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Seasonal refinery maintenance and the mandated switchover to producing summer-blend gasoline continue to send retail gas prices higher, AAA…

The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest closed Forest Road 1217 due to severe rutting and shallow washouts. The road, between…

Refunds totaling almost $760 million may be waiting for an estimated 918,600 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2010, the…

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has, for the first time, designated April as national ” Distracted Driving…

Oakley Taylor calls herself the grease queen. Not because she is a fan of fried food, but because she runs the FOG or fats, oils and grease program…

Pivoyne Castro-Luna wasn’t just loved by her family and friends, but those she worked for as well. On Saturday, there was a memorial service…

The Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon is seeking board members! We are looking for community members who are passionate about increasing…

An Oregon State Police trooper’s Highway 97 traffic stop last Wednesday about 15 miles north of Madras led to the seizure of about 31 pounds of…

Applications are now available for families who want to enroll their children in NeighborImpact’s Head Start program in Deschutes and Crook…

Central Oregon’s job growth stalled in February, with all three counties posting seasonally adjusted job losses — and yet, the…

An attempted traffic stop south of Madras Sunday morning led to a police chase into Metolius, where a man and woman ditched the car, ran and hid in a…

Hazing of double-crested cormorants is set to begin soon in several areas along the Oregon coast in an attempt to improve survival of juvenile salmon…

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) said Monday it has fined WildCat Haven…

A reported cougar sighting by a passing motorist late Sunday night in Deschutes River Woods, south of Bend, sparked a fruitless search and a reminder…

A fire that began in a small outbuilding at Crooked River Ranch Friday night apparently spread to a car, then to a double-wide manufactured home that…

A Prineville man escaped injury early Sunday when his pickup truck flipped on Highway 126 after he dropped a cigarette in his lap, Crook County…

Three snowmobile crashes in Central Oregon on Saturday afternoon killed one rider, a Lebanon man, and injured two others, authorities said. Linn…

Two boys were struck by one and possibly two SUVs in Deschutes River Woods, south of Bend Friday evening, authorities said Saturday, adding that the…

The first of two memorial services was held Saturday for Pivoyne Zenalda Castro-Luna, a Bend woman who police say was a homicide victim, while a…

Bend’s OSU-Cascades four-year university is set to open in the fall of 2015, but not everyone is on board — and some are threatening to…