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COUNCIL, Idaho (AP) – A western Idaho wildfire near the border of Washington state and Oregon has forced area evacuations and destroyed one…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An insurance company for a Portland apartment complex has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother…

(Update: Adding Garner Complex Fire update) The Long Hollow Fire southeast of Dufur doubled to more than 33,000 acres Friday, in part due to burnout…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon voters will decide in November whether one of America’s most progressive states should keep funding abortions…

Happy Saturday, everyone! Hot temperatures are ahead for the last few days of July. Make sure you’re drinking plenty of water and listening to…

Fall migration is just around the corner, and the group Lights Out Bend asks you to turn off any unnecessary lights. Central Oregonians can help make…

CHELAN, Wash. (AP) – A fast-moving fire has closed a highway and prompted evacuations southeast of Chelan. Douglas County officials said on…

(Update: OSP identifies driver, releases details) A 20-year-old Prineville man was killed Friday afternoon in the rollover crash of his pickup truck…

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office debuted three new Dodge Chargers in the classic “black and white” look Friday, the first of a…

(Update: Fire at nearly 17,000 acres, jumps river, details on evacuation notice, Friday evening update) The Long Hollow Fire burning southeast of…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The University of Oregon is expanding alcohol sales inside Autzen Stadium this football season. The Register-Guard reports…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld a decision, over the objections of environmentalists, by the state lands department to…

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington secretary of state’s office has certified a ballot measure that seeks to raise the minimum age to…

(Update: Fire fully lined at 4 acres; ‘drone’ that stops helicopter work turns out to be Google balloon) A small new wildfire Friday…

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether parents of children who start brush fires by playing wth matches should be…

A Prineville woman and Bend man recently received lengthy prison terms for unrelated strings of home burglaries and car break-ins last fall. The man…

Happy Friday evening, everyone! Hot temperatures are ahead for the last few days of July. Make sure you’re drinking plenty of water and…

The Oregon State Marine Board will be holding two public hearings, one in Bend, on proposed rules for the Outfitter Guide Program. The agency’s…

The Bonneville Power Administration said Friday it is preparing to meet increased electricity demand as the region braces for temperatures nearing…

(Update: Fire cause undetermined, but possible electrical problem in fifth-wheel) A costly fire destroyed a barn along the Old Bend-Redmond Highway…