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PORTLAND — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in ...
An aerial photo shows the area of northern Deschutes County where developers plan to build 71 homes across 710 acres now zoned as exclusive farm use. (Ryder Redfield/Central Oregon LandWatch ...
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — A two-vehicle crash occurred on Highway 97 near milepost 164, claiming the life of a Sunriver resident. On Friday, May 23 around 2:22 p.m., Oregon State Police ...
The Deschutes County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to file an appeal of the state’s wildfire hazard map on behalf of all 21,258 properties in the highest designation, a move intended to send a ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention since its inception — and most recently, state House and Senate Republicans want to do away ...
A ballot counting machine runs a batch of test ballots at the Deschutes county offices in Bend on Oct. 14, 2024. The county tested their vote counting system in preparation for the Nov. 5 election, ...
People float the Deschutes River through Bend, Ore., in the shadow of Mount Bachelor Friday, June 25, 2021. The race for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District has reached the national spotlight. Whoever ...
Map of Deschutes County - Oregon, on a blue and red colored background. The blue color represents the Democratic Party and the red color represents the Republican Party. White stars are placed above ...
County staff first brought the proposal to the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 10, who instructed them to continue exploring the possibility of a short-term rental program. Since then, ...