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Common Ground Community Garden and Food Forest (located at Nativity Lutheran Church) has received funds from Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council…

There’s always the risk of burning, getting an ear infection or drowning –but the No. 1 health risk of being at the pool is actually No.…

The Oregon National Guard said Wednesday it has begun notifying nearly 1,000 military technicians, including 25 in Central Oregon, of scheduled…

Two things are clear about recent actions involving potential road work in the protected area around southeast Oregon’s Steens Mountain – the…

A 29-year-old Madras man who was shot in his southeast Madras home late Monday night is in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital, police said…

St. Charles Health System is awarding $37,200 to five Central Oregon nonprofits whose missions are to improve the health and well-being of the…

Starting June 10, St. Charles Madras will participate in the health system’s “quiet campaign” to encourage caregivers and visitors…

In times of disaster, preparedness and training can make a big difference. C.E. Lovejoy’s Brookswood Market and its shoppers proudly supported…

The Bend Police Department announced Wednesday the ability to follow the agency on Twitter @BendCityPolice. Police departments around the world are…

The Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project is gathering input from the public on a 17,430-acre area west of Tumalo Falls that has been highly valued…

In partnership with USA Cycling, Visit Bend announced Wednesday the official courses and schedule for the 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National…

Workers in Deschutes County (the Bend metro area) had an average hourly wage of $19.78 an hour as of May 2012, about 10 percent below the nationwide…

The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Redmond has recently received some very nice merchandise including furniture, household appliances, books,…

Before the I-5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington state collapsed, more than 71,000 vehicles crossed it daily, including several commercial trucks…

The quilted masterpiece, Two Rivers, Three Sisters, will be on display at QuiltWorks in Bend for the month of June. This unique, 40-foot- long quilt,…

Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., marked the sixth anniversary of the landmark law curbing predatory payday loans they helped pass…

The Oregon Department of Transportation has published its 2013 Summer Construction map, highlighting more than 100 work zones operating on the…

When it comes to innovative ideas that encourage bike riding instead of vehicle traffic around town, Commute Options is, literally, putting their…

From the outside, it looks like a typical house, but when Bend resident Rick Miller got the keys to his new home, he was greeted with a nightmare.…

Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect Saturday June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day and Crooked rivers, as well as on…