With the 2007 Medicare enrollment period beginning in less than one week, seniors across America will be faced with a steep challenge and little time. In order to receive Medicare prescription drug coverage in 2007, Medicare beneficiaries must choose from a significantly wider field of Medicare choices and have only six weeks to make a selection. This is a far shorter time then the six-month enrollment period available in 2006. If seniors do not choose ... [full story]

Two students of Obsidian Middle School in Redmond were arrested and cited into Deschutes County Juvenile Division when they admitted to writing bomb threats in the school bathrooms, said police.  The two incidents occurred within a ten day period. On October 27, Redmond Police officers were called to the Redmond middle school around 2:30 p.m. after staff found one of the threats written on the wall in the boys’ bathroom.  Police evacuated the building as ... [full story]

Three children and an adult were able to escape a southeast Bend mobile home safely early Tuesday while police were involved in intense negotiations with a Bend woman who allegedly discharged a firearm and bit a man during a domestic disturbance, said authorities. Bend Police Officers were dispatched to a residence at the Country Sunset Mobile Home Park at 61445 Southeast 27th Street about 3:15 a.m. November 7 in response to reports of a domestic ... [full story]

Redmond and Bend Police arrested a fugitive sought for almost one year in connection with various identification and fraud crimes, but not before a short vehicle and foot pursuit Wednesday afternoon.   Fredrick Lawrence Wright, DCJ Photo Redmond Police detectives had been investigating Fredrick Lawrence Wright, 32, since late December of 2005, said detective Lt. Wayne Shortreed.  Wright avoided law enforcement, and warrants for his arrest were issued by Deschutes County. Redmond detectives developed information that Wright was ... [full story]