The National Weather Service predicts an El Nino that formed recently may develop into the strongest one since record-keeping began in 1950. El Ninos are triggered by warm water in the Pacific Ocean ...

A Powell Butte woman was seriously injured in a crash on Monday when she pulled out in front of a dump truck. According to Oregon State Police, Heather McColl was driving northbound at 1 p.m. on ...

President Donald Trump and his dangerous health secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr. struck another blow against public health by issuing an executive order intending to space out childhood vaccinations and to ...

Editorial cartoon for 8/14 ...

Central Oregon’s regional Staples store will close in Bend next week. The office supply chain in the north end of Bend will shutter after its last day Friday, Aug. 21. The store sells paper, ...

The 2026 election could come down to two factors: Incumbent Democrat Tina Kotek’s record and Donald Trump, columnist Randy Stapilus writes The Oregon governor’s race this year may hinge on two factors ...

This summer, Central Oregon kids learned about fashion and how to sew. Instructor Qristy Kurtz hopes they keep being inspired to create. Three Central Oregon Community College branches hosted a […] ...

BAKER CITY — Congressman Cliff Bentz, the Republican from Ontario who represents Jackson and Josephine counties and most of Oregon east of the Cascades, is working on a bill intended to make it easier ...

Crews building the Boardman to Hagerman transmission line recently repositioned their crews and heavy equipment to help the effort to fight wildfires along the Oregon-Idaho border, company officials ...