During the week, there were eight reports of vehicle break-ins, with an estimated value of stolen items at $2,587.  Of the eight reports, five vehicles were unlocked.  There were also seven reports of car windows being broken by lava racks, with damage estimates totaling $2,350.  DUII arrests totaled four, and there were two warrant arrests made. 9/24.  A Bend man was stopped for not having license plates on his 1988 Dodge Dakota pickup.  A routine ... [full story]

A La Pine man was killed Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash 15 miles south of Bend on Highway 97 when his pickup veered across the highway, went down a 20-foot embankment and struck a tree head-on, said authorities. The victim was identified as Jimmy G. Wilson, 55.   Wilson was the driver and sole occupant of the Nissan pickup. Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper James Hayes drove upon the scene a couple minutes after the ... [full story]

Brad Chalfant of Bend has begun his term on the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission.Appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski and recently confirmed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Executive Appointments, Chalfant will complete the term of David Kottkamp of Bend.  Kottkamp, who was appointed to a term ending November 16, 2008, resigned from the commission in August 2005.Chalfant, a central Oregon conservation and recreation trails advocate, is the executive director of the Deschutes Basin ... [full story]