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A bill offered by state Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, to make college more affordable and accessible unanimously passed the Oregon House on…

Governor Kate Brown, Business Oregon and the Port of Portland announced $300,000 in state investments Wednesday to help Oregon’s small…

Celebrate the heritage of Deschutes County during May, a month dedicated to engaging in historic preservation. The Deschutes County Historical…

Oregon DMV is posting approximate wait times for the 37 of its 60 field offices equipped with automated wait-time systems. This allows customers to…

The Pacific Power Foundation has awarded $2,000 to Healthy Beginnings to help support the program’s efforts to expand access to health and…

Deschutes Brewery announced Wednesday its craft beers will be available in Wayne County, Michigan beginning June 1. The Oregon-based brewery will…

Franklin’s Corner Community Garden will open Saturday, April 18. Open plots are available and are expected to be claimed quickly. Registration…

The City of Prineville has launched a new series of short podcasts which will highlight and personalize the people who work for, and volunteer with,…

Families with incoming kindergarteners in the Bend-La Pine Schools are encouraged to register their children for the upcoming 2015-16 school year…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called on the Interior and Commerce departments on Wednesday to conduct a national report…

From Prineville to Sisters and Redmond to Bend, volunteers are needed to help our parks, waterways and natural lands. On April 17th and 18th over 200…

The City of Redmond wants pickleball and tennis enthusiasts along with all public interested in parks and recreation activities in Redmond to be…

The city of Bend is working on a proposal for a 5 cents-per-gallon gas tax that would help fund improvements to the city’s battered roads…

New Approach Oregon has hired a lobbyist to help pass bills in the Oregon legislature that would reduce marijuana offenders’ jail sentences and…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and here on the High Desert, one local organization is looking to shed light on a dark topic. Saving Grace…

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon issued its April water supply outlook report Tuesday, which showed — as most expected…

The Oregon House voted unanimously Tuesday to pass HB 2300, a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to access experimental treatments that…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and House Republicans said Tuesday they each have introduced bills to reform state government ethics laws amid the…

The U.S. Department of Education released a new report Tuesday detailing what it called the unmet need across the country for high-quality preschool…

High Country Disposal will provide free collection of miscellaneous household waste and appliances the week of April 20 – April 24. Collection is…