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Someone else is “minding the children” for a while Wednesday morning, so parents and child-care providers can visit their legislators in…

Lot’s of hustle and bustle Tuesday in downtown Bend–a sign of the spring break uptick for local businesses–but that was expected.…

There are dozens of energy bars on grocery store shelves, but some new Bend entrepreneurs hope to create their own niche. One company recently…

Fire science tells us that if you have created and maintained a defensible/survivable space around your home, it has an 80% chance of surviving a…

A Portland man was critically injured Monday evening when his speeding car left Highway 126 east of Sisters and struck three trees, said Deschutes…

Family friends helping a woman who is out of town getting cancer treatments accidentally sparked a fire that heavily damaged her home south of…

Camp Fire Central Oregon is looking for amazing volunteers who love spending time in the outdoors and mentoring youth to be a part of our annual…

Gas pump prices continue to inch down, giving some relief to travelers hitting the road for spring break, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday. The national…

A fire that tore through a building at a Madras wrecking yard Friday afternoon caused an estimated $400,000 to $500,000 damage, Jefferson County fire…

As you begin spring clean-up on your property, experts say it might help to think like a wildfire. If a fire could reason, it would head for the…

Highway 97 was partially blocked about 23 miles north of Madras for several hours Monday after a low-speed non-injury crash involving two semi…

One of the country’s most divisive topics is moving onto one of the biggest stages of debate in America. Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme…

Economic Development for Central Oregon announced late Monday that it has met its obligation to generate $350,000 in pre-paid travel to demonstrate…

The Redmond City Council has proclaimed the week of April 7-13, 2013, as Arbor Week. As our city celebrates Arbor Week, tree plantings in several…

ODOT issued a friendly reminder on Monday: Please remove your studded tires by Sunday. Given the current weather forecasts, ODOT said it does not…

There was, once again, little change in the February seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Central Oregon, the state Employment Department…

During the months of February and March, the Bend Walmart Supercenter donated over 20 pallets of brand new unsold merchandise to the Deschutes County…

Two drivers received minor injuries Sunday afternoon and one was cited after a two-car traffic crash on Highway 97 about five miles south of…

About four in 10 Oregon households use only wireless phones now, having cancelled their land line telephone service. However, many seniors and people…

Local robotics team High Desert Droids and their alliance partners (Error Code Xero of Wilsonville and Skunkworks of Des Moines, WA) were the…