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Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are at increased risk of using substances such as alcohol, nicotine and marijuana, a new study…

Providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can be a challenge, but AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association have announced an…

Senators Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ron Wyden announced Thursday key provisions in the Energy and Water…

Continuing his push for active forest management to prevent unnaturally catastrophic wildfires, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., held a hearing Thursday to…

(Update: Police chief assures ‘no continued danger to any of our children’; adding video, comment) Prineville’s police chief sought…

The City of Sisters is accepting applications for members of the Housing Policy Advisory Board. The board advises the Planning Commission and City…

The Deschutes National Forest will be closing Cinder Hill and Little Crater Campgrounds, including the boat launches, day use areas and trailheads in…

(Update: Area of forest closed during cougar hunt) No cougar scent or sign was detected Thursday by trackers in the field near the site where a…

A Prineville man already jailed on drug charges and an arrest warrant faces new charges after a raid on three Bend storage units turned up two guns,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A grand jury in Portland has found that two campus security officers at Portland State University were acting in…

Marking National Suicide Prevention Week, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., announced the introduction of the Elementary…

The Family Access Network recently received a $500 grant from the Rotary Club of Crook County. Funds will be used for a laundry program for…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday hailed a federal court ruling that keeps alive a rule providing forgiveness of federal loans to…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday sued Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, claiming it has been falsely and deceptively…

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Thursday the semi-finalist companies to advance in the Growth and Impact Categories for the 15th…

Central Oregon Community College’s nursing program recently attained candidacy status from the Accreditation Commission for Education in…

Post-Milli Fire repairs to state Highway 242 (the Old McKenzie Highway) across the Cascades are expected to begin Monday, the Oregon Department of…

Exit 139 on U.S. 97 (Bend Parkway) to Reed Market Road will not need to close Thursday night, ODOT officials said. Crews working on pavement testing…

Deschutes County Commissioner Tammy Baney, who lost her re-election bid in the May primary to Patti Adair, has been named the new executive director…

Good Thursday Morning, Everyone…A cold, damp system will continue to rotate cool temps into our region, but it looks as though we will stay dry…