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Deliberate car crash, dust-ups in Bend Friday night
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (151+ words) Published 10:28 am Saturday, August 15, 2026 A La Pine man purposefully crashed his pick-up truck into another vehicle in Bend on Friday night, police say. Afterwards, a Bend man allegedly tried to fight the responding cops. Scott Everett Mann, 41, rammed his Toyota…...
Three men arrested in Redmond drug investigation turned kidnapping, assault case
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (457+ words) Published 10:27 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 A drug- and firearm-related arrest of two Redmond men in Jefferson County led to the arrest of a Bend man for an alleged kidnapping and assault this week that involved a missing finger. Jeffrey Patton, 51, and…...
More fires touch off across Central Oregon after Thursday storm
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (178+ words) Published 11:40 am Friday, August 14, 2026 A handful of new wildfire starts cropped up in Lake and Klamath counties Thursday night and Friday morning after thunderstorms moved across the landscape. A “Red Flag” warning for fire-starting conditions was lifted at 9 p.m....
Staples to close in Bend
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (89+ words) Published 12:00 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Central Oregon’s regional Staples store will close in Bend next week. The office supply chain in the north end of Bend will shutter after its last day Friday, Aug. 21. Until its closure, Staples will remain open…...
Oregon State LB Aiden Sullivan arrested by Corvallis PD
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (258+ words) Published 1:45 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 Oregon State linebacker Aiden Sullivan was arrested Monday, August 10 for an incident that occurred in April. Corvallis Police Department arrested Sullivan and booked him at Benton County Jail on Monday. He’s accused of one felony count…...
Commentary: The bill will come due on the federal budget
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (666+ words) Published 7:13 am Friday, August 14, 2026 By The Washington Post Editorial Board The budget of the federal government is the largest of any organization in human history. It’s larger than the entire economy of every foreign country except China. And it mostly…...
Sen. Merkle shares corruption concerns in Bend town hall
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (339+ words) Published 7:00 am Friday, August 14, 2026 U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley visited Bend on Thursday to hold a town hall at Central Oregon Community College where he discussed federal corruption and asked attendees what they believe are the most pressing issues for the country....
Nonprofit flies pets from overcrowded Oklahoma shelter to Central Oregon for adoption
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (640+ words) Published 12:35 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 A retired doctor flew 44 animals from Oklahoma to the Bend Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon to find them new homes in Central Oregon. The cargo included the 50,000th animal ever moved by the nonprofit known as Dog Is…...
Bend North falls short of LLWS, but the players had a summer to remember
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (530+ words) Published 12:25 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 There was not a magic speech that the coaches of the Bend North Little League team could make in the locker room after Wednesday’s loss to Soundview Little League that eliminated the 12U squad from the Northwest…...
Ranked choice voting petition won't make November ballot
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (369+ words) Published 11:58 am Friday, August 14, 2026 A petition to introduce ranked choice voting to Deschutes County for future county commissioner races will not be on the November ballot. Proponents failed to secure the 6,500 signatures needed to qualify by the deadline. Organizers said…...