Blake Billy News Today

To commemorate State Parks Day, June, 1, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering free parking and camping at parks statewide.

The Central Oregon city, an hour from Bend, offers drag races, witchy books, scratch-made pastries, farm-to-bottle spirits, and outdoor adventures.

The installation of floating solar panels in an irrigation canal sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, but the North Unit Irrigation District, which delivers water from the

As the weather warms up, the Oregon State Marine Board reminds the public that Waterway Access Permits are required for any nonmotorized watercraft 10 feet or longer. That includes stand-up

Deschutes National Forest trail crew supervisor Joe Welke reported in this weeks conditions update that the snowpack remains robust in the areas sno-parks. Following the winter storms over the past month or so, snow coverage in the mountains holds solid — perfect timing for spring-breakers looking for some late season winter fun.

Farmers in Jefferson County have long eyed Lake Billy Chinook as a possible source of irrigation water to green up their parched fields. North Unit Irrigation District says a plan

Phew, that was a lot of snow. Maybe even too much, if it weren’t for warming temperatures threatening to take it all away.

Tam-a-láu Trail has been on my hiking bucket list for well over a year.

Firefighters are making steady progress against a weekend blaze that ripped through over 100 acres of land west of Lake Billy Chinook.

Firefighters are making steady progress against a weekend blaze that ripped through over 100 acres of land west of Lake Billy Chinook.