In Colorado Rapids, our raft exploded in the best possible way. It was our third day floating the Lower Deschutes River, and we’d been running splashy but mostly mellow rapids in 90 degree desert heat ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is using swift water experts, cadaver canines and drones to locate the remaining body after a group was swept over Dillon Falls, near Bend. A sign warns river ...

It’s easy to think the Deschutes River is a calm and navigable waterway when one of the most popular summer pastimes in Bend is floating leisurely on inner tubes through the Old Mill District, but ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about the glory of rafting the Lower Deschutes River with expert boater Jared Linkhart. They talk about how the high desert ...

July 20 (UPI) --At least one person died Saturday after a group of six people were swept through Dillon Falls, a series of whitewater rapids on the Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon. The Deschutes ...

It’s no secret Bend is one of — if not the — most popular getaway destinations in Oregon. The skiing at Mt. Bachelor in the winter and spring is some of the best around. The many lakes and rivers ...

UPDATE: The body was identified as 33-year-old Derek Slesinger of Newark, Delaware, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a Sept. 4 news release. He was one of three people who died July 19 ...

Oregon authorities on Tuesday identified two people who died in a fatal waterfall accident as search operations continued for the one person who remains missing. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office ...

As a kayaker for the past 20-plus years, I am biased, but I think one of the best ways to experience Central Oregon’s beautiful canyons, forests, and wildlife is by floating down one of our ...

Few Oregon towns embrace contrast as gracefully as Maupin. On one hand, there's the rolling hum of the Deschutes, lined with anglers casting for rainbow trout, steelhead, and the promise of a river's ...

A body was found Aug. 27 at Lava Island Falls in Deschutes County, Oregon, deputies said. Photo from WindowSeat Photography via Unsplash UPDATE: The body was identified as 33-year-old Derek Slesinger ...