News

Knute Buehler, Republican Party and Independent Party nominee for Oregon secretary of state, announced proposed reforms Thursday to improve the…

Friends and family of a Bend teen killed in a tragic rafting accident in Southern Oregon remembered her Friday night. Candles were lit in memory of…

Oregon has unveiled new ratings for nearly every school in the state under a new evaluation system that replaces the ratings under the No Child Left…

A few years ago, when people mostly used land-line telephones, dispatchers would use the reverse 9-1-1 system to notify everyone in a specific area…

Gas is never cheap, but there may be an alternative, if researchers can work out the kinks. Now, OSU-Cascades has a grant to see if they can find a…

The Oregon State Board of Higher Education on Friday endorsed Oregon State University – Cascades’ expansion into a four-year university. The…

In time for Back-to-School Saturday on Aug. 11, Umpqua Bank is offering families a simple way to give back to schools with the launch of its Give…

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center will operate special hours for the Bend Open Swim Meet, Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 12th. Coming…

Wells Fargo has donated $510,000 to 11 nonprofit Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Oregon and southwest Washington to support the construction of 32…

The city of Bend has hired Carolyn Eagan as its new business advocate. Eagan replaces Jon Skidmore, who was promoted to Assistant City Manager…

An agreement between two Central Oregon landowners and ODFW’s Access and Habitat Program will provide ‘By-Permission’ public hunting…

ODOT maintenance crews will take to Highway 97 in south Redmond beginning Wednesday, August 8, to make repairs to the highway surface. Patching and…

More than 100 northeast Bend residents lost power for up to 4 1/2 hours Thursday night after a fuse blew in an underground cable, Pacific Power…

Meet Benny, a Yorkshire hog competing at this year’s Deschutes County Fair. He’s part of a team, with 17 year old Mountain View…

On Monday, the Deschutes County Road Department will be chip sealing on Rickard Road, from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, working between Groff Road and SE 27th…

Some of Oregon’s larger blueberry growers this summer have enlisted a winged warrior in the battle against starlings. The use of falcons to…

The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday to extend lapsed disaster relief for ranchers, including those recovering from recent devastating…

The Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office announced that it will be extending the public comment period on the Priest Hole Site Plan…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four kittens died and a fifth is fighting an infection after someone put them inside a bucket of kitty litter and taped…

A wind-whipped brushfire burned almost a half-acre near an Eagle crest condominium Sunday afternoon, but neighbors with garden hoses helped fire…