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It’s no secret that Central Oregon is still growing. By 2040, Bend’s population is expected to grow to 150,000 people. A long-range,…

(Update: adding comments from CEC, affected business and restaurant) A switch failure at Central Electric Cooperative’s Sisters substation…

An online ad placed by undercover officers Monday during a human trafficking awareness training event in Central Oregon led to the arrest of a…

(Update: Adds more details, comments) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s general counsel declined an appointment to the Court of…

Happy Tuesday evening, everyone! The rain has arrived and it’s here to stay through tomorrow night. We’ll see a chance for rain showers…

The city of Prineville, in partnership with the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program and the Oregon…

It’s back to school time ! And with the start of the new school year, it’s also time for all fourth-graders and their families to claim…

(Update: Fire mapped at 23,400 acres; 75 percent contained, aided by rain) A lightning-sparked holdover fire in southeast Oregon has now been mapped…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State officials say two additional cases of respiratory illnesses linked to vaping have been reported, bringing the total number…

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week co-sponsored legislation that would immediately stop the federal government from spending…

Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, attended a ceremony Tuesday afternoon in Gov. Kate Brown’s office as she signed legislation that will provide a…

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Tuesday the 10 semi-finalist companies advancing in the Early Stage competition for the 16 th…

The Central Oregon Pain Standards Task Force formally adopted the Oregon Health Authority’s acute pain guidelines in March, and an upcoming…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, to introduce legislation that would prohibit the Trump administration from using…

Starting Tuesday, a new partnership between Oregon College Savings Plan and Willamette University will allow undergraduate students to double the…

Oregon’s August unemployment rate held steady in the record-low range it has been in for nearly three years, while the month also saw more…

A 23-year-old transient caused a disturbance at Trader Joe’s, twice threatened a security officer with a hatchet and caused a brief lockdown of…

Hundreds of people with several local groups partnered to do a cleanup off China Hat Road south of Bend on Monday. Organizers said it’s the…

(Update: Comments from neighbor, more from sheriff’s office) Someone walking their dog just north of Bend on Sunday morning discovered human…

The Old Bend-Redmond Highway will be closed from Rogers Road to U.S. Highway 20 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday for repairs and cleanup after a…