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A contractor crew replacing an old natural gas line in northwest Bend accidentally hit a 2-inch line with their drill Thursday afternoon, causing a…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic…

La Pine Rural Fire Protection District firefighters on Wednesday completed several training sessions preparing for the water recreation season near…

A contractor doing fire extinguisher maintenance outside a northeast Bend apartment was confronted by a knife-swinging resident on Wednesday morning,…

The public is being asked to donate vases to The Bloom Project this Saturday during the NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market. The first 50 people who…

A single-car crash into a power pole closed Highway 20 at Cloverdale Road between Bend and Sisters Wednesday afternoon resulted in no serious…

How much electricity and money can you save? What is the single biggest energy user in your home? Do you need to install insulation or change your…

A small lightning-sparked fire near Scott Lake on the Willamette National Forest prompted a two-hour closure of the Old McKenzie Pass Highway…

An estimated 109 wild spring Chinook salmon in the upper section of the Middle Fork John Day River died last week, apparently due to low river flows…

In partnership with St. Charles Foundation, St. Charles Madras is continuing its longstanding tradition of providing scholarships to students who…

A new Leading Edge scholarship fund at Oregon State University – Cascades is available to students entering the campus’s first freshman class…

New floating restrooms for Lake Billy Chinook are one of the projects approved by the Oregon State Marine Board recently. The board approved several…

The Deschutes National Forest will begin work Friday on expanding the parking area for Phil’s Trailhead, officials said Wednesday. During…

Nearly seven months after a Deschutes County Jail inmate died from a meth overdose behind bars, more details are coming out about the state…

A Bend marketing firm announced Tuesday plans are in the works for a record-breaking stunt late this fall — a steam-powered rocket flight…

Bend 2030 has released the results of a recent online community survey on transportation and said it will urge city councilors Wednesday night to…

Rental vacancies are tight, at just 1 percent here in Central Oregon. But for those looking to grow and-or smoke pot in their rental unit, that…

Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with an assault on a transient early Monday morning at a southwest Redmond intersection, police…

After 11 months of analysis and community engagement, a new program to manage short-term rental properties in Bend is now in effect, the city…

Anna and Justin Scribner have long been enamored with all things vintage – clothes, swing dancing, cars and records. In the late 1990s, they…