Crash claims La Pine man’s life on Huntington Road

Bend soldier killed in Afghanistan, Army reports

May 6, 2013 5:06 pm

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Military officials say five Fort Bliss soldiers have died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan. An Army statement Monday identified the dead as Spc. Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, Texas; 1st Lt. Brandon James....MORE

Redmond traffic stop yields kidnap, robbery suspect

April 25, 2013 9:36 am

A 20-year-old Prineville man is jailed in Crook County this morning after a Wednesday night traffic stop alerted police to a kidnapping and stolen firearms, according to Oregon State Police. Skyler Suchodolski was held for arraignment on charges of....MORE

Lecture scheduled for tonight is canceled

April 25, 2013 11:56 am

The lecture “Eight Steps to a Walkable, Wealthier, Healthier City" scheduled for tonight has been canceled, due to an emergency in speaker Jeffrey Tumlin’s family, according to a news release from Building a Better Bend. For more....MORE

Police arrest man for knife-point grocery robbery in Bend

April 23, 2013 2:21 pm

Bend Police arrested A 41-year-old transient believed to have robbed a Northeast Greenwood Avenue grocery just after 9:30 p. m. Monday. Michael Monroe was treated at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, after Haras, a Bend police dog apprehended him in a ....MORE

Redmond police pursuit ends with canine capture

April 17, 2013 9:36 am

A high-speed/low-speed vehicle pursuit ended early this morning with a man in custody and facing driving-under-the-influence, criminal mischief, hit-and-run and other charges, according to Redmond Police. Luis Magdelano Nava, no age or address....MORE

La Pine couple injured in Hwy 97 rollover

April 16, 2013 2:16 pm

A snowy highway contributed to a two-vehicle crash this morning near La Pine that left two people trapped in their car, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. La Pine firefighters freed Stanley Stolp, 68, and Linda Stolp, 65, from ....MORE

Homeowner fires round at Thursday night intruder

April 12, 2013 11:36 am

A 33-year-old man jailed late Thursday on a burglary charge is nursing a dog bite, but escaped a more serious outcome, according to a report by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. A homeowner, not identified by the Sheriff’s Office, on ....MORE

Man pleads to courthouse bomb threats in Oregon and other states

April 11, 2013 11:41 am

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to making more than 100 telephone bomb threats to courthouses and other public buildings in five states, including Oregon. Thirty-nine-year-old Lonny Bristow of Mansfield pleaded guilty Thursday....MORE

Ways and Means coming to Bend

April 10, 2013 11:16 am

The Oregon Legislature Joint Ways and Means Committee is holding six public hearings, one in Bend, to gather comments on the state budget. The committee, chaired by state Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin, and state Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, is....MORE

Highway 97 collision leaves Culver woman hospitalized

April 8, 2013 2:01 pm

A Culver woman is in fair condition at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, following an 8 a. m. rear-end collision on U. S. Highway 97 five miles south of Madras, according to hospital and Oregon State Police sources. Police cited a truck driver, David M.....MORE

L.A. flight to take off from Redmond on June 12

April 4, 2013 1:01 pm

Central Oregon travelers can catch a direct flight from Redmond to Los Angeles starting June 12. American Airlines announced today that it’s starting daily flights from Redmond Airport to Los Angeles International Airport. The flight will....MORE

Retired sheriff’s captain wounded by accidental gunshot

April 3, 2013 2:36 pm

A retired Deschutes County sheriff’s captain injured himself when a pistol he was cleaning fired a bullet into his hand this morning, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Randy Wight, 66, was treated and released from St. Charles Bend....MORE

McVey Avenue in Redmond closed Wednesday for culvert install

April 2, 2013 10:56 am

Road crews on Wednesday will close 61st Street between South Canal Boulevard and Southwest McVey Avenue in Redmond from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. for a culvert installation, according to the Deschutes County Road Department. Flaggers will be stationed at....MORE

Cougars killed after Prineville sighting

March 25, 2013 10:51 am

Two malnourished cougars spotted in a heavily-populated residential area in Prineville were euthanized Sunday by Crook County Sheriff’s deputies after they were determined to be a public threat, according to a news release from Deputy Mitch....MORE

Bend dispute leads to woman stabbed Monday, say police

March 19, 2013 2:06 pm

A stabbing Monday afternoon on Northeast Sixth Street left a Bend woman injured and her cousin jailed, according to the Bend Police Department. Amanda Penner, 20, was treated at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, and released Monday, according to a....MORE

Madras man charged in vehicle vs. pedestrian crash

March 18, 2013 9:21 am

A Madras man faces assault and driving-under-the-influence charges after a Sunday night car wreck involving a pedestrian. Gerald Scharen, 52, was arrested by Oregon State Police troopers after a Madras reserve police officer observed his car strike a ....MORE

Three injured, one seriously, in Route 126 crash

March 18, 2013 11:31 am

An armored truck collided with a small sports utility vehicle around 9:15 a. m. today, injuring three, one seriously, and closing state Route 126 near Redmond for about an hour, according to Oregon State Police. Traffic remains limited to one lane as....MORE

Fire displaces La Pine residents

March 15, 2013 9:16 am

Two adults and a dog escaped unharmed from their burning home early Friday morning in La Pine. The occupants of a home in the 15700 block of Burgess Road woke around 2 a. m. to flames coming from the roof and wall surrounding a wood stove, according....MORE

Arrest Wednesday in New Year’s Day stabbing in Bend

March 15, 2013 11:46 am

Bend Police announced the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of stabbing two people on New Year’s Day. Police caught up with Gerrit Evan Van Houweling, 23, of Bend, after “exhaustive efforts" to locate him, according to a police....MORE

Hour-long search in Sisters yields burglary suspect

March 13, 2013 4:06 pm

Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended a 19-year-old man and cited him for attempting to elude deputies investigating a burglary report Tuesday morning at Sisters Inn & Suites, 605 Arrowleaf. Austin W. Mogan, of Sisters,....MORE

Bend Parkway pursuit ends in east neighborhood crash

March 4, 2013 9:31 am

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies arrested three people on a variety of charges, including probation and parole warrants, following a car chase early Monday that ended in an east Bend cul-de-sac. A patrol deputy signaled a white Chevrolet....MORE

Juvenile in custody after crash darkens Deschutes River Woods

February 28, 2013 8:41 am

About 150 homes in Deschutes River Woods remained without power this morning, the result of a vehicle pursuit that ended when a 14-year-old driver collided with a power pole, according to official statements. Pacific Power reported the outage left 1,....MORE

Power restored after crash darkens Deschutes River Woods

February 28, 2013 11:01 am

Pacific Power restored power by 8:37 a. m. today to Deschutes River Woods after a power outage just after midnight that resulted from a downed power pole, according to official statements. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office attributed the....MORE

Facebook donates $100,000 to Crook County High School

February 20, 2013 11:16 am

PRINEVILLE -- Crook County High School got a major shot in the arm Wednesday, receiving a large donation to upgrade its technology services. Facebook cut the high school a $100,000 check to support its science, technology, engineering and math....MORE

Mt. Bachelor expansion gets approval

Ski area plans new lifts, zipline course, mountain bike park

February 13, 2013 11:26 am

Deschutes National Forest Supervisor John Allen has approved a major expansion of Mt. Bachelor ski area, which plans new lifts, a lodge, a zipline course, a mountain biking park and other improvements over the next 10 years, according to a news....MORE

Meet first of three Crook principal candidates tonight

February 11, 2013 4:01 pm

The Crook County School District is tonight starting the first of three community meetings with finalists for principal at Crook County High School. Tonight’s meeting is at 6:30 p. m. in the library of Crook County High School. The candidate is ....MORE

Sisters self-proclaimed tax protestor sentenced Tuesday in Eugene

February 6, 2013 9:26 am

A Sisters man with a real estate business in Lane County was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in federal prison and fined on his conviction on three counts related to tax evasion, the U. S. Department of Justice announced this morning. A jury in federal ....MORE

Bend Police investigating gunshot death in East Bend

February 4, 2013 1:56 pm

Bend Police reports its detectives are investigating a suspicious death at a home on the city east side. Police said David Andrew Ryder, 31, died of an apparent gunshot wound at 20753 Will Scarlet Lane, a home, according to Google Maps, fronting the....MORE

Bend Police officer injured in Tuesday night collision

January 30, 2013 2:41 pm

A Bend Police officer suffered minor injuries when an alleged drunken driver rear-ended his patrol car late Tuesday night, according to Oregon State Police. Officer Justin Lovrien was treated at St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, and released after a....MORE

SEC accuses two in Bend accused of insider trading

January 30, 2013 6:36 pm

Two employees at the former Bend company Clear One Health Plans have been accused of insider trading, stemming from allegations they used information in confidential emails to buy and sell company stock ahead of Clear One’s 2010 merger with....MORE

Beaverton trucker jailed after Santiam collision

January 29, 2013 9:41 am

Oregon State Police arrested a commercial truck driver Monday night two hours after an injury hit-and-run crash on a snow-covered Highway 20 in the Santiam Pass area. Alvin James Ellis, 59, of Beaverton, was jailed in Marion County for misdemeanor....MORE

La Pine man suspected of killing wife

January 28, 2013 4:06 pm

A La Pine man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife this morning. According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Capt. Tim Edwards, deputies got a call about 8 a. m. about a deceased woman at a home on Old Mill Road in La Pine. When....MORE

Amber Alert in The Dalles ends with boy safe, suspect arrested

January 23, 2013 12:00 pm

A 5-year-old boy from The Dalles was found in Dufur this morning, nearly three hours after police say he was kidnapped. Skylar Meldin Coulcer-Jarding was taken from his home around 5:40 a. m. after a man entered the house and assaulted two adults with ....MORE

Deer Ridge inmate died Monday; no crime suspected

January 23, 2013 6:11 pm

An inmate from Deer Ridge Correctional Institution died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at a local hospital, the Oregon Department of Corrections announced this afternoon. The department identified the inmate as John Derrick Stafford, 49. Stafford was....MORE

Bend man critical after struck Monday crossing S.E. Reed Market

January 15, 2013 11:46 am

A 20-year-old Bend man is in critical condition at St. Charles Bend after being struck crossing Reed Market Road. Bend Police said Pedro Hureta stepped onto the street at 10:13 p. m. Monday outside a crosswalk in a poorly lit stretch near 339 S. E.....MORE

Flu sufferers growing in numbers in Central Oregon

January 10, 2013 8:56 pm

The number of Central Oregon flu cases so far in January has already climbed past the total for the month of December, according to numbers provided Thursday by St. Charles Health System. Flu is on the rise across Oregon, but state health officials....MORE

Wyden town hall tour continues in Central Oregon

January 4, 2013 11:26 am

Bulletin staff reportU. S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., comes to Central Oregon next week for town halls in Madras, Sisters and Prineville, his office announced today. The senator will also speak in Redmond on the Ponderosa substation near Prineville, for....MORE

Wyden, Merkley support Senate bill averting fiscal cliff

January 1, 2013 7:36 pm

Oregon’s U. S. senators both voted “aye" with the majority at 11 p. m. Monday, Pacific Standard Time, to pass the tax measure aimed at averting a drop off the so-called “fiscal cliff." The measure is being debated in the House of....MORE

Home Federal Bank in Bend robbed this afternoon

December 27, 2012 5:46 pm

A bank robber struck the Home Federal Bank, Franklin Avenue and Bond Street, just before 5 p. m. Thursday, according to Bend police. A police bloodhound was tracking the robber, last seen heading westbound, according to Bend Police Lt. Ben Gregory.....MORE

Fire burns La Pine home

December 24, 2012 7:00 pm

A fire in La Pine destroyed all but the garage and one bedroom of a home and left a family of four homeless on Christmas Eve, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. La Pine firefighters arrived around 2:55 p. m. at 15781 Lava Drive....MORE