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Wildfire season heating up in Central Oregon
A brush fire broke out east of Highway 97 just north of Bend on Friday afternoon, closing the highway for a time until crews could get a handle on…
Continue ReadingA brush fire broke out east of Highway 97 just north of Bend on Friday afternoon, closing the highway for a time until crews could get a handle on…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend has made some changes to its annual Welcoming Week, coming up this fall, amid renewed focus nationwide on the issues of diversity,…
Continue ReadingStarting next Monday, the Deschutes National Forest will again be charging fees at day-use sites, including trailheads, boat ramps, staging areas and…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon conservation groups are still pushing back against plans for a destination resort west of Redmond near Cline…
Continue ReadingProject Recover is a national nonprofit organization that searches for and locates Americans missing in action from America’s past conflicts, dating…
Continue ReadingA 14-mile pavement preservation project on U.S. Highway 20 over Santiam Pass that was started late last summer and was halted due to poor weather…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Health Services encourages residents to prepare for wildfire season. With a fire-adapted landscape, it is important to prepare for…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Times have changed, but what hasn’t changed is Deschutes Public Library’s commitment to a fun summer reading program. During…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kaety Jacobson and Nick Lelack as new commissioners on the Land Conservation and…
Continue ReadingLawyers representing two plaintiffs have filed a class-action lawsuit in Bend they say is aimed at preventing all Oregon counties from…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it is seeking public comment on a proposed Cave Management Forest Order that would prohibit specific…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County commissioners met Wednesday to consider a proposal to amend the Redmond-to-Bend safety project that will add a raised median along…
Continue ReadingThe Fourth of July is less than two weeks away, and stands opened up on the High Desert Tuesday for customers to buy fireworks.…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue does not bill the people it rescues, although state law allows it, to ensure those needing…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregonians gathered Friday afternoon in Bend’s Drake Park to celebrate Juneteenth, a traditional day to recognize the end of slavery in…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Friday he has completed his review of the investigation of a county jail death earlier this year…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County, partners announce the Deschutes County Stabilization Center is open, serving children and adults in need of short-term mental…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County commissioners and state park officials met Wednesday to discuss possible solutions to the latest parking issues on streets near…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County sheriff’s deputies said a citizen found the mountain bike of a Portland man whose body was found by ATV riders east of Bend on…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes National Forest has announced it will reopen the popular Tumalo Falls day-use site to visitors on…
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