The EVENT Group, the premier home show event producer in the Portland market, announced this week that MBT Marketing Communications, also of Portland, has been retained to manage media and special promotions for the company's spring and fall Northwest Home Show events. The EVENT Group, formerly known as M&M Productions, was reorganized in 2006. "The EVENT Group remains the most experienced producer of home-related shows in the Portland area," commented Karen Siegle, president of The ... [full story]

Authorities arrested six men when they arrived at a decoy house in Clackamas County, expecting to meet for sexual purposes the “children” they had chatted with online.  The children, however, were trained law enforcement officers or civilian volunteers, acting as part of “Operation Cyber Sting 2007”.    Himanshu Upadhyaya, 28, of Mauritius, India, was arrested and charged with coercion and enticement of a minor for the purpose of sexual contact after he flew from Seattle to ... [full story]

55-year old Dennis M. Maloney, a well-respected community activist, noted author, justice system expert, and Bend resident died Tuesday evening after suffering a medical emergency and crashing his vehicle in southeast Bend.   Dennis M. Maloney passes away at the age of 55 – Photo provided by Deschutes CountyMaloney was traveling at a slow rate of speed on SE Reed Market Road near SE Paiute Way when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into ... [full story]

Detectives raided a south Bend home late Tuesday morning, seized over three ounces of methamphetamine, and after a short foot chase arrested a man accused of drug trafficking. Interviews conducted and evidence seized within the past two weeks during an ongoing investigation into drug sales in the Madras area allowed detectives of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team to identify several locations throughout Central Oregon where meth is allegedly being stored, used, or sold, ... [full story]

A driver who failed to stop her SUV behind a line of waiting vehicles in a construction zone on Powell Butte Highway rear-ended a pickup, sending both drivers to the hospital yesterday morning, deputies reported. Crook County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of the accident at the north end of a construction zone near milepost 5 of Powell Butte Highway about 8:40 a.m., Sgt. Travis Jurgens said. An investigation determined that 26-year old Prineville resident ... [full story]