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This year, nine Deschutes County businesses have been nominated by local residents for providing customers and pedestrians with a debris and…

An Oregon State Police raid on a Prineville residence led to an arrest of a 33-year-old man on child pornography-related charges, troopers said…

Increasing wildfire danger has prompted the Oregon Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to tighten public fire…

A recent water main break left behind plenty of damage for some northeast Bend residents, but the city is refusing to pay the full bill for damages…

“In this case there’s absolutely no doubt in my mind it is a hate crime,” said Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen. However,…

The city of Bend would like to invite the public to meet the finalists for the Community Development Services Director position. The reception is…

The city of Bend announced Thursday it will pay for some emergency work done at several northeast Bend homes flooded by a major water line break last…

A 71-year-old California man was killed Thursday afternoon when his motorcycle rear-ended another, then veered into the path of an oncoming pickup on…

As the High Desert braces for the possibility of a brutal wildfire season, Congress is sparking what Oregon lawmakers hope will generate badly needed…

Elevated water temperatures are most likely the cause of earlier than normal spring Chinook salmon deaths in the Willamette River and some of its…

The Oregon Senate Rules Committee on Thursday approved a measure sponsored by Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, to allow women to purchase birth control…

Oregon State University announced Thursday it will begin construction of its disputed new OSU-Cascades Westside campus as soon as required permits…

The last meeting of June for just about any local government is full of dollars and cents and numbers, as the next fiscal year looms – or in…

Thursday marked the first day of full operation of the Bend Fire Department’s new Basic Life Support tiered response system, a move that…

A man apparently intended to take his own life late Wednesday night by standing in the path of a freight train in southeast Bend — but changed…

A nationwide backlog has the Oregon Legislature looking into untested rape kits. Oregon State Police requested the numbers from each agency. The kits…

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades (VIM) recently received a $1,500 grant from Wells Fargo. This gift will sponsor comprehensive medical…

Looking for a weekend break from the cares of cancer? The St. Charles Cancer Survivorship Program offers its annual Soaring Spirits Survivor and…

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will temporarily close Pilot Butte State Park’s summit road to both vehicle and foot traffic on…

Provisions to pay for the most extreme wildfires through federal disaster funding were included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill,…