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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber ordered Wednesday all flags at public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday in honor of…

Jill Barrett, a physical therapist for the High Desert Education Service (HDESD), has been recognized for her outstanding achievements in providing…

Secretary of State Kate Brown released an audit Wednesday recommending Oregon consider changes to the eligibility criteria used in public assistance…

VocalBooth.com™, the innovative manufacturer of state-of-the-art portable sound rooms and isolation enclosures, has announced that Tamarack Center…

A Washington state man who wanted to see what his new motorcycle would do found out just that — it hit 130 mph, and that got him a costly…

After a rough several years, Bend-area home prices are rising at nearly twice the U.S. average – up nearly 20 percent over the past year, according…

“I left to do one thing, which was to serve my country, whatever that meant, not realizing that one of those things could be this (sexual…

Former Bend Realtor Tami Sawyer and her husband Kevin, a former Bend police captain, are in jail, on their way to federal prison after being…

Portland is the nation’s best “beer town,” according to a new CNN ranking, but Bend isn’t too far behind, picked as No. 7 in…

Two months after a serial arsonist apparently struck in downtown Bend, heavily damaging a church and second building — a case that remains…

The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland announced Tuesday a newly formed partner organization called…

The city of Bend is still accepting applications for positions on a water treatment advisory group. Members will be appointed by the City Council to…

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Central Oregon Flyfishers will host a youth fishing event at the Pine Nursery Pond in Bend on…

A Phoenix, Ariz.-based telemarketer that sold a home-based business scheme to more than 100 Oregonians has agreed to pay full refunds to all of its…

Cascade Lakes Highway will be open to through traffic Wednesday at noon, the Deschutes County announced. They offered these reminders and warnings:…

The Shepherd’s House, serving the homeless in Bend, is experiencing a substantial drop-off in donations this spring. In April, The…

Oregon is one of a handful of states with no sales tax, and its two U.S. senators were among the vocal minority in Monday’s 69-27 vote to let…

The House Rules Committee voted unanimously Monday to pass House Concurrent Resolution 31, a resolution to acknowledge the achievements of Oregon…

This week, May 6-12, is the American Nurses Association’s National Nurses Week. Deschutes County employs 30 wonderful people who serve the…

The fires sparked across Central Oregon over the weekend served as a timely reminder that residents can take simple steps to create defensible space…