Bend

Deschutes National Forest winter range closure begins Dec. 1 to protect deer, elk

Beginning Dec. 1, four winter range closures take effect in the Deschutes National Forest to provide critical habitat…

Bend

Bend ski shops doing brisk business as snow piles up at Mt. Bachelor

On a recent weekday morning at Powder House Ski Shop in Bend, a half dozen technicians behind the…

Environment

Oregon commission approves redo of landmark climate program after lawsuit derailed it

Oregon’s keystone plan to regulate fossil fuel companies and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution will be reinstated in…

Environment

RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Oregon shows what’s coming.

LEBANON, Ore. — Longtime denizens of this town of 20,000 recalled widespread tooth decay among children before the…

Environment

Environmental advocates oppose BLM forest density reduction project

Environmental advocates have filed a lawsuit opposing a federal timber project in Southwest Oregon that’s intended to reduce…

Bend

Pile burning planned for forest areas west of Bend Thursday

Smoke rising from the Deschutes National Forest has been a common sight in recent days as wildland firefighters…

Environment

Lemonade stand spurs $25,000 donation to the Deschutes Land Trust

Elden Rosenthal learned to fly fish 42 years ago after he and his wife, Margie, purchased a home…

Bend

‘Bomb cyclone’ to bring heavy winter weather to Central Oregon

A powerful winter storm set to lash the Pacific Northwest this week is expected to bring strong winds…

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Central Oregon braces for high winds and snow, NWS advises caution for drivers

A high wind warning has been issued for Central Oregon beginning Tuesday at 4 p.m. The strong winds…

Bend

Bend endured two weeks of unhealthy air in 2024

For a few weeks this summer, Central Oregonians did not breathe easily. Wildfires near and far left Bend…

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