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WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Banner Corp. says it plans to acquire Home Federal Bancorp Inc. for $197 million in a cash-and-stock deal that will…

After days of witness testimony for the prosecution, 911 recordings and other disturbing evidence, the Lawrence Loeffler murder trial is over.…

Just a few weeks ago, a ground breaking ceremony was held for the new St. Charles Bend cancer center. It’s a building that has everything under…

“Sears is truly what everyone thinks of first as the catalog.” The Sears and Roebuck catalog sales office opened in downtown Bend off…

The Oregon State University – Cascades counseling clinic now offers trauma and reintegration counseling services for veterans and their…

There’s been a shuffle at the helm of the Redmond Municipal Airport, with Manager Kim Dickie replaced on an interim basis until a new permanent…

Dams have been vilified for detrimental effects to water quality and fish passage, but a new study suggests that these structures provide…

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation Wednesday to replace the use of live animals in combat medical training. The…

Brooklyn Nelson, a student at Oregon State University, was crowned the 2014 Sisters Rodeo Queen on Sunday, September 22, at the Sisters Rodeo…

Central Oregon students have a chance to improve upon existing technology by participating in the 22 nd annual Inventerprise contest, sponsored by…

Oregon OSHA welcomes the Oregon Child Development Coalition, Inc. (OCDC) in Jefferson County as the latest employer in the Safety and Health…

Local utility and pipeline companies are hosting a series of pipeline safety programs as part of an on-going national effort to increase knowledge of…

An 86-year-old La Pine-area man was sentenced to life in prison and at least 25 years before parole Wednesday for fatally shooting his 83-year-old…

The Sears store and auto center at Bend River Promenade, a shopping fixture on the High Desert for decades, is closing to the public in mid-December,…

A half-million dollar lure is hanging over downtown Redmond, and community leaders hope a new business will come in and snag it. Downtown Redmond has…

A 55-year old Bend man has improved to serious condition at a Bend hospital, four days after his motorcycle ran off a remote section of Highway 20…

Are you looking to learn a new skill while helping those in your community? The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, or VITA, is looking for…

Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists on the Bend-Ft. Rock Ranger District plan to conduct two prescribed fires, one beginning this Friday…

A body found by a hunter Sunday northeast of Chemult was that of a 42-year-old Bend man who disappeared nearly three weeks ago, Klamath County…

Street closures at the Third Street underpass will continue this week between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., including Friday and Saturday nights. Crews will be…