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There are numerous studies that show children suffer from the summer slide when school is not in session. Summer slide is the decrease in skills and…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great…

Right now, most of the housing options at the Deschutes County Jail are dorms — and that’s a problem. “When we originally designed…

Oregon State University researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also…

A 65-year-old Madras man was killed Monday evening in a motorcycle crash on Highway 26 about two miles west of Rhododendron, Oregon State Police…

The nearly 50-year-old Madras High School bleachers were leveled by flames Monday morning – a fire set by firefighters. And as you might have…

School’s out for the summer. For some kids — freedom. For parents and teachers — fear of the dreaded “summer slide.”…

The Oregon Project Dayshoot 30th Anniversary event seeks photojournalists and videographers to participate in a historic 24-hour project on July 15.…

St. Charles Hospice Madras is seeking compassionate volunteers to offer companionship to patients and their families in Jefferson and Wasco counties.…

An Estacada woman suffered fatal injuries over the weekend when she fell from her horse, tumbled downhill and struck a tree on a trail near Culver,…

A 65-year-old Eugene man was critically injured Sunday when his motorcycle left the Paulina Highway about 30 miles east of Prineville, briefly went…

Bend’s very first fire truck may be making its way home this summer. Bend fire officials and Deschutes County Historical Society members found…

Oregon State University researchers are hoping to tap into the state’s growing population of bird-watching enthusiasts to create a volunteer…

A driver apparently blinded by the rising sun struck another car head-on on the Knott-Baker Road overpass south of Bend Monday morning, but both…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday “with deep regret” that drug-detection Deputy K-9 Missy, an 11-year-old…

A 33-year-old Bend man jumped into an irrigation canal to rescue a man whose motorized wheelchair had plunged in, holding him partly out of the…

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Two people are dead, another is believed dead and a 65-year-old man is in custody following arson fires in two Coos Bay…

Four people were injured Saturday afternoon when a pickup driven by a 15-year-old boy left Highway 20 east of Hampton and rolled several times,…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A loophole in Oregon’s leash rule at state parks is allowing some dog owners to let their pets run free, park rangers…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A push by two of Oregon’s largest universities to break free from the statewide university system has hit a snag amid…