La Pine

Mattresses and other debris litter the forest floor

Newberry Regional Partnership looks for solutions to public land mis-use in rural Oregon

Karen Richards

Rural camps on Oregon public lands can become environmental hazards, and can start wildfires. One community in Central Oregon is finding solutions.

Wildfire smoke billows over a forested area.

Disasters & Accidents

Sunriver told to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice as Bachelor Complex spreads east

Chris M Lehman

Much of the central Oregon resort community was placed under a Level 2 — BE SET — evacuation notice Tuesday evening.

A forest fire burns just beyond road closures at Reed Road and Russell Road on the eastern edge of La Pine, Ore., on June 26, 2024. The Darlene 3 fire threatens over 1,000 structures.

Disasters & Accidents

Central Oregon evacuees take shelter from Darlene 3 fire

Kathryn Styer Martínez

Firefighters are focused on more than 1,000 threatened structures in and near La Pine, Oregon.

A plume of smoke behind trees and brush.

Disasters & Accidents

Over 1,100 buildings threatened by La Pine wildfire

OPB Staff

A wildfire in central Oregon grew overnight and more than a thousand structures near the blaze were determined to be in evacuation zones.

Transportation

Deschutes County Voters Overwhelmingly Renew Tax Levy For Dust Abatement

Brian Bull

Voters in Deschutes County have renewed a tax for funding a program that alleviates dust in the Newberry Estates Special Road District in La Pine.Measure…

Education

Former Principal Accused Bend-La Pine District Of Discrimination, Denial Of Due Process

Former Bear Creek Elementary Principal Matt Montoya is suing the Bend-La Pine School District.Montoya was fired last September. He is accusing the…