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The veteran department store Sears has been making headlines this week about its uncertain future, but the outlets in Central Oregon are faring…

A month-long investigation of methamphetamine distribution in Central Oregon led to a traffic stop and raid on a northeast Bend home on Wednesday,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in a 110-95 victory over the New York Knicks…

Judge Neil Gorsuch’s work to enable torture and secret law, and his inability to explain it in testimony this week, is disqualifying for…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Tyler Dorsey scored 20 points and made the go-ahead layup with 1:08 left, and third-seeded Oregon ended No. 7…

Deschutes County law enforcement agencies continued the search Thursday for a high-risk sex offender who fled supervision. Justin Lampke is a Level 3…

Oregon’s unemployment rate is breaking records. At 4 percent last month, it’s the lowest it’s been since comparable records began…

A 21-year-old Crooked River Ranch man was sentenced Wednesday afternoon in a packed, tearful courtroom to two life prison terms without parole for…

(Update: Judge denies defense motion for change of venue) A Deschutes County judge on Thursday denied a request by Edwin Lara’s defense…

(Update: Thursday’s court appearance; bail raised, plea entry set) A Deschutes County judge on Thursday raised the bail from $200,000 to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 26-year-old man has been found guilty of murder in the shooting of a man outside a Portland nightclub. The Portland…

A Central Oregon lawmaker’s proposal to crack down on illegal poaching activities — by offering free hunting tags to tipsters —…

BANKS, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Board of Education has approved a contract between an Oregon school district and a tribe that allows district…

(Update with comment from Patch) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon judge who last year ruled that a transgender person can legally change their…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The state Senate has approved raising Oregon’s minimum age for tobacco use to 21. The bill approved 19-8 on Thursday…

(Update: Adding his previous violation, arrest; also newer photos) Deschutes County authorities issued a community alert late Wednesday, asking the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial to determine responsibility for a snowboarder’s death should…

Ranchers running beef cattle on dry and dusty landscapes should consider smaller cows to get the best out of their herd, researchers say.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man convicted of illegally having sex with a teenage girl will not have to pay for his victim to get a tattoo of his…

WOLF CREEK, Ore. (AP) – The historic Wolf Creek Inn is expected to reopen May 1. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports (https://is.gd/FsdXUI )…