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CINCINNATI (AP) – The nation’s largest grocery chain will phase out the use of plastic bags in its stores by 2025. Kroger Co., whose…

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! AN AIR QUALITY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TRI-COUNTY AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AT NOON. AIR QUALITY LEVELS WILL BE…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Candidates running for governor in Oregon will be asked questions in their first debate not by reporters or by voters, but…

(Update: Adding Level 2 evacuation notice on Lake County Fire) Governor Kate Brown declared the Ramsey Canyon Fire, burning near Sams Valley in…

DAYTON, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a woman’s body found by joggers in Dayton is likely that of Meighan Cordie, a 27-year-old who’s…

(Update: Comments at sentencing) BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – A 55-year-old Pendleton, Oregon man who was sentenced Thursday for drunken behavior in…

As wildfires continue to blaze across Oregon, Sen. Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and colleague Ron Wyden announced…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Alarmed by as much as $20 million in lost tourism revenue last month over visitors’ fears of wildfires, California…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday its Community Action Target Team, or CATT, made 10 drug-related arrests last Sunday in…

As college students begin returning to class, Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduced Thursday the Protecting Students from…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – A sheriff in a county in southwest Oregon is asking for money from the state to investigate illegal marijuana…

The 2018 Bend Park and Recreation District Youth Flag Football program enrollment is at an all-time record high, with more than 540 youth…

With thick wildfire smoke still swirling over much of the state, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday it is extending an air…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has issued $43,200 in fines to a Seattle-based seafood company after environmental regulators found wastewater…

If you’ve been lazily enjoying the dog days of summer when behind the wheel, well, perk up and pay attention: school’s getting back in…

The Bend City Council is weighing options for transitioning one of Bend’s unsewered neighborhoods from septic systems to sewer service. The SE…

(Update: DA says woman took drug overdose; GoFundMe page created; comments from disability support group) A Bend woman was recovering in the hospital…

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone… Due to heavy wildfire smoke a Moderate to Unhealthy air quality is expected to stay with us for much of the…

Human traffickers look for one thing when seeking their victims. Vulnerability. Youth are particularly susceptible and local nonprofit IN OUR…

(Update: Hiker identified) BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have identified a 64-year-old man who fell from a trail while hiking in the…