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With National Dog Bite Prevention Week just around the corner comes word from one major insurance company that reported dog bites are on the rise in…

On Monday, May 19, construction crews will begin work on the asphalt overlay for the following roads in Deschutes County: Cook Avenue from Highway 20…

Spotted in downtown Bend on Tuesday: A beer vending machine! All you have to do is insert your ID and an ice-cold beer comes out. The machine is a…

Amy Puckett, a senior at Bend High School, is going on to compete in the World Archery Tournament in July. She finished second at both the state and…

A Tumalo home’s caretaker was cited Tuesday afternoon for igniting and leaving unattended a debris burn pile that escaped and got within 20…

Early this year, the Bend Police Department fired its chief after a sex scandal and reports of bad morale. Today, the department is rebuilding.…

On Tuesday, things were really buzzing in Redmond. “We are doing a hive inspection. We’re looking to see if there is a problem with the…

With just a week until the ballots are counted, two judicial candidates vying for a seat on the Deschutes County District Court squared off in a…

“I think a university campus is a golden opportunity,” said Andy West, an architectural designer. “I think it’s the…

The local chapter of the Oregon Employer Council, OEC-Central Oregon, was named “Metro Council of the Year” on May 5 at OEC’s…

Don and Betty Gaeden of Central Point kept their winning $4.1 million in Oregon’s Game Megabucks? ticket a secret for more than a month before…

A school district crew fixing a leaking water line accidentally cut into a natural gas line Tuesday afternoon, causing a leak that prompted…

Given favorable weather conditions, fuels specialists plan to conduct a 43-acre prescribed fire along Skyliners Road near the Skyliner community,…

Eight Oregon arts organizations, including the High Desert Museum in Bend, will receive $69,342 in funds from The Ford Family Foundation’s Art…

BBT Architects is pleased to announce they have awarded their annual scholarship to Abigail Black, a senior at Summit High School. Abigail plans to…

When we spoke with Ryan DeYoung’s father Monday evening he was still a little shaken up and tired because he couldn’t sleep. With his…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rescuers believe they’ve located a climber on Mount Hood who was seen falling about 1,000 feet by other climbers on…

The Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) seeks an applicant to fill one Sisters-area position. Composed of nine voting…

OR7, a wolf originally from northeast Oregon, may have found a mate in southwest Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. In early May, remote cameras on…

At this time of year, Deschutes County urges residents to be on the lookout for Orange Hawkweed, a rapidly spreading noxious weed found mainly in…