The sun shines through smoke and trees in Bend on Sept. 10. Fires burning to the east and west of Bend led to poor air ...

When the Legislature created a special 100-acre exception to the state’s land use laws for new housing, the city of Bend was ...

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Deschutes Brewery recently introduced two new certified organic beers brewed in collaboration with Patagonia Provisions — ...

Central Oregon residents wanting to avoid the Black Friday sales can instead burn off some Thanksgiving Day calories at a state park. The Oregon Park and Recreation Department is offering free day-use ...

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The sheriff’s race in Deschutes County was one of the most hotly contested local contests on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election, sparking turmoil, lawsuits and even allegations of ...

SELCO Community Credit Union is awarding eight Central Oregon educators creative educator grants of as much as $2,500 each to jumpstart their creative project ideas for classrooms. Overall, nearly $82 ...

Bend Police are alerting the public to two types of scams that have recently defrauded local businesses of more than $400,000. In the first, the scammer reaches out to local businesses and nonprofits ...

With a potential Democratic supermajority on the line, a Republican state representative losing by fewer than three dozen ...

Redmond’s only low-barrier homeless shelter has swelled as temperatures drop and winter looms across Central Oregon. The ...