s a…
Continue ReadingThere’s no barrier at the entrance to the Big River Campgrounds off Century Drive, near…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County has seen fewer cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks, and county officials are hoping it’s a trend that…
Continue ReadingThe more than week-old lightning-sparked wildfires burning across Central Oregon are again seeing higher containment figures Wednesday, thanks to…
Continue ReadingWith several large wildfires burning right now across Central Oregon amid a hot, dry late summer, the fire danger is considered…
Continue ReadingDespite another day of red flag warnings for extreme fire behavior, a growing army of firefighters continued to make good progress Tuesday on…
Continue ReadingThe employment recovery slowed dramatically in July across Central Oregon, following much stronger job growth in May and June, a sign that…
Continue ReadingA Terrebonne barn/shop and a nearby travel trailer and motorcycle were destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning, but the trailer resident and her…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers assisted a Salem man who was injured while mountain biking Monday on Phil’s…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County invites Terrebonne residents to participate in a community conversation on how to best meet Terrebonne’s wastewater…
Continue ReadingA weekend of more favorable weather conditions made for good progress on several lightning-sparked Central Oregon wildfires, but a new red flag…
Continue ReadingSunday was not a day of rest for a growing army of firefighters on the lines working to contain several large Central Oregon wildfires. Here are the…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid of a horse rider injured in a fall near Elk Lake on Sunday…
Continue ReadingA 68-year-old Eugene woman who left a campsite on the shores of Hosmer Lake, west of Bend but failed to return prompted a search effort that located…
Continue ReadingAs the Green Ridge Fire grew to nearly 3,600 acres, with zero containment, fire officials from across Central Oregon gathered online Friday evening…
Continue Reading