REDMOND — Homelessness in central Oregon is finally on a decline following years of steady increase, a milestone housing advocates, state lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek celebrated Monday. Nearly 1,700 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to ...

Amejko Artistry: Nomadic woven artwork hand-made by artist Anna Amejko Peterson using materials such as macramé and wood; “The Little Red Shed,” 321 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend; amejkoartistry.com or ...

La Pine Frontier Days 50 year celebration: Four fun-filled days to celebrate 50 years, bring a chair and enjoy or sign up and compete; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; free; La Pine Frontier Days, Sixth Street, La ...

The United States is struggling to ensure patients receive the care they need. The math is simple, and scary: more patients plus fewer caregivers equals a major crisis. The baby boomer generation is ...

Oregon State University-Cascades has big plans to go green. The university is aiming to be among the first nationwide to be a net-zero campus. But achieving net zero (when energy produced annually ...

Rain falling on the roof of Scott and Lisa May’s home doesn’t flow into storm drains. It becomes drinking water. Sunlight powers nearly everything inside. Even much of the wastewater is treated and ...

Home prices across much of Central Oregon rose in May as buyers entered the summer market and inventory continued to expand, giving house hunters more options than they have seen in recent months. In ...

Fast-growing grocery chain Trader Joe’s is planning a second location in Bend. Permit applications filed with the city of Bend in late March show Trader Joe’s has applied for permits at the former ...

Every summer in Central Oregon now comes with the same uneasy routine: checking smoke forecasts, watching evacuation maps, and hoping the next lightning storm does not spark another disaster. People ...

On his ranch outside Terrebonne, Ashanti Samuels watched a dozen or so cows as they edged closer, their ears twitching as a small dog with a black and white pattern darted nearby. One of the bulls ...

There is a lot of talk about homelessness in political campaigns right now. I would like to share what I see every day from my own work in the field. A lot of the people I work with in homeless ...