05/12/2008 Female soldier from Bend area dies in Iraq The Department of Defense announced late Monday that a soldier from the Bend area was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.

Bend woman becomes first female to win brewmaster award
Tonya Cornett, a brewer at Bend Brewing Co., recently won the prestigious brewmaster award at the World Beer Cup.

05/02/2008 Bend police use deadly force against meth suspect They said no officers were hurt, and the victim's name has not been made public.

Bend cyclist hit by uninsured driver
A Bend man is in serious condition after an uninsured driver hit him with his car Thursday night, police said.

05/01/2008 Two semi-trucks collide head-on near Bend, 1 man killed One person was killed and two others seriously injured when two semi-trucks collided head-on along Highway 97 near Bend Wednesday night.

04/14/2008 Three-year-old Bend girl drowns in backyard pond A three-year-old girl drowned in a Bend pond after disappearing out of sight for just five minutes at most, according to investigators.

Madras man dies after motorcycle vs. pickup truck crash A Madras man died at a Bend hospital after a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 361, police said.

04/10/2008 Pics show semi after plunge into N. Umpqua River Oregon State Police said 36-year-old Justin Shaffer was driving along a curve on Highway 138 before it rolled down an embankment and into the water.

04/09/2008 Five-year-old boy killed by falling boulder in Bend Gabriel Brisbine of Sisters died at St. Charles Medical Center, where he taken by relatives after getting hit by the boulder Tuesday night.

03/28/2008

Bend man sues for $3.5 million over jail time without indictment
The lawyer for a man who pleaded guilty to a crime for which he was never indicted has filed a $3.5 million lawsuit against Attorney General Hardy Myers and several Jefferson County officials.

04/13/2008

Man drives over tent with woman inside after fight
A Madras man drove over the top of a tent, nearly running over one of the women inside it, during a camping trip in the Ochoco Mountains.

03/27/2008 Bend woman killed in icy crash on US 97 A Bend woman was killed Wednesday morning in an icy two-vehicle crash near the High Desert Museum south of Bend, police said.

03/25/2008 Bend transgender man says he’s pregnant Thomas Beatie wrote a column in ‘The Advocate,’ a well-known gay and lesbian magazine about his experiences as a transgender man carrying a baby.

03/21/2008 Bend motorcyclist dies after getting thrown off bike A motorcyclist died Thursday after losing control of his vehicle on a Bend road, police said.

03/17/2008

Bend city budget shortfall hits $20 million
The biggest hits are in planning, building and engineering fees, along with franchise fees and ambulance and firefighting revenue.

03/15/2008 Blind Bend musher forced to quit Iditarod Rachael Scdoris, the legally blind musher from Bend who was running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, scratched over concerns for the health of her dog team.  Also: Exploding stove halts Ore. doctor  Images: Iditarod race start

03/06/2008 Study: Bend comes in No.1 for overvalued homes Twenty-one cities were said to be overvalued during the fourth quarter of 2007 -- and close behind Bend were Portland and Seattle.  Also: Portland bucks trends  Poll: Worried about house values?

Virus attack exposes data of Central Oregon hospital donors
A computer virus attack may have exposed the personal information of more than 11,000 people who donated to a Central Oregon hospital system.

02/29/2008

Dogs getting poisoned, killed in Redmond area
Stomach samples from two dogs recently found dead in Crooked River Ranch will be tested by a state agency to see if they were poisoned.

02/28/2008 Driver rams into 22 cars at Bend dealership A woman went on a rampage at a car dealership, ramming 22 vehicles, early Thursday morning and got away before police could stop her, according to officers.

02/20/2008 Bend wife accused of stabbing husband with scissors Bend police say a 41-year-old woman stabbed her husband in the back with scissors during an argument. Officials say the wound was not life-threatening.

01/29/2008

Skiing vandal targets Bend's Bob Woodward
A new $28,000 Nordeen warming hut has already been tagged three times, said Linda Frost, president of the Central Oregon Nordic Club, which paid for the shelter.

01/28/2008

Driver captured after Highway 20 chase
Spike strips stopped a Central Oregon man accused of trying to elude a state trooper on Highway 20.

01/13/2008 Skier hits tree, dies at Mt. Bachelor A 27-year-old male skier from the Bend area died after striking a tree while skiing a southwest slope of Mt. Bachelor Sunday.  More: 2nd skier death in Ore. this winter  Also: Missing skier rescued on Mt. Ashland

01/08/2008 Housing slump hits Bend government A sharp drop in home construction is squeezing a Bend city government that gets much of its funding from building permits and inspection fees.

01/10/2008

Bend soldier killed in Iraq bombing
A Bend soldier was killed in Iraq Wednesday.

12/27/2007 Pape family sued over Inn of the Seventh Mountain repairs Two members of a prominent Eugene family have been sued by a group of condo owners upset over attempts to raise almost $18 million to pay for repairs at the Inn of the Seventh Mountain in Bend.

12/25/2007 All over Central Oregon, folks spot fireball Could it have been Rudolph's nose, gleaming brightly? Or maybe just a meteorite in the making?

12/20/2007 Potion turned former Bend man's skin shocking blue Paul Karason, a former Ore. man who recently moved to Calif., is permanently blue, and that's not a reference to his mood.  Video: It's not easy being blue  Comment: What do you think?

11/05/2007 Wash. man dies after 100-foot fall at Smith Rock A Washington man was killed after falling 100 feet while climbing with friends in Deshcutes County Oregon.

11/16/2007 Oregon welcomes home World Series hero Ellsbury Red Sox World Champion Jacoby Ellsbury returns to Oregon tomorrow and his hometown of Madras has planned a Welcome Home Parade and Ceremony.

11/03/2007

Medford council votes to regulate panhandlers
A second Southern Oregon city has taken action against beggars.

10/28/2007

Woman crashes into river in Bend, dies from heart attack
When officers arrived at the Deschutes River in Bend, they found a vehicle part of the way into the water and the driver sitting along the riverbank.

10/26/2007 Teen accidentally shoots boy in head near Bend A teenage boy accidentally shot another teen in the head Thursday while playing with guns, authorities said.

10/14/2007 Bend motorcyclist dies after hitting deer, getting run over The collision with the deer knocked the man off his motorcycle and into the path of an oncoming Dodge Dakota pickup.

10/15/2007 Bookstore hosts Bend couple's fairytale wedding Brandi and David Brown, of Bend, decided to be the first to walk down the aisle at a local bookstore.

10/09/2007

Crash kills 3, injures 2 at Warm Springs
Three people died and two were injured when a van drifted off a highway on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and overturned, police said.

10/08/2007

Obama, Edwards close in Sunriver straw poll
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton may be leading in national polls, but among Oregon's Democratic faithful, she's running a distant third to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former vice-presidential candidate John Edwards.

10/03/2007

Pipe bomb blows up in Bend man's hands
A Bend man was injured Tuesday when a pipe bomb blew up in his hands.

10/05/2007

Oregon man locks girlfriend in trailer during road trip
An 80-year-old man accused of locking his girlfriend in a camper trailer has been sentenced to probation and ordered to attend an anger management class when he returns home to Oregon.

09/30/2007 Man from Sisters killed in crash A man from Sisters was killed in a crash on Highway 237 in northeast Oregon Saturday, police said.

09/29/2007 Bend residents may take clothesline controversy to a vote The residents of an upscale Bend subdivision may vote on whether it's okay to hang laundry outside.  Poll: Approve of outdoor clotheslines?

09/28/2007 Woman killed in crash near Bend A PT Cruiser collided with a commericial truck on Highway 97 in Central Oregon, killing a 58-year-old Nevada woman.

09/21/2007 Bend woman in hot water over dirty laundry A Bend woman’s environmental conscience almost got her sued and has garnered media attention from the Wall Street Journal.

09/24/2007 Officers remove bear from Bend woman's yard State wildlife officers have removed a bear from a Bend yard.

09/20/2007 Five injured when over-crowded car smashes into tree near Bend Police say seven people were crammed into a Honda Civic that veered off the road on a Bend-area highway.

09/07/2007

Employee admits he robbed Bend KFC
Bend police say a robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken this week was done by the worker who called 911 about the robbery.

09/04/2007

Injured hiker rescued from Oregon's Smith Rock State Park
Police say a 54-year-old Portland woman had to be rescued at Smith Rock State Park in Terrebonne after she fell and injured her leg.

09/02/2007 Wildfire weakens, residents return to Black Butte homes The wildfire near Black Butte Ranch has died down significantly. VIDEO: Watch KGW report SLIDESHOW: GW fire near Black Butte

09/04/2007 Bend dad left girl in sweltering car while he visited brothel The dad was arrested for leaving his two-year-old daughter in a car in 95-degree heat outside the brothel.

09/02/2007 State investigates a top police officer in Bend The Oregon Department of Justice is investigating Bend's Deputy Police Chief John Maniscalco, who has been with the agency for about 30 years.

08/30/2007

Skeleton found at Crater Lake could be man missing since 1991
Skeletal remains of a body found in Crater Lake National Park are being studied to determine if they are the remains of a California man missing since 1991.

08/29/2007

Good Samaritan covers over swastika in Sisters
Vandals painted swastikas on buildings and roadways in this Western-themed town in Central Oregon, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said.

08/28/2007 Bend policeman arrested for eluding trooper after high-speed chase An off-duty Bend police officer was arrested following a high-speed chase that ended near Santiam Pass, the Oregon State Police said.

08/17/2007

Deputies seize severely neglected horses in Prineville
Deputies from the Crook County sheriff's office have seized nine severely neglected horses from a Prineville woman.

Pedestrian struck, killed by truck towing bees
A Terrebonne man was killed Thursday night when he was struck by a large truck while crossing Highway 97 on foot.

08/13/2007 Brush fires prompt evacuation notice at Bend subdivision Neighbors from the Saddlewood subdivision in Bend were sent voluntary evacuation notices Monday due to a brush fire threat.

08/12/2007 Central Oregon agencies say officer recruits in shorter supply Finding qualified police officers and sheriff's deputies has gotten tougher in Central Oregon, mostly because those who want a job in law enforcement often fail to make the grade.

08/10/2007

Bend motel robbed by man with large knife
A robbery at a Days Inn Motel in Bend, left a clerk shaken up, after two men, one with a large knife, robbed the motel of an undisclosed amount of money.

08/07/2007

Man swimming with brother drowns in river near Bend
A 26-year-old man swimming with his younger brother drowned Monday in the Deschutes River, the authorities said.

Ski Channel makes deal with Bend-based filmmaker
The Ski Channel says it has agreed to invest in Rage Films, with an option to purchase the rest of the Bend, Oregon-based action sports filmmaker later.

08/05/2007

Bend ready to enforce its sign rule
Too many real estate "For Sale" signs being planted on city rights of way in Bend have city officials ready to crack down.

08/02/2007

Bend arsonist judged guilty, but insane
A man accused of setting fire to his parents' house was found guilty except for insanity this week on charges of arson and criminal mischief.

Bend council punts on impeachment resolution
The Bend City Council declined to vote on a resolution that calls for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

07/31/2007

Elaborate fake bomb forces evacuation of Redmond neighborhood
Officers from the Redmond Police Department called the Bomb Squad after getting a call about a possible explosive device.

07/30/2007

Bend's surging population hard to keep up with
Trying to predict how big one of the fastest-growing cities in Oregon is going to be in 20 years is taking some guesswork mixed with science.

Blazes provide boom to Ore. businesses
A wildfire that burned 140,000-acres in sparsely populated southeast Oregon generated lots of traffic in stores, even as it caused repeated closures of U.S. 20.

07/22/2007

Prineville teen found safe in California
Authorities say Amanda Whitehurst was found in Santa Ana, California, and her parents were on the way there.

07/18/2007

Helicopter crashes at Bend airport
A helicopter crashed Tuesday at the Bend Municipal Airport, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said.

07/20/2007

Cat pulled from dump up for adoption
Oscar was spotted when somebody saw his paw sticking out of a pile of garbage at a Deschutes County landfill in Bend.

07/17/2007 Oregon ranch buildings destroyed by fire that started in Calif. A wildfire that started in Northern California spread into Southern Oregon and destroyed five buildings -- including two residences -- at a ranch after the occupants were evacuated, officials said Tuesday.

07/11/2007

Man killed in Redmond by train
A man was struck and killed by a freight train in Redmond Wednesday morning, according to BNSF Railways.

07/10/2007 Busy traffic weekend for OSP troopers in Bend area Oregon State Police troopers and Deschutes County deputies were kept busy Sunday evening responding to reports of crashes and drunk drivers as the holiday weekend wrapped up.

07/08/2007 Firefighters battle blaze in Central Oregon Firefighters continue to battle blazes after lightning started a series of fires in the forest areas there.

07/09/2007 Bend lawn chair pilot soars into national spotlight Kent Couch also carried a global positioning system device, a camera and a cell phone. SLIDESHOW

07/17/2007

Lightning fires sparking up days after storm

07/10/2007 Balloon flight: how he did it To fly, Kent Couch dressed in shirt, sweater, jeans, work boots and sunglasses handed him at the last minute.

07/08/2007

Teen drowns, man rescued in near Cline Falls
A 17-year old girl from Redmond died and another Redmond resident had to be rescued from the Deschutes River Saturday.

07/06/2007 Bend killer faces fourth death sentence For the fourth time, Randy Lee Guzek faces sentencing for killing Lois Houser in a burglary at her home in the central Oregon town Terrebonne 20 years ago.

07/05/2007 Money manager for seniors arrested for theft in La Pine A man assigned to handle the finances of old and disabled people was arrested this week on charges of theft and criminal mistreatment.

Ore. man returning from honeymoon killed in freak cow accident A man returning home from his honeymoon died Wednesday after hitting a cow that had wandered onto the highway outside Burns.

Eastern Oregon roasting with the rest of the West
The heat wave searing much of the West is not sparing Oregon.

06/21/2007 Drowning boy rescued from Deschutes River A woman pulled a drowning 2-year-old Redmond boy from the Deschutes River, then the doctor she was photographing performed lifesaving CPR.

06/19/2007 Dump truck driver dies after turning into oncoming traffic A Redmond man was killed in a crash on Highway 126 between Prineville and Redmond Monday, police said.

06/14/2007 Semi-truck catches fire outside Bend A semi-truck load caught fire East of Bend late Wednesday night, causing a six-hour closure on Highway 20E.

06/13/2007 Missing 7-year-old found safe outside Bend A seven-year-old boy who disappeared while camping with his family outside Bend Tuesday night has been found safe.

06/03/2007 Homeowner admits starting Crooked River Fire The 342-acre fire damaged no buildings but forced about 40 households to evacuate. Residents were allowed to return late Friday as crews mopped up with the fire 90 percent contained.

Sunriver police to regain traffic citation power
raffic tickets in the Central Oregon resort communities of Sunriver and Black Butte Ranch are about to make a comeback.

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