Shelters house people, pets as Milli Fire burns 7,000 acres
Mandatory evacuations forced hundreds from their homes
SISTERS — An unnaturally red sun burned through thick smoke near Sisters on Friday evening, and a heavy stench of … Read more
Portland men rescued from Sisters Wilderness
For the second time in three days the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue … Read more
Oregon man charged with luring boys gets additional charges
Brandon Kautz charged with 32 felonies
The charges against a Dallas, Oregon, man accused of soliciting sexual photos from underage boys … Read more
Eclipse survey helps officials, though numbers aren’t perfect
Central Oregon agencies use online survey to predict visitor totals
With nine days left before the total solar eclipse passes over Central Oregon, emergency managers … Read more
Search and rescue pulls injured climber off South Sister
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue spent seven hours rescuing a Portland man who … Read more
Eclipse could cause parking shortage in Madras
Parking areas filling up, but options remain.
Tens of thousands of visitors will be driving to Central Oregon for the eclipse later … Read more
Congestion in Sunriver business park causes problems
County road department to look at traffic flow, pedestrian access
Later this year, a contractor will take a look at one of Sunriver’s most prominent … Read more
Oregon man charged with child sex crimes
Police say he lured young boys while posing online as a woman
A Dallas, Oregon, man has been charged with several sex crimes in the alleged solicitation … Read more
Motorcyclist killed outside Sisters
A Hillsboro resident riding a motorcycle was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 20 outside … Read more
Restaurants, hospitals stockpile supplies in advance of eclipse traffic
Population expected to double, need for supplies likely will as well
For the third week in August, the Black Bear Diner in Madras plans to buy … Read more
Deschutes County to allow anonymous pot complaints
Changes coming to marijuana grows in Deschutes County
Deschutes County will make it easier for residents who are concerned about marijuana production on … Read more
Warm Deschutes good for playing, bad for fish
River temperatures rise as the summer progresses
Ask any Central Oregonian how to beat the heat during the summer, and odds are … Read more
Deschutes County government’s other role: landlord
113,000 square feet of county space have non-county tenants
While Deschutes County offers a wide variety of public services to its citizens, it can’t … Read more
Deschutes fairgrounds roofs wrecked by winter
Snow caused roof damage, which the county is beginning to address
A winter with more snow than usual left the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center … Read more
Owner involved in fatal dog attack comes forward
Redmond man said he didn’t know the extent of the other dog’s injuries
The owner of a dog that fatally attacked a woman’s yellow Labrador at Cline Falls … Read more
Deschutes 911 handles dizzying array of calls
Many dispatchers can’t handle the stress, and others can’t imagine doing anything else
With thousands of tourists in town in advance of the July Fourth holiday, call volume … Read more
Refund coming for some Deschutes County residents
Landowners affected by lot of record issues to receive check
Around 125 Deschutes County residents will be getting a check from the board of county … Read more
Growth is the big topic at Deschutes County event
Bend Chamber hosts State of the County at brewery
Budget increases, new buildings and managing Deschutes County’s rapid population growth were all on the … Read more
Wage gap leads to unequal representation in criminal cases
Prosecutors make 33 percent more than public defenders
If you get charged with a felony in Deschutes County, the deputy district attorney prosecuting … Read more
Third employee files complaint against Chimps Inc.
All complaints make similar claims
A third former employee of Chimps Inc. has filed a complaint with the state Bureau … Read more
Bike crash kills Seattle woman
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Law is looking for witnesses to a bicycle crash on … Read more
Deschutes denied new judge
A bill that would have provided judicial support was amended
Despite claims by local legal officials that they need help, state lawmakers are unlikely to … Read more
Rainbow Family member: Sheriff’s warnings overblown
Sheriff: Watch for hitchhiking, theft, criminal mischief.
A member of the Rainbow Family says a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warning about the … Read more
Crash closes Highway 97 south of Bend
U.S. Highway 97 is closed 8 miles south of its intersection with state route 138, … Read more
Elderly woman rescued from Deschutes River
Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies rescued an 80-year-old woman from the Deschutes River in Oregon Water … Read more
Deschutes County approves budget
On Monday, Deschutes County’s Board of Commissioners approved an operating budget of more than $356 … Read more
Two dead following Highway 20 crash
A five-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 20 near Black Butte Ranch left two … Read more
Deschutes County tackles state land use ruling
Commission considers adding new staffer, reducing fees
Faced with a state land use decision that changed how Oregon counties determine legal lots, … Read more
La Pine crash kills one, closes Burgess Road
A 66-year-old La Pine man died in a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon that closed Burgess … Read more
Eclipse to test Central Oregon for natural disaster
Local, state officials look at eclipse as training for Cascadia quake
The hundreds of thousands of people converging for the total solar eclipse that will pass … Read more
Woman dead in Highway 97 crash near Terrebonne
A fatal crash briefly closed part of U.S. Highway 97 Wednesday afternoon one mile south … Read more
Sisters man gets three years for drug-fueled attack
Drugs, ‘night terror,’ led to an attack on a best friend
A drug-fueled night that led to a near-fatal attack involving two best friends has resulted … Read more
Sheriff’s Office faces civil suit from deputy
Suit alleges deputy’s status as a veteran wasn’t considered
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is facing another lawsuit, this time from an employee who … Read more
Central Oregon braces for eclipse traffic
Multi-hour delays from traffic could delay emergency response vehicles
At 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, Jason Hertel’s State Farm office in Madras will … Read more
Man accused of drunk-driving death pleads not guilty
Crash claimed the life of a 2-year-old girl
A Sherwood man charged with first-degree manslaughter for allegedly causing the death of a 2-year-old … Read more
