Community members gathered Saturday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond to celebrate the life of former Sheriff Les Stiles, who recently passed away.
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The 11th Bachelor Butte Dog Derby this weekend has meant a return to racing sled dogs in the Cascades near Bend.
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Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of March 5-11.
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This week’s arrest of a La Pine man for explicitly luring a minor looking for a job serves as a reminder about online safety. He was caught by officers and accused of sending inappropriate messages to a teen.
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The public is invited to the celebration of life and service of retired Deschutes County Sheriff Les Stiles, which will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Middle Sister Building.
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A Bend man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday after pleading no contest to criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of another Bend man last summer at the Mayfield Pond recreation site east of town.
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Two simultaneous drug raids Wednesday targeting marijuana grows and an extraction lab at homes south of Sunriver and in Bend led to three arrests, wrapping up an investigation that began when a Bend woman recently tried to board a Redmond flight with a carry-on suitcase containing liquid cannabis concentrate.
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Deschutes County commissioners offered a strong defense Wednesday of the plans that surprised many southern Bend residents to create a managed, “supported” homeless camp for some of the homeless people who must move when the Hunnell Road encampment is cleared later this month.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In preparation for the March 14 Special Election, the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office will test the County’s vote counting system at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 6. The certification is conducted before each election and occurs at the County Clerk’s Office which is on the second floor of 1300 NW Wall
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The Black Butte Ranch resort is appealing part of a $5,100 fine imposed earlier this year by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for exceeding ammonia limits in its wastewater discharge into Indian Ford Creek, noting that it self-reported the issue and resolved it as quickly as possible.
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A Bend woman injured her ankle while hiking in the Horse Ridge area east of Bend on Saturday, prompting a rescue effort by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue.
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The High Desert Climbers Alliance is a nonprofit group of climbers who protect and expand climbing access trails in Central Oregon for sport climbing. And they were at it on Saturday, doing the maintenance work at Smith Rock, with more help than ever.
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This spring, Mt. Bachelor will be installing a new Skyliner lift, its first six-pack detachable chairlift, and that will bring a somewhat early May 1 closure of the existing lift to get the project started.
Continue Reading Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of February 26 to March 4.
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A former longtime Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and detective pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he transferred intimate photos from a dead man’s phone to his own and later engaged in an offensive encounter with the man’s girlfriend.
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Larry Godfrey, 79, a former San Diego resident who retired in Bend, suffered a fatal fall on the Wanoga run at Mt. Bachelor last week. Lifelong friends of the experienced skier shared memories Thursday about Godfrey and the time they spent together at San Diego State.
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A 79-year-old experienced skier from San Diego died last week after falling on the Wanoga Run at Mt. Bachelor, and two lifelong friends are sharing memories about his life and their long friendships.
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Deschutes County commissioners met Wednesday morning to adopt a countywide state of emergency that brings continued attention to the ongoing drought the county and region still faces.
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Gov. Tina Kotek last week declared a drought in Crook and Jefferson counties through Executive Order 23-05, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. It was the state’s first drought declaration of the year — but likely not the last, as Deschutes County on Wednesday took similar action and asked the governor to do the same.
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A call to help a pair of stranded motorists stuck in the ice and snow on China Hat Road south of Bend Sunday night turned into a lengthy operation for Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, whose volunteers ended up assisting six people from four vehicles in the same predicament.
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