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WASHINGTON, DC -- Oregon Senator JeffMerkleyannounced Monday that he would put forward an amendment to the Senate farm bill t...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has proclaimed this Invasive Weed Awareness Week statewide. For the ninth consecutive ye...
BAKER CITY, OR -- The Baker County commissioners have approved a contact with EcoWest Consulting Inc. that will complete the ...
BEND, OR -- Starting Friday, the BLM will take public comments on aproposedgeothermal power plant planed for the Glass Buttes...
SISTERS, OR -- Following months of significant work to reduce hazard trees within the Pole Creek Fire closure area, much of t...
BEND, OR -- Fuels specialist with the Deschutes National Forest are set to start a large prescribed burn in the La Pine-Sunri...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- The Interagency Fire Centers in Klamath Falls and Lakeview will be consolidated to one location. Officials sa...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes National Forest officials said, given favorable conditions, fuels specialists plan to conduct prescribe...
BEND, OR -- It appears the Central Oregon sage grouse population is holding strong. Statewildlife officials say the count rev...
GOVERNMENT CAMP, OR -- Drivers should expect traffic delays and a big boom Thursday on Highway 26 near Mt. Hood. State Depart...
BEND, OR -- Herbicide treatments are currently underway for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, as well as the Crooked...
BEND, OR -- Fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct prescribed burns in five separate areas this...
LA PINE, OR --The Central Oregon wildfire season got off to an early start Saturday, as crews responded to three blazes acros...
ASHLAND, OR -- Investigators say vandals contaminated the fuel of a log loader being used in a tree thinning operation near A...
BEND, OR -- The City of Bend and U.S. Forest Service have agreed to additional monitoring of stream flows, temperature and fi...
BEND, OR -- It appears a poorly functioning furnace lead to Carbon Monoxide poisoning of two Bend residents.Firefighters were...
BEND, OR -- Much of Central Oregon will see smoke this week as additional prescribed burns will take place. In addition to th...
BEND, OR -- This week, crews with the Deschutes National Forest will conduct two prescribed burns on the Bend-Ft. Rock Distri...
SALEM, OR -- Protesters who take drastic measures to stop logging in Oregon forests could soon face stiffer penalties, if two...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Over the next two weeks, fuels specialists will burn approximately 1,575 acres across the Ochoco National F...
BEND, OR -- Fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will conduct a prescribed burn south of Bend Tuesday. The fi...
GRANTS PASS, OR -- State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees are killing sea birds seen eating protected salmon along t...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has signed a drought declaration for Klamath County, where dry conditions a dozen years ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Prineville-BLM is looking public input on a proposed project that would authorize the drilling, testing...
COOS BAY, OR -- Investigators say a Coos Bay woman working on riverbank restoration projects drowned in the Coquille River Tu...
BEND, OR -- To commemorate Earth Day, AAA is helping Oregonians safely disposed of used automotive or marine lead-acid batter...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon ranchers are asking the state legislature for more authority over wolves that threaten their livestock. E...
MADRAS, OR -- Ochoco National Forest fuels specialists are scheduled to burn roughly 200 acres on the east side of the Crooke...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Federal biologists said it will take $135 million and up to 50 years to save two endangered species ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The U.S. Forest Service has lifted many of the temporary closures put in place because of logging activity ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Fuels specialists with the Ochoco National Forest will burn approximately 150 acres near the Coyote Hills a...
BEND, OR -- In an effort to save money, several local agencies have signed the Central Oregon Public Works Partnership. Chris...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Authorities in Klamath County have seized 43 animals that were living in very poor conditions. Sheriff&#...
BEND, OR -- About 40 Deschutes River Woods homes were without power Sunday morning after high winds knocked a power line. Uti...
BEND, OR -- Arbor Week gets underway Sunday, and to celebrate, the City of Redmond will plant trees in several parks and at t...
BEND, OR-- Thanks to the warmer and dryer weather, Forest Service fuels specialists have started the 2013 Central Oregon pres...
BEND, OR -- Recent figures show Oregon’s personal income increased 4.1% last year, one of the best rates in the nation....
LA PINE, OR – Ashes deposited in a plastic garbage can sparked a fire in La Pine yesterday. Firefighters were called to...
SALEM, OR -- The state Senate voted 18-11 Monday to ban gas-powered engines on Central Oregon's Waldo Lake. The legislati...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon lawmakers are considering several bills that would require specific labeling on genetically modified food...
WASHINGTON, DC -- A timber industry group filed a lawsuit Thursday, challenging the latest habitat protections for the northe...
MEDFORD, OR -- An environmental group says it will continue to push federal authorities to more closely regulate muddy loggin...
BEND, OR -- Oregonians may not always realize it, but they have a strong connection to agriculture in their daily lives. And ...
SALEM, OR -- According to a study released Thursday, more than 10,000 people could die when a monster earthquake and tsunami ...
SALEM, OR -- The wandering wolf known as OR-7 has returned to Oregon from California, but he hasn't given an indication t...
HERMISTON, OR -- Research on the Umatilla River indicates fixing irrigation dams has allowed more of the protected steelhead ...
SALEM, OR -- In the ongoing effort to improve fish and wildlife habitat statewide, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is pl...
BEND, OR -- For decades, the U.S. Forest Service let small fires in remote areas burn naturally. The idea was the small fire ...
BEND, OR -- Police continue to investigate a host of fires that burned homes, cars, even churches in downtown Bend Wednesday ...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to several blazes in downtown Bend Wednesday morning. It started around 2 a.m., when smo...
VALE, OR -- The state's first industrial-scale geothermal plant is up and running in Eastern Oregon. The Neal Hot Springs...
SALEM, OR -- The state House voted Wednesday to allow police to use photo radar in highway work zones, whether there are work...
LA PINE, OR -- Arborists expect a ponderosa pine at La Pine State Park will reclaim its title as the largest in the nation. P...
BEND, OR -- Geothermal power accounts for less than 4% of the nation's energy, but the industry said that's changing,...
BEND, OR -- Bend firefighters were called to NE Barlet Dr Thursday afternoon to a burning garbage truck. When crews arrived j...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Longstanding proposals to protect rivers and forests in Oregon as wilderness areas were reintroduced senato...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has been awarded the Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee chairmanship. ...
PORTLAND, OR -- After protests from residents, state officials have suspended action on a proposed compost operation that wou...
BEND, OR -- State boat inspectors trying to keep zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species out of Oregon have gone to ...
BEND, OR -- NE Bend could soon have additional town homes. The Bend Bulletin said Brian Ladd and Pahlisch Homes plan to const...
SALEM, OR -- For the first time, the state will allow farmers to grow canola in the Willamette Valley, despite objections fro...
GLENEDEN, OR -- A boat that washed up near Gleneden Beach and may be tsunami debris has been taken to a landfill. State parks...
BEND, OR -- A bulge forming near a Central Oregon volcano appears to have stopped growing. Scientists have been watching the ...
GRANTS PASS, OR -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning that big changes are in store for the nation's forests a...
PORTLAND, OR -- Six Portland-area animal shelters say they've significantly reduced the number of homeless cats and dogs ...
SALEM, OR -- Fisheries managers have announced that the popular spring chinook fishery on the Deschutes River will not open i...
MEDFORD, OR -- According to a 400-page federal report released Monday, removing four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Prineville BLM has implemented a series of wildlife closures to protect several species of birds during...
BEND, OR -- It was 25 years ago this month the Oregon natural Desert Association got its start. Today, ONDA has 4,000 support...
COOS BAY, OR -- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded about 170 miles off the southern Oregon coast. The National Weat...
LA PINE, OR -- The Deschutes National Forest will release its decision Tuesday on a vegetation management project for 40,000 ...
PORTLAND, OR -- Monday is the final day to comment on a petition to take some Northwest killer whales off the endangered spec...
BEND, OR -- It's been years in the making, but the Mirror Pond Steering Committee is looking to release its recommendatio...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture said their most ambitious, and perhaps the most important survey is current...
SALEM, OR -- The state Marine Board is looking to make permanent its rules allowing aircraft to use Waldo Lake. Advocates of ...
MADRAS, OR -- BLM fuels specialists will start prescribed pile burns outside of Madras this week. Crews will focus on 15 acre...
BEND, OR -- A new experimental designation will help protect Steelhead in Central Oregon without risking violations of the En...
SISTERS, OR -- Starting Monday, the Deschutes Land Trust plans to start pile burns on approximately 100 acres at Whychus Cany...
BEND, OR -- The Oregon Natural Desert Association has asked a judge to block a federal agency from clearing 133 miles of road...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Crater Lake National Park is preparing to make some repairs to historic Rim Drive. Plans call for surfac...
BEND, OR -- Starting Wednesday, Cascade East Transit will eliminate the Madras-Warm Springs Community Connector Shuttle. Back...
DETROIT, MI -- Subaruis recalling nearly 634,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because lights beneath the doors can overheat and ...
KLAMATH FALS, OR -- Conservation groups plan court action to modify a timber sale on national forest land outside Crater Lake...
MEDFORD, OR -- As demand for organic products increases, so does the need to make sure consumers are really getting purely or...
BEND, OR -- A new national certification program born in Seattle, WA, ensures that recyclers properly dispose of items like l...
SALEM, OR -- Chronic flooding along one section of Oregon’s Highway 101 may soon be a thing of the past. The state Depa...
MADRAS, OR -- The Central Oregon mountain goat population appears to be growing. State and Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring...
BEND, OR -- Due to the winter weather conditions, Bend City Manager Eric King has declared an emergency, allowing the city to...
ASHLAND, OR -- Environmental groups filed a new lawsuit in an effort to block expansion of a Southern Oregon ski area. Oregon...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- The Fremont-Winema National Forests has begun restricting specific Klamath County Forest Service roads a...
BEND, OR -- Oregon State Police troopers said Highway 20 traffic was slowed much of Monday morning because of a pair of accid...
PENDLETON, OR -- John Laurence is the new forest supervisor for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in northeast Oregon. The ...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes National Forest released its environmental assessment Wednesday for developing a paved path between...
PORTLAND, OR -- The effort to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases generated by transportation in Oregon could be reignited ...
BEND, OR -- Nearly 3,000 Pacific Power customers in SE Bend lost electricity Sunday evening due to a problem at the utility&r...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Ochoco National Forest's most remote, year-round Ranger Station will close it's doors Friday. T...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has named a new director for the Oregon Department of Energy. Kitzhaber's office ann...
BEND, OR -- With colder, wetter weather hitting Central Oregon this week, the Deschutes National Forest is asking visitors to...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Crook County fire investigators said a spark thrown by a shovel started a chemical fire west of Prineville ...
JOHN DAY, OR -- Critics have launched a campaign against to plan to greatly reduce a herd of wild horses in Grant County. The...
MADRAS, OR -- Crews say two webcams mounted on the top of a 90-foot communication tower are helping firefighters scan for Cen...
BEND, OR -- Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are looking for the person or persons responsible for the illegal ...
BEND, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Expressway Store on SE Reed Market Rd. in Bend $2,374...
BEND, OR -- Bend firefighters say Monday’s windstorm knocked a tree and power lines onto a Tenkampe Rd. home, sparking ...
PORTLAND, OR -- A 3.1 earthquake was recorded Monday morning in the Portland region. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network sa...
COOS BAY, OR -- The state has withdrawn more than 900 acres of planned timber sales in Elliott State Forest, pending the outc...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists plan to begin pile burning in the Pine Mountain area Friday. As condi...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon remains the nation’s leading producer of Christmas trees And the state Department of Agriculture th...
REDMOND, OR -- Prineville BLM crews plan to start several prescribed burns in the Cline Buttes area, starting as early as Tue...
WARRENTON, OR --The National Park Service has expressed concerns about a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at the mouth...
BEND, OR -- Nearly 9,000 solar panels at PacifiCorp's two-megawatt solar installation near Lakeview have started generati...
BEND, OR --With colder weather returning to Central Oregon later this week, Bend Fire is reminding everyone to check their he...
BEND, OR -- Natrual gas rates are going down statewide. Cascade Natural Gas customers will see the biggest savings, with rate...
LA PINE, OR -- Prineville BLM crews are scheduled to resume burning several piles in the La Pine basin. Fuels specialists wil...
BEND, OR -- A team of 12 Bend Area Habitat for Humanity volunteers will travel to Guatemala this weekend to build homes for l...
BEND, OR -- Tim Knopp said he wants to return to Salem to address the many issues facing Central Oregonians, and the number o...
BEND, OR -- This time of year, isn’t not just ice and snow on the roadways that can give motorists headaches. According...
PENDLETON, OR -- An Eastern Oregon taskforce is examining ways to acquire water from the Columbia River, including dam repair...
SISTERS, OR -- Many of the closures from the Pole Creek Fire have been lifted. The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesda...
LA PINE, OR -- Deschutes National Forest crews will burn several hazardous fuel piles along Highway 58 near Odell Lake starti...
SALEM, OR -- The honeybees introduced to the Governor’s mansion in Salem this spring have abandoned their home. And whi...
SISTERS, OR -- The Pole Creek Fire is completely contained. The U.S. Forest Service said Thursday the fire, burning in the Th...
BEND, OR -- Experiments have begun to see if a geothermal electrical generating plant at Newberry Volcano could produce power...
BEND, OR -- Experts predict Oregon is due for a seismic event in the coming years, and knowing what to do in the event of an ...
PORTLAND, OR -- Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife officials will meet Thursday to consider a plan lifting gill-net fish...
ASHLAND, OR -- State workers who inspect boats brought into Oregon this summer say they inspected more than 4,500 vessels, an...
PORTLAND, OR -- The state Bureau of Labor and Industries said it’s reaching out to the local Thai community trying to f...
EUGENE, OR -- A stretch of Highway 20 that was supposed to replace a deadly 10-mile section between Pioneer Mountain and Eddy...
BEND, OR -- The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding elk hunters to watch for tribal deer hunters. Throughout O...
MEDFORD, OR -- The sun will soon power the parking lots at the Medford airport. A 15-kilowatt array of solar panels will powe...
SALEM, OR -- A US Peace Corps worker and former Oregon Environmental Quality administrator has been chosen to lead the Depart...
TILLAMOOK, OR -- Tillamook County officials have decided to stop using tsunami sirens, starting January 1st. The rationale, a...
SISTERS, OR -- The Pole Creek Fire continues to grow slowly in the Three Sisters Wilderness area. The fire has consumed 26,79...
MEDFORD, OR -- State forestry officials said a helicopter on a firefighting mission has made an emergency landing near Medfor...
REEDSPORT, OR -- The company planning a wave energy installation off Reedsport won't have its first buoy in the water thi...
BEND, OR -- October is National Energy Awareness Month, and to mark it, NeighborImpact is promoting a host of ways Central Or...
PORTLAND, OR -- According to a new poll by the National Wildlife Federation, conservation is just as important to sportsmen a...
BEND, OR -- A popular outdoor recreation area south of Bend will be closed this week. Beginning Monday, through Friday, the N...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- National Forest and BLM officials across Central Oregon will mark Saturday's National Public Lands Day ...
BEND, OR -- Rifle deer season opens Saturday, but there will be fewer options for hunters statewide. Michelle Dennehy with th...
REDMOND, OR -- Crews continue to fight the Canyon Creek Fire burning near Jack Lake. The fire, burning east of the Mt. Jeffer...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Following weeks of renovations, the Ochoco National Forest building and parking lot in Prineville will reop...
ARLINGTON, OR -- A massive new wind farm is now generating energy in Oregon along the Eastern Columbia Gorge. Wind turbines a...
SISTERS, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued an alert for Central Oregon due to the smoke from the...
EUGENE, OR -- Eugene might become the third Oregon city to ban plastic bags, but environmentalists hope to eventually get rid...
SISTERS, OR -- It’s not just Central Oregon air quality that’s been affected by the Pole Creek fire. The state De...
(SISTERS, OR -- Firefighters held growth to a minimumSaturday on the now 16,000 acre Pole Creek Fire. While fire induced smok...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The U.S. Forest Service will close several roads in the Post area Wednesday to inspect bridges. Crews will ...
SISTERS, OR -- Crews continue to battle the Pole Creek fire outside of Sisters, which has grown to 4,300 acres. On Monday, cr...
PORTLAND, OR -- The proponents of a ballot measure that would ban gillnet fishing on the Columbia River said they're drop...
SISTERS, OR -- UPDATE 9/9/12, 5:00pm-- Everyone has been evacuated within the closure area of the Pole Creek Fire. This inclu...
SISTERS, OR -- The Three Sisters Irrigation District is proceeding with plans to generate hydroelectric power at Watson Reser...
EUGENE, OR -- Oregon Wild is protesting a timber sale proposed in the Roseburg BLM District. The White Castle sale is being r...
BAKER CITY, OR -- The State Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed a wolf from the Imnaha pack killed a cow recently i...
BAKER CITY, OR -- Investigators announced over the weekend that the Parish Cabin Fire was human caused. The point of origin i...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management wants input on how to protect Golden Eagle nests f...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Crater Lake is temporarily closed to scuba divers, due to the potential threat of invasive species. Nati...
ONTARIO, OR -- One of the state’s newest wildfires has already burned 2,500 acres of the Malheur National Forest in Eas...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- On August 20th a BLM employee discovered that horses in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) were wi...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- On August 20th a BLM employee discovered that horses in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) were wi...
BEND, OR -- The America Red Cross said Monday four Central Oregon volunteers will travel to the Gulf of Mexico in anticipatio...
PENDLETON, OR -- The headquarters of the Umatilla National Forest has finished its move to a new 15,400-square-foot location ...
BEND, OR -- Fires in northern California and across Oregon sent smoke into several communities during the past several days.K...
LA PINE, OR -- The Butte Fire burning outside of Crescent grew very little Monday. The fire has burned 142 acres in the Desch...
REEDSPORT, OR -- Oregon’s coast will soon be home to the country’s first commercial wave power park. Developers o...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- As crews battle the Barry Point Fire in southern Oregon and northern California, a Red Flag warning has been ...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters are asking Central Oregonians be on extra alert this weekend of the possibility of wildfires. Foreca...
BEND, OR -- Oregon wildlife biologists will head into the Cascades to set up their own version of Candid Camera, next month. ...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to a brushblaze at Kayla Ct. near Janalee Place in SE Bend Tuesday afternoon. When crews...
EUGENE, OR -- The wastewater utility that serves Eugene and Springfield has been growing what it calls a biocycle farm; popla...
LA PINE, OR -- Firefighters are battling a new lightning-sparked wildfire north ofOakridge. The Buckhead Complex, which consi...
COOS BAY, OR -- Four nonprofit groups said they will team up to organize and coordinate Oregon volunteers working on tsunami ...
PENDLETON, OR -- An Oregon wildlife protection agency is happy with the number of ospreys they’ve managed to rescue, so...
SALEM, OR -- An environmental group has asked the state to start controlling pesticides that kill salmon. On Thursday, Northw...
BEND, OR -- Crews were called to several small fires near Tumalo Reservoir Rd. Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., a ...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- Crews said a lightning-sparked wildfire southwest of Lakeview has grown dramatically over the past couple of ...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to mover than 30 new lightning sparked wildfires Monday. The largest, Geneva 12, was rep...
BEND, OR -- With approximately 3,300 lightening strikes from the storm that passed over the Central Oregon Sunday night, fire...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Crews will close Forest Service Rd. 4250 Monday for a culvert replace project. The work will close the road...
WASHINGTON, DC -- The US House approved legislation Thursday extending disaster relief for SE Oregon ranchers following devas...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The La Grande man reported missing in the Ochoco National Forest has been found. David Whitson, 60, was rep...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that an agreement on water allocation from the Crooke...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes Land Trust and Sisters Habitat for Humanity recently partnered to recycle household goods and build...
BEND, OR -- Officials with Oregon State University-Cascades announced Monday a local researcher will lead a new initiative on...
BEND, OR -- Investigators are trying to determine who is responsible for three small fires reported along Bend’s Larksp...
MEDFORD, OR -- A new study from the University of Wyoming says fires from the past few decades may not be more intense than t...
BEND, OR -- The 2012 wildfire season has gotten off to a relatively slow start, compared to recent years, but a new blaze in ...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon wants to make it easier to show off which parts of state forests are protected as habitat for fish and wi...
BEND, OR -- As of midnight, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River ...
CORVALLIS, OR -- Oregon State University has been awarded a $1.4 million federal grant to do work on plant genetics resea...
WASHINGTON, DC --Senators Ron Wydenand Jeff Merkleyannounced Monday the awarding of seven grants to improve bus transportatio...
PORTLAND, OR -- Agriculture officials in Oregon, Washington and Idaho have launched a campaign aimed at stopping the spread o...
SALEM, OR -- State officials plan to test drone aircraft taking smartphone photos of seabirds that eat salmon and steelhead h...
SALEM, OR -- Research continues here in Oregon and two other states on using a tiny wasp to control the brown marmorated stin...
BEND, OR -- Three teenagers, including two from Central Oregon, have been charged for the unlawful take and waste of deer and...
SALEM, OR -- The seven Governors from Pacific States and territories have come together encouraging President Obama for addit...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Because of the wildfires that have blackened hundreds of thousands of acres in SE Oregon, Senator Jeff Merk...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber declared a State of Emergency Tuesday in response to the Harney and Malheur county fires...
BEND, OR -- For years, those living in rural area have heard that leaving out trash, dog food, even bird feeders, can attract...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The 18th annual Walton Lake Senior Fishing Derby will take place Tuesday. Tory Kurtz with the Ochoco Nation...
BEND, OR -- With the recent wildfires hitting SE and Central Oregon, the State Fire Marshal and Oregon Department of Forestry...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Restrictions took effect Monday to prevent wildfires on private and state lands protected by the Oregon ...
BURNS, OR -- Crews continue to battle the Long Draw fire in SE Oregon, the largest blaze reported in over 100 years. The ligh...
BURNS, OR -- While the wildfires outside of Burns have killed cattle and destroyed some outbuildings, environmentalists note ...
LAGRANDE, OR --Oregon State Police said Thursdaygenetic tests conducted by the University of Idaho confirm that an animal fou...
BURNS, OR -- The wildfires in Eastern Oregon continue to grow, and the Frenchglen community has been put on an evacuation not...
SALEM, OR -- State officials reported Tuesday log exports helped boost Oregon's timber harvest to increase for the second...
SALEM, OR -- State lawmakers hope to ensure that Oregon doesn't lose another Capitol. Two have already burned; one in 185...
BEND, OR -- Ed Keith has been hired as the new County Forester and will start on Monday, July 16. Keith will replace County F...
SALEM, OR -- 211info has provided Oregon with a much needed one stop shop number to report tsunami debris. The 211 service, w...
BEND, OR -- A popular day-use site on Elk Lake temporarily is closed while hazardous trees are removed from the area.The Beac...
SALEM, OR -- Those walking along the Oregon coast will soon have a quick and easy way to report debris from the Japanese tsun...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes National Forest will discuss its environmental analysis of suggested improvements to Mt. Bachelor T...
BEND, OR -- If you’re planning on taking fireworks to the National Forest this summer, don’t. With 4th of July le...
WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama signed legislation Wednesday allowing the U.S. Forest Service to speed up contracting of ad...
WASHINGTON, DC -- As the Farm Bill heads to the Senate floor for debate, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley will propose an amendmen...
SALEM, OR -- The state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday to create Oregon's first no-trapping zones on public l...
BEND, OR -- A local Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer has been honored in Washington D.C. with an “Unsung Hero&rdq...
SALEM, OR -- Governor Kitzhaber has prepared a strategy for weaning the state off fossil fuels. In a plan released this week,...
BEND, OR -- Bend Area Habitat for Humanity will celebrate their 100th home with a kick-off celebration Monday morning. Robin ...
BEND, OR -- Outdoor debris burning in Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 is now closed. Fire crews announced ...
LA PINE, OR -- Highway 58 over Willamette Pass will close at the Salt Creek Runnel for the next week. Starting at 8 p.m. Mond...
MADRAS, OR -- With another forest fire season about to start, Senator Ron Wyden has called on the U.S. Forest Service to add ...
BEND, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber has proclaimed this Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week. This is the eighth straight year...
SALEM, OR -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants the rules applying to storm water running off logging roads chang...
SISTERS, OR -- Oregon State Police arrested four Bend men for reportedly poaching deer in Jefferson County, including the kil...
BEND, OR -- In just three years, the Oregon E-Cycles Program continues to show growth, beating yearly projections. The progra...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Outdoor enthusiasts heading south this holiday weekend will be happy to know most of the lower elevation...
PORTLAND, OR -- Two Oregon tribes said this weekthey are disappointed with the State Board of Education's decision to ban...
BEND, OR -- A popular Central Oregon scenic roadway will not open prior to the holiday weekend. The Cascade Lakes Highway wil...
LAKEVIEW, OR -- Crews appear to have the upper hand on the first major Oregon wildfire of the season. At last report, the Hic...
REDMOND, OR -- A fire destroyed a Crooked River Ranch shop Friday afternoon. Cews were called to NW Chinook Dr. shortly befor...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to SE Bend Thursday afternoon, after a brush fire was reported. Crews arrived at the Bra...
ASTORIA, OR -- Lions and tigers and bears will be allowed to join their peers when the circus comes to the northwest corner o...
BOARDMAN, OR -- Seven people that were exposed an ammonia leak at a potato plant in Boardman have been released from the hosp...
MEDFORD, OR -- A group of local Jackson County farmers and food activists wants the local government to pass an ordinance ban...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon state workers are being urged to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. The Oregon Housing and Community Servic...
BEND, OR -- Thanks to warm weather, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest are set to continue prescribed burns ...
SALEM, OR -- Conservation groups are challenging a Willamette National Forest logging proposal, citing plans to cut big trees...
SALEM, OR -- After years of study and debate, officials have settled on a general site in Salem for a third bridge over the W...
PENDLETON, OR -- Investigators with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife continue to look into the death of a possible w...
BEND, OR -- Central Oregonians will notice some smoke in the air over the next couple of weeks, as crews will conduct prescri...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County will host an open house Tuesday to discuss a proposed gas-to-energy project at Knott Landfill. C...
PORTLAND, OR -- For the last two days, wind farms in the Northwest have been ordered to cut production. The Bonneville Power ...
BEND, OR -- Personal use firewood collection starts Monday in the Deschutes National Forest. Those looking to harvest their o...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber Wednesday called on federal agencies to thoroughly evaluate the environmental impacts of...
SALEM, OR -- A Willamette Valley garbage incinerator that produces electricity must meet new, stricter pollution requirements...
SALEM, OR -- Improved salmon stocks from the Klamath and Sacramento rivers in Southern Oregon mean a longer fishing season ne...
BEND, OR -- Bend Habitat for Humanity announced Thursday a $45,000 donation from Wells Fargo for the construction of thre...
BEND, OR -- Highway 20 has reopened after an accident involving hazardous chemicals closed the roadway near Brothers. Oregon ...
PENDLETON, OR -- Following a massive uproar over a proposal to close thousands of miles of roads on the Wallowa-Whitman Natio...
WASHINGTON, DC -- A year after Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden was among a congres...
SALEM, OR -- State officials are ready to take applications from individuals and businesses for using "gray water" ...
BEND, OR -- The cold wet weather was not good for recent Arbor Week Tree Planting efforts in Bend. Now the Park & Recreation ...
PORTLAND, OR -- An earthquake reported far off the Oregon coast Wednesday afternoon did not caused any damage. The 5.9-magnit...
LA PINE, OR -- The Oregon State Marine Board voted Tuesday night to allow floatplanes on Waldo Lake. hree years ago, the stat...
VANCOUVER, WA -- Neighbors reported a herd of 40 to 50 goats stopped traffic in east Vancouver Tuesday before animal control ...
BEND, OR -- Earth Day is April 22nd, but AAA-Oregon is marking the occasion all month long with the Great Battery Roundup. Ap...
BEND, OR -- For some, spring-cleaning is an annual ritual, but it could be a dangerous one. Some cleaners contain toxic chemi...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Dozens of horses and cows rescued from neglectful and abusive environment are set to be auctioned off in Cr...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The BLM in Prineville is asking for public comments on a proposed project to improve sage-grouse habitat ne...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Forest Service has lifted the temporary closures on Forest Service Road 42 on the Ochoco National Fores...
BEND, OR -- If your weekend plans call for spring-cleaning, Bend Fire reminding you to keep debris burns safe and legal. Depu...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Road Department has Closed Forest Service Road 46 to spring snowplowing operations. That mea...
PORTLAND, OR -- The group Republicans for Environmental Protection said there are at least 19 GOP-backed bills in the U.S. Ho...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to Bend Research Tuesday, after a fire broke out in a carbon-filtering drum. When crews ...
BEND, OR -- The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Deschutes River until 9 a.m. Wednesday. Snowmelt...
PORTLAND, OR -- The weather is rarely perfect for farmers, and this spring has proved to be no exception in the Willamette Va...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber designated the Columbia River Water Supply Program as an Oregon Solutions Project Tuesda...
CORVALLIS, OR -- Oregon’s newest “State Heritage Tree” has a reputation for romance, and is famous among co...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Crook County Fire & Rescue crews were called to a shop blaze on SE Cedar Dr. in Prineville Saturday. When c...
REDMOND, OR -- Firefighters were called to East Antler Friday morning to a commercial blaze. When they arrived,crews found li...
SALEM, OR -- The governor's mansion in Salem has elevated levels of radon gas in its basement. Radon levels were measured...
SALEM, OR -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied assistance to owners of hundreds of private homes damaged in ...
MADRAS, OR -- LePage Park will be without water and power through April 6th, while local crews update the power lines that pr...
BEND, OR --Firefighters were called to a fieldblaze that got out of control west of Tumalo Monday afternoon. Crews were calle...
SISTERS, OR -- Wildlife officers recently killed five that were reportedly hunting for food, even getting on to the decks of ...
SALEM, OR -- In less than a month, the state Marine Board has received nearly 3,000 comments about the motorboats and seaplan...
SALEM, OR -- Officials with the state Department of Environmental Quality says there is no health risk to people, or animals,...
SALEM, OR -- Governor John Kitzhaber announced Monday that Margi Hoffmann will be the state’s new energy policy adviser...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Interested farmers have until Wednesday to apply for a rare job opening: full-time farmer at the John Day F...
PORTLAND, OR -- A federal judge has ruled that Oregon authorities can resume killing California sea lions that feast on endan...
BEND, OR -- With heavy snow and rain over the past 24 hours, water levels throughout Central Oregon have risen, and the groun...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes National Forest will hold an open house Thursday, discussing the analysis of Bend’s Bridge Cr...
SISTERS, OR -- Deschutes National Forest officials announced Tuesday that Kristie Miller will become the Sisters District Ran...
PORTLAND, OR -- Plans to resume killing California sea lions that eat endangered salmon at Bonneville Dam are on hold again. ...
BEND, OR --Firefighters were called to a reported ditch burn that got out of control Monday. Crews were called to Sturgeon Rd...
BEND, OR -- Crews from the Bend area Habitat for Humanity Restore have partnered with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Of...
REDMOND, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Maricle Industries Inc. $5,035 for reportedly remo...
REDMOND, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined Maynard Alves Land & Livestock LLC $780 for report...
SISTERS, OR -- Restoration work along the Metolius River will continue, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Oregon Communi...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Monday approved removing the bald eagle from the state Endangered Specie...
SALEM, OR -- Animal-welfare and conservation groups continue to call for restrictions on wildlife trapping to protect pets. T...
VANCOUVER, WA -- People from rural communities in 15 states met in Vancouver, WA this week, discussing how to better collabor...
MADRAS, OR -- The state Department of Environmental Quality has penalized Central Oregon Livestock Auction Inc. $784 for ...
BEND, OR -- Century Link crews will work at NE 27th and Highway 20 Thursday and Friday, creating minor slowdowns for commuter...
SALEM, OR -- While Eastern Oregon farmers could not persuade the Legislature to allow for the removal of additional water fro...
BEND, OR -- During National Ag Week, Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba is working to help every Oregonian t...
BEND, OR -- The state Marine Board is seeking public input on rules that currently prohibit floatplanes and internal combusti...
BEND, OR -- According to a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, the largest, national environm...
BEND, OR --Firefighters were called to garage fire in Deschutes River Woods Monday morning. When crews arrived, they found sm...
LA PINE, OR -- The City of La Pine has submitted a Public Transit Grant application for dial-a-ride service. The state Depart...
KLAMATH FALLS, OR -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday he won't be able to meet March’s deadline for decid...
REDMOND, OR -- Firefighters were called to SE Redmond Friday after a grass fire spread to a barn. Investigators said the owne...
BEND, OR -- Because of the mild and dry Central Oregon weather, fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest and the ...
SALEM, OR -- The state legislature has approved an expansion of Oregon's small system of marine reserves. The House passe...
BEND, OR -- Young Life’s Washington Family Ranch in Antelope has paid a $1,500 penalty to the Oregon Department of ...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bipartisan amendment to the transportation bill Thursday t...
BEND, OR -- A Mercedes-Benz commercial will not be filmed in the Deschutes National Forest as originally planned. According t...
MEDFORD, OR -- The U.S. Forest Service has asked a federal court to lift the injunction blocking expansion of the Mount Ashla...
BEND, OR -- Oregon State Police said a Madras man was hurt after he lost control on Highway 97 near Chiloquin and crashed int...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes National Forest crews will be working to remove piles left over from a thinning project in the Tumalo F...
PORTLAND, OR -- Oregon State Police troopers arrested two racing drivers Saturday speeding in the Highway 26 traffic safety c...
BEND OR -- Clean Energy Works Oregon (CEWO) officially launched its successful home energy remodel program in Central Oregon&...
PORTLAND, OR -- The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed a compromise in a dispute with wind producers who were force...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The BLM is implementing the closure of several wildlife areas to help birds of prey during sensitive nestin...
SALEM, OR -- The Oregon Cattlemen's Association is pushing legislation to boost the state's authority over a wolf pac...
PORTLAND, OR -- The wind, rain and snow that hit the in a few weeks ago caused an estimated $38 million in damage to nine...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Search and Rescue crews were called to the Sunriver area Monday after a man and woman were stran...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- Fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest and the Prineville-BLM have reported significant progr...
BEND, OR -- For each national forest, there is typical a local plan for how to manage it. Late last week, the top U.S. Agricu...
SISTERS, OR -- City officials have closed E. Jefferson Ave. between Locust and Larch in Sisters. Crews reported a problem wit...
BOARDMAN, OR -- Are poplar trees and agricultural waste the new energy wave of the future? Possibly, thanks to a new $235...
BEND, OR -- The state Fire Marshal and Department of Environmental Quality is reminding all Oregonians to secure toxic materi...
REDMOND, OR --Firefighters were called to two structure blazes within minutes of each other Tuesday morning.Crews were first ...
SALEM, OR -- It's no sudden oak death, but the state Department of Agriculture said a new fungal plant disease has been d...
BEND, OR -- Deschutes County Search and Rescue crews were called to the Todd Lake area Friday afternoon when two snowmobile p...
SALEM, OR -- Officials with Oregon State Penitentiary have closed inmate visiting and outside activities until further notice...
SALEM, OR -- Oregon taxpayers will have to bail out a state energy loan program due to a series of delinquent loans to renewa...
SALEM, OR -- Is Oregon agriculture doing a better job of protecting the state's water? The 2011 state Legislature provided fu...
BEND, OR -- The state Marine Board may reconsider its ban on motorboats on Waldo Lake southwest of Bend. Two years ago, the a...
BEND, OR -- A year after record snowfall dumped on the Cascades, every basin across Oregon is reporting well below average sn...
BEND, OR -- Firefighters were called to three small blazes in SW Bend early Monday morning.The first was reported in a large ...
BEND, OR -- Several Central Oregon businesses owners saidthey are willing to spend a little more to ensure their distribution...
SALEM, OR -- A recent study that saidlogging on private timberlands is making streams warmer, potentially harming salmon, has...
LA PINE, OR -- Thanks to the mild and dry weather, BLM fuels specialists will burn 250 acres of piles located near Darlene Wa...
SALEM, OR -- The state has a new training tool designed specifically to train firefighters for vehicle fires and hazardous ma...
BAKER CITY, OR -- The Oregon Hunters Association is offering a $500 reward for information regarding the out-of-season ki...
REDMOND, OR -- The traffic signal at Highway 97 and Evergreen in Redmond was taken off-line Thursday after a single vehicle a...
BEND, OR -- Investigators said Wednesday damage to three buildings that burned in the downtown area this week was too great t...
BEND, OR -- According to a new state report, Oregon farmlands have long-term value that includes economic and environmental b...
BEND, OR -- Fire destroyed two vacant homes and a garage in the downtown area Tuesday. Firefighters were called to NW Colorad...
BEND, OR -- The Deschutes and Trust has purchased six additional acres of Camp Polk Meadow near Sisters. Executive Director B...
CORVALLIS, OR -- Oregon State University researchers have found that it takes only a generation for steelhead raised in fish ...
BEND, OR -- Those visiting the Davis Lake campground in the weeks to come are asked to watch for logging operations and timbe...
MADRAS, OR -- The Crooked River National Grassland office in Madras will be closed from December 19th through February 20th. ...
PRINEVILLE, OR -- The Prineville Police Department and habitat for Humanity have completed the second round of clean up in th...
BEND, OR -- Christmas and holiday celebrations across the state, including several right here in CentralOregon, will be illum...
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