Two men were uninjured Tuesday afternoon when their plane made an emergency landing in a logged off area about 1/4 mile west of Highway 97 near the junction with Highway 138 south of Chemult, Oregon State Police reportedShortly before 1 p.m. on January 23, a Cessna 172 containing two occupants was enroute from Ashland to Sunriver when it reportedly experienced fuel problems.   Pilot and passenger were uninjured during emergency landing. OSP photo. The pilot, 71-year old ... [full story]

Deputies have released the name of the victim whose body was discovered in a double-wide manufactured home that burned last Wednesday afternoon in the Deschutes River Woods subdivision in Bend.  He has been identified as Lee Anthony Cornelius, born in 1951. Deputies had earlier identified the victim, but had withheld his name pending attempts to notify family members.  According to Sgt. Kevin Dizney with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, they now believe the victim did not ... [full story]

In an Executive Work Session held Tuesday, the Bend City Council appointed Councilors Mark Capell and Jim Clinton to serve on a team set up to negotiate the terms of the final, contractually-binding Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for Juniper Ridge. The negotiations will take place concurrently with the master planning for Juniper Ridge.The DDA will set the ground rules between the City and master developer Juniper Ridge Partners LLC. Along with the two councilors, ... [full story]

In an effort to provide better customer service to citizens, Deschutes County’s Community Development now accepts Visa and MasterCard payments for services. Credit card transactions for services are now available in Bend, La Pine and Redmond. Through the new process, customers to the Community Development Department (CDD) can use their Visa or MasterCard to pay for any land use application, building or septic permit, restaurant license and food handler cards. The credit card transaction service ... [full story]

A 20-year old Redmond man was arrested Tuesday morning in the theft of four all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and a trailer valued at almost $29,000.  Deputies were alerted to the situation when a resident discovered the property, allegedly purchased with a bad check, listed for sale on the popular web site craigslist.org.   Eric Brandon Saub, DCJ Photo Eric Brandon Saub was taken into custody about 8:30 a.m., said Sgt. Kevin Dizney.  An investigation by Deschutes County ... [full story]

A 23-year old Sisters woman received minor injuries in a collision that occurred Tuesday morning on Highway 20 at Tumalo when a van pulled out in front of her vehicle.  Her two-week old daughter and the other driver were unharmed. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies reported. Deputies, Bend Fire emergency medical technicians, and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) personnel were dispatched to the scene of the accident at the intersection of Highway 20 West and Cook ... [full story]