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The number of chronically absent students, defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days per year, is up again, approaching 20 percent,…

PHOENIX (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers opened the season by handing the Phoenix Suns the most one-sided…

Critical repairs to a 90-year-old northwest Bend reservoir system are moving forward, as city councilors unanimously agreed to a fast-track…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Keizer man has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years for stabbing another man to…

Crooked River Ranch residents could be paying more in property taxes to boost public safety, if they approve Measure 16-88 on the Nov. 7 ballot,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say two food carts were destroyed and 10 cars were damaged by a fire and explosion Wednesday afternoon in…

A problem with the couplers that connect cars on a BNSF freight train blocked Cooley Road on Bend’s north end for close to two hours Wednesday…

What would you like to see happen at the Redmond Municipal Airport? Wednesday evening, Central Oregonians got their first chance to voice their…

People in Bend are fighting back against the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. This Sunday in Bend, there’s a Walk to End…

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people if they consider recycling rules too confusing: Do you consider recycling rules…

BINGEN, Wash. (AP) – Huge flames consumed part of a fruit processing plant in the Columbia Gorge community of Bingen, Washington. KING-TV…

SEATTLE (AP) – A California man has pleaded guilty to groping and kissing a 16-year-old girl on an Alaska Airlines flight last year. Jesse…

(Comments from president-CEO, nurses union) St. Charles Health System announced layoffs, pay cuts and other measures Tuesday to cover an operating…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State University is considering whether to change the names of four campus buildings that some students believe…

The FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, working with a number of local and state partner agencies in Oregon, said Wednesday it recovered two…

WEST LINN, Ore. (AP) – The West Linn Paper Company is shutting down after more than 100 years in business. Chief Operating Officer Brian…

(Update: Discovery made at Hanford) RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) – A different sort of galactic collision has been detected at the Hanford Nuclear…

A company claiming to be located in Roseburg is deceiving customers searching for a horse trailer, earning itself an F Rating with the Better…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – Police in Vancouver, Washington, are investigating after a homeowner shot a prowler in his backyard. Police…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lane County workers have gone on strike. The Register-Guard reports dozens of striking workers held signs and chanted…