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The Ochoco National Forest is seeking public feedback on a draft plan to treat parts of the 2014 Bailey Butte fire area. The Bailey Butte fire…

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Tuesday he has asked the Oregon Department of Justice’s District Attorney Assist Unit for…

It’s said that music is a universal language, which is why more than 40 Japanese students have hit the High Desert to connect with Mountain…

A new feature on Bend’s southeast side is on the way — 37 acres of park land that will be developed by the Bend Park and Recreation…

Power for a whole town, provided from a 5-acre site. That could soon be a reality at the Newberry geothermal site by Paulina Lake. Officials said…

Margi Robberson joined the Board of Trustees for Family Kitchen at their meeting in January. Robberson brings experience volunteering for local…

The economy continued to improve across the High Desert in February, due in part to the unseasonably warm and snow-free conditions, the state…

SEIU Local 49’s Act Now for a Healthy Oregon campaign on Monday released a white paper comparing prices for common procedures at non-profit…

A brutal attack on a Prineville police officer by a hammer-wielding burglary suspect is putting a spotlight on a critical staffing and funding…

Federal income tax refunds totaling $14.2 million may be waiting for an estimated 17,500 Oregon taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax…

Oregon Humanities invites Oregonians to write a personal letter to someone they’ve never met as part of Dear Stranger, a letter-exchange…

With leading medical authorities warning that public health is threatened by a “post-antibiotic future,” a panel of state lawmakers…

U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Gov. Kate Brown and other officials will be in Bend Friday to sign a sage grouse habitat conservation agreement…

Bend mom and social media consultant Kristy Sinsara is embroiled in a legal battle with Motley Crue front man Vince Neil. Sinsara was Neil’s…

Over 20 years ago, a Rotary exchange student returning from a year of schooling in Matsudo, Japan proposed to his band teacher that he invite the…

A former Redmond man convicted of kidnapping a Redmond woman, driving her to a remote location and raping her in 2004 has died…

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney said Monday they plan to move ahead with consideration of a $7.255 billion budget…

Bend police reported 12 DUII arrests in four days, a sudden unexplainable surge that is sparking concern. “I’m not aware of any event…

A 10-year-old cat was brought to the Humane Society of Central Oregon by a Good Samaritan on Friday — and was soon reunited with its owners,…

With a financing deal in place, Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to sell the Bethlehem Inn homeless shelter to a group organized by…