A 35-year old Prineville driver escaped with only minor injuries when he lost control, hit a dirt bank, and rolled his vehicle in an attempt to avoid a deer in his path on Highway 26 Wednesday afternoon, deputies reported. Crook County Sheriff’s deputies and Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the scene about 11 miles east of Prineville about 3:30 p.m., July 11, Sgt. Russ Wright said in a news release. Preliminary investigation determined that Frank ... [full story]

A logging truck driver from Pendleton was seriously injured when he lost control of his fully loaded Peterbilt and trailer on Highway 204, which then ran off the road shoulder and overturned, spilling the load and pinning him inside the cab for over 4 ½ hours, police reported.   Jason Scott Hall was trapped inside the cab of his logging truck for over 4 1/2 hours before fire & rescue personnel were able to extricate him. He ... [full story]

An elderly Chiloquin man was fortunate to escape with only minor injuries when his sport utility vehicle collided with a semi-truck and trailer at the Klamath Falls Port of Entry on Highway 97 Wednesday afternoon, Oregon State Police (OSP) reported.   Fire & Rescue personnel work to free an elderly Chiloquin man from his SUV after he sideswiped a semi truck and trailer as it merged onto Highway 97 near Klamath Falls - OSP photos   According to a ... [full story]

Several good Samaritans have been credited with likely saving the life of a woman who was the victim of what police described as a random attack ‘for no obvious reason’ on a stranger near Drake Park in Bend Tuesday afternoon. According to a Bend Police news release issued by Lt. Ben Gregory, police responded to several 911 calls to the area near NW Harmon Blvd. and NW Nashville Avenue about 3:15 p.m., July 10. When ... [full story]

Two Bend men have been arrested and charged in connection with three area robberies that took place in late May and early July at a bank, a convenience store, and a fireworks stand, Bend Police announced.   Matthew Donaldson (left) and Anthony Reeser (right) - DCJ photos Matthew Douglas Donaldson, 26, and Anthony Joseph Reeser, 37, were arrested and lodged in the Deschutes County Jail, Sgt. Paul Kansky said. On May 21, the two men are suspected ... [full story]

Redmond Police investigators now believe that a 12-year-old Redmond boy is responsible for shooting his 13-year-old brother in the head last month, and charges have been filed against him. The Deschutes County Juvenile District Attorney has charged Jimmy Cade with third-degree assault.  The child will be required to appear in juvenile court at a later date, Lt. Wayne Shortreed said. Caleb Cade was shot on June 23 in the family’s home at 3224 SW Newberry ... [full story]

A 33-year old Salem man was struck and killed by a southbound train near Evergreen railroad crossing in Redmond early Tuesday morning, police reported.   Lamarkus Dwayne Petite was struck and killed by a train in Redmond - RPD photo According to a news release issued by Redmond Police, the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train crew spotted the man and applied emergency brakes but wase unable to avoid hitting Lamarkus Dwayne Petite about 1:50 a.m. on July 11. ... [full story]

MILWAUKEE -- Adults sexually abused by priests as children can sue the Roman Catholic Church for fraud, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court ruled unanimously that the church practice of placing known abusers in new parishes without notifying congregation members is grounds for lawsuits based on fraud, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The decision also extends the deadline for the fraud lawsuits to 2010, although fraud cases ordinarily have a six-year statute of ... [full story]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour completed its 3.4-mile, seven-hour journey to Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday. The rollout of the shuttle from the center's Vehicle Assembly Building started at 8:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's massive crawler-transporter. The shuttle arrived at the launch pad about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and was "hard down" at 3:02 a.m. The shuttle's STS-118 mission to the ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- Prince William County near Washington D.C. has approved one of the toughest immigration policies in the United States. The board of county supervisors passed a resolution requiring police to ask about immigration status in all arrests if there is probable cause to believe that a suspect has violated federal immigration law. The resolution passed Tuesday night also requires county staff to verify a person's legal status before providing some public services, the Washington ... [full story]