PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- An 18-year-old Prineville man was arrested Wednesday morning following a 5 ½ month investigation into the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl at a party held in a private residence, deputies reported.   Jake Keys - CCJ photo  Jake Keys, 18, struggled briefly and attempted to flee as he was being taken into custody about 8:30 a.m., March 19, Crook County Sheriff’s detective Sgt. Travis Jurgens said. The rape investigation began October 1, 2007, ... [full story]

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. -- A 21-year old Portland man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the attempted murder of his friend after he allegedly shot him following an argument over a heated basketball game they had played at Somerset Park. Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Vance Stimler said that deputies were called to the park at 18300 SW Park View in an unincorporated area of Washington County, Oregon, about 4:15 p.m., March 19, in response to ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- A Deschutes County Sheriff’s Deputy who was responding to the Sun Mountain Estates subdivision west of Bend Tuesday afternoon to a report of three possibly aggressive dogs at large was forced to shoot one of the animals as it attacked him. According to Lt. Myrna Homan, animal control Technician David Crump got out of his vehicle about 1:50 p.m. and was immediately lunged at by a large Pit Bull terrier. “The deputy ... [full story]

Police are looking for witnesses to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 30 near Cornelius Pass Road that took the life of one driver from Scappoose, Oregon, but left the other 59-year old driver from La Pine uninjured on Tuesday evening. According to a Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) news release, Lonny Gene Friberg, 52, of Scappoose was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was driving a minivan on Cornelius Pass Road and was preparing to ... [full story]