Seven people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 20 West and Barclay Drive near Sisters Saturday evening when a van ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup, authorities reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident scene about 5:20 p.m., said Sgt. Chad Davis.   Although few details have been released, the initial investigation determined that a 2002 Dodge Caravan was traveling southbound on Barclay Drive and approaching Highway ... [full story]

Two girls, ages four and five, were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash near Canby this morning, Oregon State Police reported.  The children were passengers in a van that lost control on the icy highway, slid broadside into oncoming traffic, and was struck by a pickup towing a horse trailer. Oregon State Police investigated the accident which injured two children on Hwy. 170 and Alder Creek Lane, about two miles south of Canby. All photos provided ... [full story]

First captured on security camera, and then captured by police, 37-year old Roger L. VanWormer now faces multiple charges related to Thursday’s armed robbery of a convenience store in southwest Redmond. Sunny Malik, the owner of Daisy Quick Shop, offered a $1,000 reward Friday afternoon for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the robber, said Redmond Police officer Keith Knight.   Roger L. VanWormer was arrested without incident on Saturday morning. Image provided by ... [full story]

Firefighters quickly extinguished an electrical fire in a southeast Bend home Saturday morning, keeping damages estimated at $3,500 contained to the kitchen area.  Homeowners found flames inside the dishwasher when they traced a smell of burning plastic inside their single-story home. Jim and Shirley Taylor “followed their noses” to the electric dishwasher in the kitchen near the rear of the house at 1529 SE Virginia Road in Ramsay Estates, tracing an odor they described similar to ... [full story]

A Bend man was seriously injured Friday afternoon when a large rock apparently rolled down an embankment above Highway 20 east of Sweet Home and crashed through his pickup’s windshield, authorities reported.   OSP troopers believe the large rock (above) that crashed through the windshield of Sean Passage's vehicle rolled from an enbankment above Highway 20.   The Bend man managed to maintain control of his Toyota pickup (below), and flagged down a passing motorist for assistance. OSP ... [full story]

A person whose body was found in a double-wide manufactured home that burned Wednesday afternoon in the Deschutes River Woods subdivision in Bend died of smoke-inhalation, said investigators.  The victim has been identified, although the Sheriff’s Office has withheld the name pending notification of family members. The joint investigation by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Bend Fire Department determined the cause of the fire:  improper disposal of cigarettes.  “No foul play has occurred,” said ... [full story]