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State Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) testified Thursday in favor of constitutionally viable PERS reform to fix the long-term problem of PERS liability in…

A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car rear-ended another car at slow speed in downtown Sisters Thursday morning, and deputies…

President Barack Obama arrived in downtown Portland to cheers and jeers Thursday evening as he began a two-day visit to raise funds for Democrats and…

An unlucky lightning strike that zapped an Awbrey Butte home Wednesday night has a Bend family feeling very lucky the damage wasn’t worse, and…

The Central Oregon Youth Orchestra program is this month’s Pay it Forward recipient. Executive Director and Founder Amy Goeser Kolb, was…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the award of over $1.5 million to Oregon and Washington to expand and accelerate wood energy and…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday an agreement with the nutritional supplement chain Vitamin Shoppe Inc. that permanently…

On behalf of the Bureau of Land Management, BLM Deputy Director Linda Lance today presented awards to agency employees and teams for their…

A Bend man lost control of his SUV in a heavy hailstorm on Highway 97 south of Redmond Wednesday afternoon and struck an oncoming SUV, sending two of…

In recognition of the small business community’s contribution to the American economy, the President of the United States designates one week…

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., called on the White House Thursday to finally end the mass surveillance of Americans, following…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday night to update America’s aging power grid and provide more reliable, low-cost,…

April was National Distracted Driving Month and the Bend Police Department, Bend-La Pine Schools, Oregon Department of Transportation, Bend Fire…

Before you head outside to enjoy the beautiful spring weather on Saturday , don’t forget to help your mail carrier fight hunger in Central…

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, through May 9, is a time to raise public awareness about the challenges and causes important…

A union representing 20,000 education professionals throughout Oregon surprised an accounting technician at Bend Senior High School by naming her its…

A 19-year-old Bend teen traveling the world brought great relief to his family and friends early Monday, checking in from Nepal to report he was okay…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been hosting a Marine Law Enforcement Academy for new marine patrols from around the state, and their…

Thunderstorms that pelted much of the High Desert with hail Wednesday also brought hundreds of lightning strikes – one that hit a tree just outside…

PacifiCorp will buy the electricity produced by what will be the state’s largest solar facility being built on the site of a long-closed lumber…