Month: September 2016

As America heads into the home stretch of a wild, intense presidential campaign, we’ve already seen trash cans as Donald Trump “ballot boxes,” and plenty of election signs, buttons and bumper stickers. But one person took his or her politics to the next, potentially dangerous level. It might be funny to some, but it’s also

A Madras man reported missing after walking away from his home and failing to return Tuesday has been found safe with relatives in the Los Angeles area, police confirmed Thursday. Police had asked the public for help Wednesday in finding Tomas Torres, 66, who left his home in the 1500 block of Southwest Olive Street.

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel shed some new light Wednesday on the events leading up to a Redmond man being struck and fatally injured by a police patrol car, although other details are being withheld as the investigation continues. In a statement, Hummel noted that he “reviews every case in which a member of

As Oregon students head back to school, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Wednesday an exciting opportunity for students to design an app as part of a nationwide competition. The 2016 Congressional App Challenge is a chance for tech-savvy students across central, southern, and eastern Oregon to put their creativity to the test and design their

It’s back to school time! And with the start of the new school year, it’s also time for all fourth-graders and their families to claim their free Every Kid in a Park pass, which allows free entry into all federal parks, forests, and recreation areas for a full year. Starting September 1 st , fourth

Over the next four to five weeks, the public may experience brief delays and potential traffic congestion on Suttle Lake Loop Road while a power line is installed along the road, officials said. Central Electric Cooperative will be doing trench work in the roadbed of Suttle Lake Loop Road to replace 11,000 linear feet of