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OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – A downed power line sparked a brushfire in Oakridge that destroyed a trailer and shut down Highway 58 for about two hours…

The McKay Creek Large Wood and Floodplain Restoration Project is in Phase 2 this summer. The project aims to get the creek back to its natural state…

Internet scams seem to get more complex and more numerous every day. Often the scam starts with a Craigslist sale. Then a potential buyer reaches…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say the body of second victim has been found at the site of an explosion and fire in North Portland. The…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Tuesday in finding a 74-year-old La Pine man who disappeared Monday morning. But…

Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state in September. The events are being…

A 65-year-old Prineville man whose Jeep broke down became lost in the woods north of Prineville on Sunday, prompting a 2-day air and ground search…

(Update: Tuesday update) In the past 24 hours, South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership fire crews and resources have responded to 72 smoke…

Central Oregon is seeing early signs of a slowdown in the labor market after years of rapid growth, the state Employment Department’s regional…

(Update: Police identify apparent drowning victim) Police on Wednesday identified a 59-year-old Bend man who died after jumping into the Deschutes…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Klamath Falls man convicted of forcing a woman into prostitution has been sentenced to more than 11 years in…

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal appeals court says a rifle target maker missed its mark when it said in a lawsuit that NBC mischaracterized its…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Free parking could soon be a thing of the past in downtown Eugene. The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/gHN8Rz )…

(Update: Correcting girl’s age to 6) Bethlehem Inn announced Mond ay that many of the thousands of community members that attended the 2017…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland-area transportation agency has had enough of trouble riders and wants to extend how long it can ban people…

(Update: Evacuation orders lifted) HUNTERS, Wash. (AP) – Evacuation orders for people living near a wildfire in a rural area of northeast…

If your driver license, instruction permit or identification card is expiring in August, you may want to go to DMV well before the Aug. 21 eclipse,…

The Oregon Health Authority issued a blue-green algae health advisory Monday for Odell Lake, located 75 miles southeast of Eugene off Oregon Highway…

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel announced Monday that he won’t charge a 73-year-old man who was arrested after a suspicious fire…

Homeowners falling behind on property taxes or mortgage payments should visit www.OregonHomeownerHelp.org because they may qualify for help from a…