A 78-year old Bend woman was killed Wednesday night when she attempted to turn onto Reed Market Road from Southeast 27th Street and collided head-on into an oncoming pickup, police said. Investigation and witness statements indicate the victim, identified as Patricia Mae Peacock, was traveling north on 27th street in a Ford Explorer about 8:30 p.m. when she tried to turn west onto Reed Market Road and crashed into a Ford pickup driven by a ... [full story]

With all the icy road conditions, fender benders and frustrations associated with the recent frigid blast of cold weather, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office offered the diversion of a “pleasant, heart-warming story”.  Officers saved a large deer with an impressive display of antlers which had become entangled in a rope swing -- by tazering him. The large buck’s antlers became badly tangled in a rope swing hanging from a tree in the yard of a ... [full story]

Redmond police are looking for a man armed with a rifle who robbed the Daisy Quik Shop in southwest Redmond Thursday afternoon, prompting an elementary school lockdown as officers searched the area for the suspect. The robber entered the convenience store at 1242 SW Highland Avenue about 3:10 p.m., said Lt. Brian McNaughton, carrying what “appeared to be” a rifle.  The suspect demanded money from the cashier and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount ... [full story]

A Prineville woman arrested for drunk driving will also face charges related to the attempted kidnapping of her grandson, deputies said.  Sharon Johnson, 54, allegedly made two attempts on Tuesday to take her 23-month-old grandchild without permission from a home about ten miles south of Prineville, once fighting with the child’s caregiver and then returning armed with a pistol.   Sharon Johnson, Crook County Jail Photo Johnson’s first attempt ended in a physical fight with the child’s ... [full story]