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Saving Grace was awarded a $7,700 grant from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to support Mary’s Place, Saving Grace’s Supervised…

The Deschutes County Road Department will be chip sealing a portion of Cascade Lakes Highway from Mt. Bachelor to Elk Lake from July 6th through July…

The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will offer a historic cemetery and marker repair workshop on Saturday, July 18 near Tumalo. All of the…

About 350 firefighters working in hot conditions have brought the Sugarloaf Fire north of Dayville to 40 percent containment, but a new fire south of…

As recreational marijuana became legal Wednesday, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel’s office prosecuted a pot delivery and…

The Oregon House on Wednesday unanimously passed House Bill 3148-A, legislation that seeks to provide critical relief to low-income wildfire victims…

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Oregon State University-Cascades researcher Shannon Lipscomb a $1.5 million grant to develop and test a…

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson named three veteran administrators to new school principal positions Wednesday. Dana Arntson, the…

A California company, Cypress Creek Renewables, wants to shed light on renewable energy east of Bend. Using two solar farms, they plan to provide…

The Madras Army Air Field North Hangar, built to boost the nation’s efforts during World War II, is among Oregon’s latest entries in the…

Years ago, local homebuilder David Hesla had a dream: To help friends and neighbors fighting cancer by raising money through building projects. As a…

The Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday it has lifted a health advisory issued June 25 for Lake Billy Chinook, 26 miles southwest of Madras in…

The Bend Park and Rec District has received some calls from those concerned about proceeding with Saturday’s traditional Fourth of July Pet…

This year’s 4 th of July Pilot Butte public fireworks display will commence at approximately 10pm on Saturday. In preparation, the Oregon State…

A 31-year-old Prineville woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on second-degree manslaughter, DUII, criminally negligent homicide and other charges in…

Bend’s central westside is rapidly changing with new residential development, schools, parks and an expanded Oregon State University –…

A fire near the Black Canyon Wilderness 11 miles south of Dayville grew quickly in the heat and low humidity Tuesday, racing across 6,000 acres as…

A 45-year-old convicted bank robber pleaded guilty in a Medford federal courtroom Monday to seven more bank holdups around the Northwest, including…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., visited Eugene on Tuesday and called on Congress to quickly vote on the bipartisan Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st…

The noise and bright lights of fireworks delight humans, but can terrify our companion animals. The week surrounding the Fourth of July is the Humane…