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Across the globe, the electric and hybrid-electric car industry is accelerating. When companies like Volvo announce a complete phasing out of the…

Fire crews doused a brushfire burning a large pine tree, dry grass and needles in the yard of a northeast Bend home Wednesday morning. Investigators…

With the eclipse comes a crowd of visitors, and the Oregon National Guard is prepared. They will work with local authorities to provide traffic…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday signed into law what proponents called America’s most progressive reproductive health policy, expanding…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has granted clemency to a man who has been serving time for robberies he committed when he was…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – One of two inmates who escaped while assigned to a firefighting crew in south-central Washington state was arrested in…

Citizen complaints about possible drug activity at a northeast Bend home led to the arrest of four Mill City residents as they left in a pickup and a…

Gas prices are climbing in locations along the path of totality of next Monday’s total solar eclipse. Demand for gasoline has already been very…

The anticipation for the total eclipse is building, and for 30 Post Offices in Oregon and one in Southwest Washington, that excitement will be…

The number of visitors to Bend is projected to increase due to the upcoming eclipse. In response, the city of Bend is encouraging city water…

The Prineville Police Department, in an effort to streamline response to non-emergency calls, will be closing their “walk-in” lobby on…

The Redmond Senior Center will be CLOSED August 17 , 18, & 21 due to expected eclipse traffic, officials said Tuesday. Meals-on-Wheels will not…

(Update: Tuesday evening fire status) The Central Oregon Dispatch Center in Redmond received two new smoke reports Tuesd ay , resulting in one fire…

Whether you plan on embracing the eclipse or hunkering down and waiting for it to be over, you’re still going to need to eat. Madras grocery…

A 20-year-old Redmond man has been arrested on charges he contacted a 15-year-old Redmond girl by text message and social media, providing sexually…

(Update with comments from homeowner) Bend firefighters stopped a brushfire that began at a pump house Tuesday morning near Rickard Road, knocking…

(Updated to include impact on hikers) Fires across Central Oregon and the danger of more are closing down trails by the dozen, and that includes…

The Ochoco National Forest and Prineville District BLM will be staffing an information booth to assist visitors coming to Central Oregon for the 2017…

Central Oregon drug agents on Tuesday released the details of a Madras raid nearly three months ago that resulted in the seizure of more than 15…

A 31-year-old unlicensed Bend day care operator, accused of leaving nearly a dozen children alone in her home for hours during trips to a gym or…