Deschutes County

A local-land use skirmish raises big questions about tribal sovereignty and groundwater.

When first elected, Phil Chang was the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners' lone Democratic member.

Lithium batteries typically aren't allowed in landfills, but many still make it into the garbage supply.

Oregon hasn't had a new city incorporated since 2006

County leaders were not swayed by opposition from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and hundreds of public comments.

The animosity between the Bend City Council and Deschutes County Commission reached a boiling point last week. Caught in the middle are hundreds of unhoused people seeking shelter.

A week after saying yes, Deschutes County officials reneged on a collaboration that was central to Bend's homelessness response.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man Thursday after he reportedly fired a rifle at the sheriff’s office, then engaged deputies in a high-speed chase.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be offering free well testing in Deschutes County next year to collect more data for a statewide groundwater contamination study.

Prosecutors attempted to establish that Ian Cranston was not in danger when he shot and killed Barry Washington Jr.