MADRAS, Ore. – A lengthy investigation led to the arrest Friday afternoon of three men -- two suspected of selling drugs in the Bend and Madras areas, and one for possession – after police stopped their vehicle and found over 18 grams of methamphetamine and dozens of morphine pills, police reported.   (left to right) Donald Randy Scott, Jarrod Marcus Allen, Danny Michael Easterling – JCJ photos  According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Sgt. Rob Emerson, Central Oregon ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Central Oregon increased in again in March. Individual county rates ranged from 14.7 percent in Deschutes County – more than double than the rate of one year ago – to 18.5 percent in Crook County. The state rate also rose, from 10.7 percent (as revised) to 12.1 percent.   Deschutes County (Bend MSA): The county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from a revised rate of 12.4 percent in ... [full story]