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With hot and dry conditions expected to continue, increasing numbers of wildfires around the Northwest, and fire suppression resources already…

A La Pine man was killed and a California woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 97 south of Bend Monday morning, Oregon…

Fire investigators confirmed Monday the Pine Mountain Fire burning southeast of Bend and a string of small fires last week south of Sisters are among…

The Cherry Road Fire, burning in southeast Oregon 19 miles west of Homedale, Idaho, has now grown to more than 30,000 acres. the BLM’s Vale…

Cascade Natural Gas crews working on the Bend Westside Replacement Projectwill begin replacing gas lines in the downtown area Monday, officials said.…

Oregon has reduced its spending per student enrolled in higher education by more than 20 percent since 2008. A new report from the Center on Budget…

One year and counting! On Monday, August 21 , 2017, Oregon is on the center line for a total solar eclipse , and several cities around the state will…

The Deschutes National Forest announced Sunday it will reopen Forest Road 40 and Forest Road 45 (River Summit Road) on Monday at 8 a.m. due to…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Saturday of a Bend woman who fell off a log and suffered an injury…

A fire spotted Friday night on the southaeast flank of Pine Mountain grew to more than 250 acres overnight, despite cooler temperatures and…

Two possibly serious-injury crashes occurred about a half-hour apart in the Bend area Friday evening, bringing medics and police to both scenes and…

Arts Central, the umbrella non-profit organization for Art Station, VanGo and Artists in Schools programs, announced Friday it will close after…

Four people were arrested or cited Thursday in a sting operation targeting prostitution at several Bend hotels, with police saying one 19-year-old…

Thanks to a new Prineville Police Department smartphone app., its new Facebook page and an alert citizen, Redding California police have captured a…

The Prineville Police Department is joining other Oregon Law Enforcement agencies in a statewide safety belt and child car seat traffic enforcement…

The City of Bend said Friday it “continues to make extensive progress in creating a more accessible and connected community,” and offered…

The Lookout Mountain Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest plans to begin stream restoration work along a one-mile section of McKay Creek…

Two women who reached the summit of South Sister called for help late Wednesday afternoon when they began feeling ill, prompting an all-night rescue…

The Shepherd’s House shelter in Bend said this week that need is outpacing the demand for clothing for homeless men in extra-large sizes,…

With fire season reaching its peak hot August days and extremely dry fuels, the Bend Fire Department, Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District…