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The Oregon Department of Transportation has informed motorists who use U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras of a paving project starting Sunday night that…

If you were thinking of attending the Saturday afternoon performance of the Sisters Rodeo, you should make alternative plans for another of the…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone… After starting our day with clear skies and a smoky haze from the controlled burns we will start to see the…

The public is invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2019-20. The Board…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will launch its new and improved community care program on Thursday, implementing portions of the VA…

Put it back. That’s the advice you’re likely to hear if you bring a young wild animal home to “take care of it” — and…

(Update: DA brings charges) A cellphone video of a mid-April fight between two girls at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater as two adults apparently…

A Deschutes County deputy district attorney has been charged with child neglect and is on administrative leave after police found his baby boy in the…

The USDA Forest Service is waiving fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Saturday, June 8 in recognition of National Get…

Many Oregonians experiencing a mental health crisis lack a good treatment option, and too many of them wind up in the next best place: a hospital…

Public safety officials including firefighters, police officers and community corrections officers would be eligible to receive the support they need…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury has determined two Portland police officers were justified in fatally shooting a man who was holding a woman…

The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Tuesday it will locally expand its Information and Referral team’s presence to Madras.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates…

How well would your community handle a widespread medical emergency? The Crook County Health Department wanted to find the answer that question, and…

CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say they are seeking suspects after a horse grazing in a pasture west of Portland was intentionally shot in…

Deschutes National Forest firefighters on Wednesday will ignite a 35-acre prescribed burn outside of Crescent and complete the Bon West unit 1…

As Oregon and the country face an affordable housing and homelessness crisis, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and…

Downtown Bend’s south Mirror Pond parking lot reopens Wednesday after 2 1/2 months of construction to improve deteriorating conditions and…

CAPE LOOKOUT, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a Beaverton paraglider died when he crashed into the ocean near Cape Lookout State Park. Oregon State…