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A health advisory due to blue-green algae was issued Friday for the Metolius arm of Lake Billy Chinook from Perry South Campground to and including…

Friday’s start of Oregon’s new three-tier minimum-wage law can be potentially full of paperwork perils for small-business owners who…

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is cracking down on distracted drivers during this Independence Day weekend. The agency is joining…

The noise and bright lights of fireworks delight humans, but can terrify our companion animals. The week surrounding the 4th of July is the Humane…

Apple announced this week they’ll be building a third data center in Prineville. The tech company will also be adding a 70,000-square-foot…

A former employee of the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office and the Oregon Department of Justice appeared in Portland federal court…

A smoky fire early Friday morning destroyed one building at a closed Madras mini-storage business now under foreclosure, where neighbors said they…

A fire that broke out early Thursday evening grew to nearly 3,000 acres by nightfall and was threatening homes about six miles east of The Dalles,…

In response to the staggering amount of food wasted in the U.S. every year, Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Richard…

Deschutes VFW Post 4108 received a special delivery Wednesday evening, just days before Independence Day. A truck hauling an Army tank pulled into…

With the Fourth of July just around the corner, plenty of legal fireworks stands are popping up. But even with sparklers and fountains readily…

A Bend police officer pulled over a car for running a stop sign and failing to signal a lane change Tuesday afternoon – and that led to a search of…

With recent heat drying out fuels and boosting the danger of fast-spreading wildfires, lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s…

Because of the July 4 th Fireworks Display on Pilot Butte, the road to the top will be closed to vehicles from Saturday, July 2 until early afternoon…

La Pine student firefighters, in uniform and in a fire district vehicle, will be visiting homes and properties within the fire district this summer.…

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission voted to remove the Metolius Loops Scenic Bikeway designation at thei r public meeting Wednesday in…

A fast-moving brushfire put out by La Pine firefighters on Wednesday was a holdover from pile burning early last month,, officials said. La Pine…

As the Senate considers Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations legislation, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 22 other Democratic senators are urging Senate…

Bend police reported a success story this week a 60 percent drop in bike thefts this year after a nearly 50 percent increase last year, thanks to a…

State and local officials this week marked the beginning of the 2016 wildfire season Wednesday by reminding the public of the dangers associated with…