A U.S. Forest Service proposal to eliminate protections for millions of acres of roadless national forest could change how some of Central Oregon’s most remote public lands are managed.

Forecasts call for mid-80 degree highs this weekend as temperatures drop and, hopefully, smoke subsides. Expect clear skies all weekend. This will be my last “Heading outside” column. We’re cutting it ...

A group of Central Oregon organizations launched a joint funding campaign in early August to increase access to field trips and outdoor programs so more young students can snowshoe at Mt. Bachelor, ...

How many city-owned trees are in Bend? One day know we’ll know — after city workers and volunteers count them. All of them. By hand. Crews have been at it since May. Carter Levinson, a recent Oregon ...

Firefighters had to fight a spot fire Tuesday afternoon and evening as they continued to battle the massive Rowe Creek Complex Fire in Crook County.. Despite the increased fire activity, the blaze ...

For years, one of Bend’s biggest economic development challenges hasn’t been recruiting companies — it’s been finding places for them to build. Now the city is looking at ways to make industrial land ...

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho can’t prosecute doctors who perform abortions to protect a pregnant person’s health or prevent self-harm. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill made the ruling ...

One of La Pine’s first affordable apartment complexes, Wickiup Station, is now open to veterans and low-income residents. Construction wrapped in July. The Foundation for Affordable Housing launched ...

A seafood-focused restaurant and event space called Brooks St. Boathouse just docked in downtown Bend, joining the city’s riverside eateries. The waterfront restaurant — with ample patio seating ...

As a people, have we become too cynical for our own good? We live in an age where we routinely assume that all politicians have the worst motives, that they are driven by self-interest and that they ...

The Oregon Ethics Commission dismissed allegations that former Alfalfa Fire District Chief Chad LaVallee used his position for financial gain at its August 14 meeting. In January, LaVallee wrote in a ...

The good news is that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to provide officers with body cameras over the next few months. The bad news is that agency officials don’t sound enthusiastic ...