Month: July 2016

A Redmond man accused of murder in the killing of Kaylee Sawyer made his first court appearance Friday afternoon in Yreka, Calif., and pleaded not…

A 45-year-old Bend woman who admitted smothering her 92-year-old grandmother with a pillow on New Year’s Eve was sentenced Thursday to more…

The Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon last week accepted a check for $41,120 from Go Golf!, Central Oregon’s largest charitable…

A 36-year-old Prineville man arrested earlier this year on two-dozen rape and abuse charges received a 20-year prison sentence on Friday, Crook…

Advocacy groups, lawmakers and the governor are calling for reform of Oregon’s gun laws. The group Ceasefire Oregon, along with its sister…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has created a three-year plan to improve mental health care access after a federal investigation found problems with the…

The new roundabout at Powell Butte Highway, Alfalfa Market Road and Neff Road east of Bend will open Friday at 4 p.m., Deschutes County officials…

Fall means football, and the Bend Park and Recreation District has immediate need for adult volunteers as coaches for youth tackle football teams.…

Authorities confirmed Thursday that the body of missing Bend woman Kaylee Sawyer was found earlier this week in a canyon off Highway 126 about 10…

A health advisory due to high levels of blue-green algae was issued Thursday by state health officials for Odell Lake, located 75 miles southeast of…

A Deschutes County grand jury has indicted two people on several charges in connection with significant mortgage and rental fraud schemes, District…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Wednesday night of a hiker who became lost after summiting…

The Forest Service plans a pre-bid meeting next week for real estate brokers who are interested in bidding on the opportunity to market and sell…

Two Bend 18-year-olds – one under investigation for alleged major drug trafficking – were stopped on Highway 20 west of Sisters and arrested last…

A whole community is feeling the loss of 23-year-old Kaylee Sawyer. Many who knew her said she was beautiful, both inside and out. “The best…

Aundreah Maes, 19, of Salem, was back home Wednesday. Police said Maes was abducted and taken on a crime spree from Salem to Northern California by…

On Wednesday, with gratitude and sadness, the Board of Directors for Deschutes Children’s Foundation announced the resignation of Executive…

In mid-August, the Forest Service will be installing a new culvert under Forest Service Road 2058 on the Sisters Ranger District, which will require…

A new survey of Oregon voters released Wednesday by Clout Research shows Democrat Gov. Kate Brown and Republican challenger Bud Pierce locked in a…

Weather forecasts call for temperatures to reach or exceed 90 degrees this week in Central Oregon. In response, the city of Bend is encouraging all…