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Pickleball is a fast-growing sport in Central Oregon, and the Bend Pickleball Club is taking action to see that eight new courts are developed in…

Members of Congress from both parties in eight Western states are backing a bill to increase renewable-energy development, protect public lands and…

The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors on Monday filed with the Deschutes County clerk two ballot measures for the May 21…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Monday it has suspended the permitting process for Klamath Soil Amendments, a compost facility…

Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI took on 21st century technology, sending out his first tweet. Now, he’s doing something no Pope has done…

It’s tax season, which means many of you are sitting down and preparing to file your income tax returns. For some, that means sending in a…

Cell phones are not allowed in the courtroom. But Deschutes County District Attorney Patrick Flaherty says you’d better believe everything you…

Like many shelters, Jefferson County Kennels often operates at, or near capacity, but these last few weeks have been especially rough. “The…

Fuels specialists with the Prineville BLM plan to complete a 300-acre prescribed burning project along Millican Road about 15 miles southwest of…

The Oregon legislature is expecting about 4,000 bills to be introduced in the 2013 session. We know many of them won’t pass or even get a…

The City Club of Central Oregon said Monday it is pleased to announce the appointment of Eli Ashley as the organization’s 2013 Board President.…

St. Charles Health System said Monday it is pleased to welcome Mack Gardner to its Board of Directors as a representative from Madras. Gardner served…

Nativity Lutheran Church has mounted a campaign to raise matching funds for a recent grant to it received for its emergency walk-in food pantry. The…

Valentine’s Day, February 14 th , is Dutch Luv Day, when Central Oregon Dutch Brothers Coffee locations will be offering free 16 oz. drinks in…

A cooking fire caused about $3,000 damage to a northeast Bend apartment Sunday evening – but if residents hadn’t heard the smoke alarm sound,…

Ray’s Food Place in Bend hopes to draw more customers in with a new “growler room inside the store, part of a growing interest in the…

February is considered “Go Red for Women” month, a special month to support women’s heart health. And hundreds were at Mt. Bachelor…

Eyal Goldman is owner of Cathy’s Cleaners in Bend but you can add another occupation to his resume: “angel” pilot. And it’s…

A Bend woman was cited on assault and reckless endangering charges Thursday after a loaded .22-caliber Derringer pistol fell out of her pocket during…

A southwest Washington woman was injured in a crash of her rental snowmobile west of Bend Saturday afternoon and flown to a Bend hospital, Deschutes…