Because he was willing to risk his life in a flaming building to save a prized violin, J. M. Sharp, elderly employee of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co., is in the Lumberman’s Hospital today, his hands ...

Across the country, candidates are running unapologetically on Medicare for All — and winning. In just the last several months, three Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate seats clinched primary ...

The City of Bend is starting a long-range planning process to help determine how the city grows over the next two decades. The effort, called Bend Made, will examine housing, jobs, transportation, ...

State officials said they are working on a public access, safety and operations plan for the future recreation site. A popular 92-foot waterfall formerly at risk of being closed to the public is ...

Results from the latest statewide assessment tests show student proficiency in reading, writing and math slowly inching up from pandemic lows. Oregon students continued to make small gains in key ...

Family Access Network received $15,000 through Trust Management Services, LLC to support children and families’ basic needs in Central Oregon. This includes seasonally-appropriate clothing, healthy ...

Today I set out in my car with two destinations in mind — both of which turned out to be blocked by construction — so I was forced to find a circuitous route to each of them. A mild inconvenience, ...

Oregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study. Oregon is falling behind on ...

Rajinder Kumar, the Indian-born truck driver involved in a fatal Highway 20 crash in 2025, was likely deported — meaning he will not face a trial and instead evade manslaughter charges in Deschutes ...

U.S. measles cases now number nearly 3,300, with no sign that the outbreak has abated. This is the highest number since 1991, when 9,643 cases were reported, a total that reflected a decline from ...

Severe thunderstorms that lashed much of Central Oregon on Thursday produced record rainfall, hundreds of lightning strikes and strong wind gusts, rattling nerves for commuters during the evening rush ...

Fire crews battled the Akawa Butte Fire outside Sisters on Friday as the weather moderated and the blaze was elevated to the highest priority in the country. Resources were expected to double ahead of ...