Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per ...

Oregon State’s starting designated hitter for much of the 2026 season is entering the transfer portal, according to reports. Andrew Riedell of College Baseball Central reported Tuesday that Bryce ...

Commentary: These Oregon reforms could boost the state’s economy ...

Those were the words of nine-year-old Odai Shanah in a news interview that gained viral attention on social media. Odai was a witness to the horrific shooting that took place at the largest mosque in ...

The six- and seven-story apartment buildings dotting Bend’s skyline aren’t the only new developments making the city denser. The city isn’t only growing up, its growing in. Townhomes, duplexes, ...

Following years of planning and rising costs, work is underway on a major overhaul of aging infrastructure along the Deschutes River, where North Unit Irrigation District is replacing fish screens ...

Bend’s newest hotel will feature a nod to the past as a downtown post office and a wave to the future as a 23-room boutique hotel. Each room is unique, some with lofts, others with fire pits. The ...

A new retail and job training center operated by Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette is set to open April 9 in north Bend, expanding the nonprofit’s footprint in Central Oregon. The store, ...

Deschutes County has declared a state of drought emergency for the fifth time in the last six years. The measure was taken so that county residents can tap into state funds to alleviate the financial ...

In 2021, Barry Washington was fatally shot in downtown Bend. A year later, a jury decided the man who shot him — Ian Cranston of Redmond — was guilty of manslaughter. Cranston was sentenced to 10 ...

The first serious wildfire of the year burned up about 20 acres near La Pine on Tuesday, though no structures were destroyed. Fire and weather officials say how quickly the fire spread — and how early ...

April has been a busy month for Bend writer Ellen Waterston, but then it is National Poetry Month and Waterston IS the reigning Oregon Poet Laureate. An event Tuesday at Larkspur Community Center ...