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The statewide campfire and open flame ban in Oregon State Parks remains in place for at least one more week, officials said Thursday, as conditions…

The state of Oregon and four of Oregon’s largest private economic development organizations have signed a landmark agreement to improve…

Redmond held an unusual “rope-cutting” ceremony Wednesday afternoon to formally introduce an equally unusual new climbing area, located…

JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP — National Guard soldiers newly trained as firefighters have started arriving at fire camp in Eastern Oregon to help mop up…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Klamath County officials have asked Sheriff Frank Skrah to go on leave in light of an ongoing state criminal…

Thousands of female firefighters work on the lines of fires burning across our country, but it continues to be a male-dominated industry. “I…

Crews rushed to encircle and put out a small brushfire Wednesday afternoon southeast of Sunriver and said they were getting it knocked down quickly.…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a drought emergency in Linn County on Wednesday, the 24th in the state this hot, dry summer. The declaration comes at…

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday the nine other members of the Law Enforcement Profiling Work Group, a panel formed at the…

September 7 through 13 is National Suicide Awareness Week. To build awareness and work toward preventing suicide, and suicide attempts, the Deschutes…

The Colorado Avenue Bridge in southwest Bend will be closed to all traffic from October 5 through November 17 for construction of a trail…

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Wednesday that his office is now accepting requests from residents of Oregon’s Second District for tickets…

State Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, ended weeks of private consideration Tuesday by telling supporters he won’t run for governor next year and…

Unemployment levels are on the rise across Central Oregon, following the statewide trend over the past few months, but job gains also are up…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office recently welcomed Jeff Kitchens as the new Deschutes Resource Area Field Manager. The…

Deschutes County home prices continue to rise at one of the fastest rates in the country, again making the top 10 in new statistics out Tuesday from…

Despite a flurry of Internet rumors claiming otherwise, statewide deer and elk archery seasons will open as scheduled on Saturday, the Oregon…

As the fight on fire lines continues around the Pacific Northwest, hundreds of families of firefighters continue to hope their loved ones remain…

A suspected drug trafficker from Salem who eluded pursuing police and a manhunt east of Bend last week was arrested the next morning, along with a…

With hundreds more students enrolling each year, Bend-La Pine Schools now have some room to grow. The district’s two newest schools, built…