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A Democrat state lawmaker from Portland has introduced legislation that is turning heads — a proposal to list cigarettes as a drug available…

Central Oregon’s high-save animal shelter in Redmond announced this week a new name for its future: BrightSide Animal Center — a goal to…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., was in Bend Thursday night as part of a nine-day tour of Central and Eastern Oregon. He is making stops for several town…

Nonprofits and community members came together on Thursday in one of the biggest efforts of the year to help the homeless. Dozens of volunteers spent…

Deputy Superintendent Rob Saxton and Apex Learning® announced Thursday a new partnership that will provide Oregon public high school students…

Thanks to a citizen’s tip, a Bend man was found and arrested in a raid on an apartment near Central Oregon Community College on Thursday.…

At an award ceremony earlier this month, the Central Oregon Builders’ Association honored NorthWest Crossing Guild Builder Greg Welch…

Downtown Bend will welcome a new restaurant to the former Bo’s Restobar space this year. Howard Friedman, CCIM and Darren Powderly, CCIM with…

The Oregon University System is pleased to announce that two Bend-area teams took home awards for robot design and teamwork at the 12th annual Intel…

A truck driver escaped injury Thursday morning after losing control of the rig, which rolled onto its side along an icy stretch of Hwy. 58 about five…

Freezing rain prompted 2-hour delays in the start of school in the Jefferson County 509J School District, as well as at Warm Springs and in the…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., reacted positively after the House passed a bill to lift the country’s debt ceiling and added a provision that if a…

A Beaverton man in need of a kidney held up a sign on a street corner this week, asking for a donor. It’s attracted lots of attention, even…

A Bend woman who fainted while hiking on the Dry Canyon Trailhead about 20 miles east of Bend Wednesday afternoon was rescued and taken to the…

For the eighth year in a row, Central Oregon volunteers will go out in droves Thursday, counting the region’s homeless population. Carts filled…

An inmate from Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at a local hospital, prison officials said…

Deschutes County is amending its Comprehensive Plan to formally recognize an area-specific plan titled, Newberry Country: A Plan for Southern…

Public health officials at Deschutes County Health Services are reminding parents to make sure their children’s shots are up to date, and…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.,, issued the following statement upon Wednesday’s House passage of the “No Budget, No Pay” plan: “In…

Got Baby stuff? Soroptimist International of Bend is holding its 8th Annual Community Baby Shower, a collection of essential baby items for local…