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A small fire, sparked in an unusual way, was stopped fast along the Old Bend-Redmond Highway on Monday, prompting fire officials to remind residents…

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has joined California Governor Jerry Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee in calling for support of the federal…

From Maryland to Bend. Kevin Payne’s path around the U.S. takes about 9,000 miles. In Bend on Monday night, he was preparing for his return…

Nearly one million acres of forest and range have burned so far this summer in Oregon and Washington, and the risk of wildfires will remain high…

Words like “catastrophic” or “devastating” are commonly associated with the term “wildfire,” but it’s time…

The Prineville Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation on Tuesday at different locations in the downtown area. The…

The 2-week-old, over 10,000-acre Ochoco Complex of fires on the Ochoco National Forest was nearly 90 percent contained by Monday, with almost 500…

The 2-week-old, nearly 10,500-acre Logging Unit Fires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation still have more than 1,200 personnel fighting them,…

Several campgrounds and the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery have reopened to the public as crews continue to make solid progress on the 2-week-old, nearly…

Cascade Natural Gas Company is full into Phase III of the Bend Gas Line Replacement Project. For the next few weeks, pipeline replacement crews will…

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS The City of Bend has formed three technical advisory committees (TACs) to help complete the work necessary for…

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell came to the High Desert on Saturday to meet with firefighting crews and others due to the lightning-caused…

As one former Madras High School coach accused of abuse pleaded not guilty Friday, word came that another, similar case is about to end in a plea…

A 20-year-old Bend cyclist was hospitalized in fair condition Friday after colliding with the rear of a pickup truck parked along Brookswood…

Three pigs died this week after a dog snuck into their pen and attacked in Deschutes River Woods – and later a 2-1 vote by a Deschutes County…

A 52-year-old Madras man walking in the travel lane of Highway 26 north of Madras was struck and killed Thursday night, Oregon State Police reported.…

Nearly two weeks after lightning sparked dozens of major wildfires across Central Oregon and the state, several of the largest on the High Desert are…

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division is investigating the Oregon Department of Transportation following two separate incidents in which…

At The Medication Station in Bend, Ryan Garcia has been selling cannabis to Oregon Medical Marijuana Program patients for about a year, but…

The city of Bend received a letter Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Justice, saying it has closed its files on enforcing the city’s 2004…