BEND, Ore. – A 28-year old Madras man wanted on outstanding arrest warrants led deputies on a high-speed pursuit on Highway 97 in Bend Saturday afternoon when he sped away during a traffic stop and eventually turned into a shopping center, narrowly missing several pedestrians, shoppers and vehicles as he sped through the parking lot at speeds near 50-mph.  Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt. Gary Cima stopped a 1986 Cadillac Coupe De Ville for a minor ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Deputies believe that poor visibility and an inch of hail that was dumped on Highway 97 south of Bend when a storm passed through the area Saturday afternoon may have contributed to a two-vehicle crash that sent both drivers to the hospital with minor injuries. The accident on Highway 97 near milepost 152 and Cottonwood Road about two miles south of the Lava Butte area was reported at 3:30 p.m., May 24, ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – Police have released the identity of the teenage passenger who died mysteriously after fleeing on foot from a traffic stop Friday evening in north Bend. Pending an autopsy and toxicology results, it appears as if Mathew Austin Zachary, 18, of Culver, Oregon, may have tripped and fallen, authorities said.  Zachary was found deceased shortly after he fled during a traffic stop on his friend’s vehicle at Jamison Road and Empire Avenue just ... [full story]