Since 2022, the state’s cannabis taxes have paid for free behavioral health and addiction treatment for more than 35,000 ...

Reggae Rise Up Oregon returns for its second year from June 12–14, 2026 with three more sunny days of world-class reggae, ...

In a joint meeting on Jan. 20, leaders from Deschutes County and the City of Bend agreed to extend the date of permanently closing the Temporary Safe Stay Area to June 30, 2027. That’s 170 acres in ...

Right now, county residents are up in arms about a district mapping proposal that would divide Deschutes County into five districts. If you have been following the labyrinthine path that got us to ...

Last summer, on Aug. 21, Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District staff delivered a presentation to its board of ...

An event aimed to inspire and engage youngsters with music is the idea behind a petting zoo of instruments. The annual ...

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Snapping a fibula while helping a nonprofit repair a damaged trail. Dislocating a shoulder during cyclocross because the ...

Pattie Gonia, a nationally touring drag queen, entrepreneur and activist for LGBTQ and environmental causes, has been sued by ...

After hearing from hundreds of constituents from all over the county (the majority of whom opposed Map C), the Board of ...

Five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ is headlining the return of Sisters Starry Nights in April. The benefit concert has raised money for the Sisters School Foundation for decades. Jeri Fouts helped ...

As lawmakers search for a funding solution for the Oregon Department of Transportation, an OJP analysis of Oregon bridge data ...