Nearly 20 Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers assisted detectives in a grid search for evidence Friday of a field northeast of Bend where a woman’s remains were found, as investigators said they’ve found no signs foul play was involved.
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Deschutes County is launching a new grant program that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of wildfire.
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Tips of possible methamphetamine sales from a Sunriver condominium led to two Sunriver traffic stops, the arrests of both drivers and a raid on the condo Wednesday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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It’s not every day that 33,000 acres of timberland just northwest of Bend — a parcel larger than the city itself, and one of the largest contiguous properties in the West — goes up for sale in a public offering. But that just happened with the Bull Springs Skyline Forest, the focus of a public conservation effort in recent years, and the asking price is a hefty $127 million.
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An extensive search for a 75-year-old Eagle Crest woman who failed to return from a dog-walking hike on Tuesday afternoon ended happily Wednesday morning when a fellow dog-walker in the area found her in good health. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Two animals — a family’s nearly 50-year-old pet tortoise, and a chicken — were lost to separate fires in the Tumalo area Tuesday, Bend Fire officials said — and in both cases, the cause was determined to be metal clamp-style heat lamps that fell into combustibles used to warm the animals.
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A 76-year-old Redmond woman was killed Tuesday when her car crossed all four lanes of Highway 97 south of Redmond and collided with an ODOT Incident Response vehicle, Oregon State Police reported.
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A Prineville man convicted of attempted murder after firing at least two gunshots during a domestic dispute at his daughter’s Tumalo home in 2013 died Monday evening in hospice at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, the Oregon Department of Corrections reported Tuesday.
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The Deschutes County Fairgrounds presented a Three Sisters Conference Center expansion plan on Monday to county commissioners.
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A new e-book embargo by a major book publisher will limit Deschutes Public Library customers’ access to the increasingly popular way to read the latest titles, concerned library officials said Monday.
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office introduced their newest K-9 on Monday and sought name suggestions for the new 15-week-old male bloodhound joining the force.
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A rollover crash briefly closed U.S. Highway 20 a mile east of Sisters Monday morning but did not injure the driver, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Deschutes County has paid $22,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a sheriff’s deputy who alleged the county did not follow a state law mandating preference for veterans when making promotions. Deputy David Crump received the settlement this week, county officials confirmed. Crump claimed in his lawsuit that he submitted the necessary documents to prove
Continue ReadingThe St. Charles Family Care Clinic in Sisters celebrated Halloween on Thursday by transforming their clinic into a “zoo.” They were not the only business welcoming the Halloween spirit across Central Oregon. Staff at the St. Charles’ Family Care Clinic in Madras and the women and children’s clinic in Bend dressed up as sharks and
Continue ReadingA 72-year-old man who moved from the La Pine area to Metolius about a year ago and frequently babysat for neighbors was arrested Wednesday on more than a dozen sex abuse counts involving one girl, and it’s believed there is more than one victim, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday. The sheriff’s office received a
Continue ReadingThree new Oregon climate change measures, backed by a Bend business owner and several supporters, are now one step closer to being included on the 2020 ballot. Two of the measures — Initiative Petition 48 & 49 — fall under what’s called the 100% Clean Electricity ballot measure. It requires all electricity used in Oregon
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority has completed its triennial review of Deschutes County Health Services’ Public Health division and found 100 percent compliance in the 18 programs that are reviewed. The OHA conducts a comprehensive review of local public health departments every three years for most programs. These reviews assess compliance of local public health authorities,
Continue ReadingVolunteers from two Bend-area animal rescue groups climbed in a motor home Monday and drove down to Northern California to help rescue dogs in areas hit by the destructive Kincade Fire. The volunteers and the rescued animals arrived back in Central Oregon on Wednesday at Cascade Canine Rescue East and West. CCREW and Soft Paws
Continue ReadingAn estimated 900 people reported they were homeless in Bend in January, according to the Homeless Leadership Coalition’s Point in Time count. In a city that is rapidly evolving, that number is expected to continue growing along with it. On Tuesday, the city of Bend, along with the Homeless Leadership Coalition, held a meeting with
Continue ReadingA fire Tuesday evening destroyed part of a mixed-use building south of Sunriver that housed both a shop and a non-permitted residential unit, La Pine Fire Chief Mike Supkis said. La Pine Rural Fire Protection District firefighters responded around 7:30 p.m. to the 16900 block of Kasserman Drive on a report of a shop on
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