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A small thunderstorm that swept through Harney County on Sunday brought several lightning strikes and a new wildfire to Steens Mountain in the…

As the new school year rapidly approaches, Wells Fargo donated $1,000 each to 10 elementary schools in Central Oregon. The recipients included three…

Like the wind itself, the wind energy industry has blown hot and cold in Oregon. Some blame the lack of effort in Congress to extend the Production…

Please consider serving the community by volunteering on the Deschutes County Board of Property Tax Appeals. The board is responsible for hearing…

Goulart Family Chiropractic is accepting Healthy Fresh Food donations this week, August 20 – 24, benefiting The Shepherd’s House.…

Buy an ODFW 2013 Youth Art Calendar and help support Oregon’s fish and wildlife and their habitats. Calendars are $10 each and can be ordered…

With all of the fires burning in Central Oregon come lots of smoke. For many people living with asthma or any respiratory issues, the heat and smoky…

Crux Fermentation Project held a fund-raiser for the four-legged Bend Police members Sunday. The event was the Police K-9 Unit Barbecue, where all…

Mop-up work continued Sunday on a 2-day-old 120-acre wildfire that broke out Friday evening off China Hat Road about eight miles southeast of Bend.…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies will be taking part in the Oregon Safety Belt Overtime Campaign later this month. It is a statewide…

Authorities are looking for anyone with information about a brushfire that broke out early Sunday morning along China Hat Road on Bend’s south…

Redmond police issued 23 citations and six warnings during their third of four scheduled pedestrian safety operations, held Thursday at the…

A Bend man wanted for firing several shotgun blasts toward two pedestrians in northwest Bend early Friday flagged down a passing motorist near Benham…

More than 1,100 people came out to grab free clothes, and home goods at the 10th annual Central Oregon Great GiveAway Saturday. The event allowed…

Jason Conger held a grassroots event Saturday, starting at Jewell Elementary School in Bend. Many volunteers, and even other Republican candidates…

The Obama Administration announced Friday that “it won’t allow infrastructure funds to sit idle as a result of stalled earmark projects…

CJ, the Las Vegas chimp that made headlines after two recent escapes, arrived Friday at Chimps Inc., the Tumalo chimp sanctuary that will be her new…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., met with OSU-Cascades officials and several energy industry employers Friday, a discussion that focused on the importance of…

The Waterfalls 2 Fire burning on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation was less active Wednesday, but the still-growing forest fire prompted some road,…

Fire danger in Central Oregon has prompted fire officials to restrict certain activities on lands managed by the Prineville District Bureau of Land…