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It’s estimated that 70 percent of racers and spectators in the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle are from Central Oregon, but the rest are from out…

Race newcomer Santiago Ocariz fended off the tough challenges of two past winners of Central Oregon’s iconic multi-sport event to capture the…

Most of this weekend’s U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle competitors are seasoned athletes who’ve logged many miles on the bike, boat and skis,…

Hundreds of teams are competing in the 2013 U.S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle, and three of them were organized through Oregon Adaptive Sports, where…

Sunglasses — Check.Shorts — Double check.Hawaiian shirt and sandals — Check, check. This is “Hollywood.”…

He’s done every single leg of the race as part of a duo or a team for the last five years. But this year, Bend resident John Ostendorff is…

Fire chiefs from Jefferson County fire departments including Crooked River Ranch Fire and Rescue, Jefferson County Fire District # 1, and Lake…

Oregonians who do not mail their ballot by Friday should use a drop box to be certain it will be counted. Ballots must be received by county…

St. Charles Health System’s Karen Shepard has been named Portland Business Journal’s Nonprofit CFO of the Year. Shepard received her…

Prineville’s Pioneer Memorial Hospital was locked down for several hours and remained under added security Thursday after a threatening caller…

Oregon health officials are reporting that a bat found dead inside a residence in Medford on Sunday tested positive for rabies, according to Oregon…

Chelsie Buchanan’s story is all too familiar. “It was heartbreaking, one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to do,” she…

Prevent Child Abuse America announced this month that the Healthy Families America affiliate, Healthy Families of the High Desert, a program of High…

A former Bend loan officer pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to his role in a major fraud case that cost a bank more than $2.6 million on…

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies seized 30 horses and cattle, most showing varying degrees of animal neglect, in a raid on a Terrebonne…

Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie went public this week with her story of breast cancer — she doesn’t have it, but the odds are high that…

It’s a race to the finish for Bend-area house hunters hoping to beat out the competition for a new home. Central Oregon home buyers are…

The year 2013 has been a very dry one for Central Oregon, and the lack of moisture has left snow levels below normal for the U.S. Bank Pole Pedal…

Nearly two weeks after being killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Bend soldier Brandon Prescott was honored on Thursday, as his name was etched…