Prineville Police have released few details into the apparent suicide of an 18-year-old male Crook County High School student who was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The teen, who was later identified as Mark Adams Hollingsworth of 2532 SE Klamath Road in Prineville, was found in the parking lot of Crook County High School at 1100 SE Lynn Blvd.   Crook County High School, 1100 S.E. Lynn Blvd. “The investigation determined ... [full story]

A car struck two Crook County teenagers in a crosswalk in front the high school in Prineville Wednesday evening, sending both to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police reported. Prineville Police officers responded to the intersection of SE Lynn Boulevard and Knowledge Street about 6 p.m. February 7, Chief Eric Bush said.  The teens, a girl and boy both 15-years-old, were crossing the street in the marked crosswalk in front of Crook County High School ... [full story]

A Bend man escaped injury when his four-wheel-drive vehicle slid off the road, rolled, and hit a tree after the driver disregarded icy road conditions and “no passing” signs on Century Drive and attempted to go around a “slow moving” vehicle traveling 50 mph., troopers reported. The accident could have easily resulted in death or injury, said Oregon State Police (OSP) Senior Trooper Terry Miller of the Bend Command Office.    A Bend man escaped injury in a ... [full story]