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If Bend resident and repeat city council candidate Ron Boozell has his way, the city will become an island of legality for marijuana users, and Bend…

Highway 20E east of Brothers was fully open again late Friday, two days after a tanker truck carrying about 46,000 pounds of liquid fertilizer…

You’ve seen the TV and print ads for months now: a traveling cash-for-gold buying company coming to Bend nearly every other weekend. Secured…

If ever you had the urge to go green, Saturday is the day. “Clean our yards up, and maybe plant a tree or two,” Ken Karnes said Friday…

A northwest Bend neighbor was rocked awake early Thursday by an explosion and fire that severely burned one man. Investigators spent the day on scene…

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold town halls in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties later this month, his office announced Thursday. Merkley…

A fourth debate was held at 1300 Wall Wednesday for the two Republican candidates wanting the Deschutes County Commission seat currently held by…

The Bend City Council proceeded on a now-familiar 6-to-1 course Wednesday night to spend another $19.2 million on its controversial water pipeline…

According to numbers released Tuesday by the Homeless Leadership Coalition, more Central Oregonians are staying homeless longer. One woman who has…

Three California residents were arrested on drug charges in a southeast Bend traffic stop and subsequent pair of motel raids late last week, accused…

Two Bend residents were arrested on drug possession, manufacture and distribution charges late last week during a traffic stop in northeast Bend,…

For one day at least, the off-court acrimony over a decision not to build a new arena was put aside by Sacramento Kings fans. Despite anger over…

It’s called “the choking game” — but it’s no game. And a new survey shows that about 6 percent of Oregon youths say…

Members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Posse Team were out at the Sheriff’s Posse Grounds on Saturday, doing one of their four…

Japan, China, Hawaii and Thailand were all represented at the annual Asian and Pacific Islander Festval. Various types of dances, including the…

Gun, knife and coin collectors showed off their gear to the public at the Sportsman Jamboree Collectible Show that wrapped up Sunday in La Pine.…

The NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival is a kickoff to the season, getting back outdoors and celebrating nicer weather that many Central…

A crowd of over 100 Bend Tea Party members gathered in Troy Field Sunday afternoon for an “End the Occupation” Tax Day rally. Tea…

Summer is just around the corner, and high gas prices or not, many Central Oregonians are dusting off their RVs, while others are looking to buy.…

Occupiers filled Innovation Theater Works in Bend on Saturday, preparing themselves for another round of protests, rallies and marches all throughout…