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 ...

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 ...

You don’t need AI to figure out why some big businesses invite government oversight. Over the last few days, leaders of major AI companies have expressed support for an industry-wide slowdown. Dario ...

Oregon has recently been placing foster children with their relatives rather than with an unrelated family at rates higher than the nationwide average, according to a recent state report. For three ...

Recently, I had a conversation with my editor, David Jasper, about how much we both love Steve Zahn. He’s one of those actors who, whenever he pops up in a show or movie, you can’t help but smile a ...

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, ...

ClearPath Healthcare, a hospice leader in Central Oregon for more than 40 years, launched its in-home primary in May and demand has been through the roof due to the overwhelming amount of home-bound ...

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved $275,000 to continue to fund the temporary safe stay area at Juniper Ridge north of Bend through June 2027. Commissioners Phil Chang and Patti ...

Oregon has new rules for building new homes with fire resistant materials. The landscaping around the new home? The state defensible space code is voluntary. The state fire marshal created a model ...

States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other ...

As state leaders seek the right recipe for wildfire resilience, one homeowner near Sisters is leading the charge. Christina Maier’s home in the wooded Tollgate neighborhood, a short walk from the ...