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Making sure the Deschutes River can be a sustainable resource for the Central Oregon community is something that has become increasingly important…

Happy Wednesday evening, everyone! The unsettled weather will continue for the region over the next few days. We’ve seen scattered showers for…

A Bend couple who operates Twin Lakes Resort southwest of Bend has purchased the nearby Cultus Lake Resort, another popular vacation spot, Compass…

(Update: Adding Wyden statement) Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., expressed dismay after the Senate passed a banking deregulation bill on…

(Update: Superintendent says McCoy has worked for schools for 14 years, now on paid leave) A 60-year-old Jefferson County School District 509-J…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Students across the Northwest left class Wednesday to join a call by young activists for stricter gun laws. Students…

Mt. Bachelor announced Wednesday that it will donate $125,500 in cash to Central Oregon nonprofit organizations this year, bringing its charitable…

Here are the results of Monday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you think the Bend area needs more grocery store options: Do you think the Bend area…

An active investigation is underway after Bryan Michael Penner, 31, of Bend, took his own life at the Deschutes County Jail Sunday night.…

Pacific Power reported Tuesday a surge of scam calls to small businesses in Central Oregon in recent days involving callers who claim to be with the…

The Rebecca Foundation had its grand opening of Bend’s first hybrid diaper bank on Feb. 3. Within the first 30 days, the Bend Diaper Bank has…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed off on Billy J. Williams remaining the top federal prosecutor in Oregon. The decision…

Good Wednesday Morning, Everyone…A storm system that has been bringing wind, rain and snow to much of the western United States will continue…

It’s been almost two weeks since the “short” legislative session wrapped up in Salem. Several state lawmakers were in Bend to talk…

Instead of the normal occurrence of wearing green and eating corn beef, one local non-profit is aiming to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a little…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Freshman Victor Bailey Jr. hit 7 of 8 3-pointers and scored 23 points, both career bests, and Oregon rallied in the fourth…

(Update: Rest of evacuees allowed to go home) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – All evacuees from a large fire in northeast Portland have been given the OK…

A familiar scam has resurfaced in recent days in Crook County: A caller claims to be with the sheriff’s office or Prineville police, says a…

Construction at the Crook County Jail has resumed as officials work to keep the project within budget. Over the winter, county officials had to take…

Despite a big jump in January employment, Central Oregon is seeing a slowdown in economic growth. According to Regional Economist Damon Runberg, the…