Crime & Justice

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson to step down, Vander Kamp appointed

Kent Vander Kamp was appointed Deschutes County Sheriff Wednesday morning after the sitting Sheriff Shane Nelson decided to…

Crime & Justice

Deschutes County paid out $3.3 million in lawsuit costs under Sheriff Shane Nelson

Since 2016, when Sheriff Shane Nelson took office, Deschutes County has spent a total of $3.3 million in…

Bend

Bend Police find firearm used in attempted carjacking

The firearm used in an alleged attempted carjacking Thursday has been located as Bend Police officers continue their…

Bend

Bend Police: Man arrested after attempted armed carjacking

A 24-year-old Klamath Falls man was arrested Thursday night after an attempted armed carjacking in Bend, according to…

Crime & Justice

Second person arrested in alleged torture and killing of missing Madras man

A second person has been arrested in the alleged murder of a Madras man whose body was found…

Crime & Justice

Deschutes County drug deflection program shows ‘early success’

Since September, when the state rolled back its voter-approved drug decriminalization law, Measure 110, there have been 34…

Crime & Justice

St. Helens High principal arraigned on indictment, barred from any educational work as she awaits trial

St. Helens High School Principal Kathryn “Katy” M. Wagner was arraigned in Columbia County Circuit Court on Wednesday…

Crime & Justice

Portland doctor makes sex abuse charges go away with $500,000. That’s legal under Oregon law

Multnomah County Circuit Judge Melvin Oden-Orr sighed deeply, and considered the papers before him. On one side stood…

Crime & Justice

Testimony in alleged double killing-for-hire: Victims were ‘afraid for their lives’

New evidence has surfaced in the 2020 double murder-for-hire case against Ken Atkinson, including witness testimony that shows…

Bend

New online map shows crime data for city parks in Bend

Bend Park & Recreation District and the Bend Police Department have teamed up to create a new online…

Marketplace