A La Pine man who allegedly pointed a gun at four teenage girls in Bend Thursday afternoon, then later prompted a lockdown at Mountain View High School when it was reported he was enroute to the school, will likely face multiple felony charges, according to a news release from Bend Police. Officers were dispatched to an area near Juniper Park shortly before 2 p.m. October 5, to investigate a report of a subject driving a ... [full story]

Two Bend men were arrested Thursday afternoon for suspected sales of cocaine and methadone, a prescription drug, according to a news release by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team. Christopher Andrew McNaught, 27, and Sean Thomas Mahoney, 22, were apprehended about 1:20 p.m. October 5, and lodged in the Deschutes County Jail to face charges of possession, manufacture, and delivery of cocaine; and the possession and delivery of methadone. Acting on a credible tip ... [full story]

Fire officials credited quick-acting gas station attendants with preventing a potentially disastrous situation from becoming even worse Thursday when they used an emergency gas shut off and attempted to douse the flames of a burning motorhome with fire extinguishers. Bend Fire Investigator Dan Derlacki said the owner of a 1978 Dodge Beaver Sportsman motorhome had noticed the smell of burning electrical wires from the engine compartment earlier in the day.  The owner, Curtis Stromme, pulled ... [full story]

Suspect arrested for being an ex-convict in possession of a firearm, additional charges possible A Prineville man may face charges for poaching two elk out of season after the investigation of a drunken driving incident led to two arrests, according to a news release from the Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division.   Billy Wade Wells, Photo by Crook County Sheriff's Office Billy Wade Wells, 42, was arrested Wednesday, October 4, for suspicion of being an ex-convict in ... [full story]

Two 13-year-old boys were arrested for ten counts each of second-degree criminal mischief after they allegedly caused $2,300 in damage to several fences, vehicles, sidewalks, and signs in northeast Redmond on Wednesday. Redmond police officers responded to numerous complaints of black spray paint damage between Northeast Larch Avenue and Northeast Negus Way, from Northeast 5th to 7th Streets, said Lt. Brian McNaughton. Police identified and arrested the two suspects who were lodged at the Deschutes ... [full story]

The Bend Fall Festival will be in full swing once again on the streets of Downtown Bend this weekend. The event runs Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Scheduled October 7 and 8, the 6th Annual Bank of the Cascades Bend Fall Festival celebrates the harvest season by providing the public fine art, food, wine and microbrews in “The Grove Garden,” music, family fun area and contests. According ... [full story]