A Bend driver reportedly speeding on the snowy, icy and slick road conditions of Century Drive hit an SUV as it was making a left turn Sunday afternoon, resulting in injuries that sent two people to the hospital and causing significant damage to both vehicles, deputies reported. Traffic was heavy on Century Drive as skiers were returning to Bend from Mt. Bachelor, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt. Vance Lawrence said, and Adam Spangler, 23, was apparently ... [full story]

A man who robbed the Black Bear Diner in northeast Bend Friday night may have fled the area in a waiting vehicle, police said after a search by officers, a police dog, deputies, State troopers, and a U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officer failed to turn up any sign of the suspect. Shortly before 10 p.m. on January 18, Bend Police were called to the popular restaurant at 1465 NE Third Street to the report ... [full story]

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a single-vehicle rollover crash on Knott Road just south of Bend that resulted in the death of the 19-year-old driver early this morning, deputies reported. Kirian E. Kossler, 19, was first reported to have been in critical condition after being ejected from the vehicle, but when Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies arrived shortly after 4 a.m., January 18, paramedics advised that she had succumbed to her injuries. According to ... [full story]

The results of this month’s traffic saturation patrol conducted Wednesday by the Multi-Agency Traffic (MAT) team in school zones throughout Bend are in: 84 drivers were cited for speeding, and another 68 received warnings. According to Bend Police Sgt. Kurt Koester, 11 officers from the Bend and Redmond Police Departments, Oregon State Police troopers, and Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies were out in force between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on January 16. In addition to ... [full story]

All three counties in Central Oregon saw their unemployment rates increase from November to December, and all three rates increased more than expected, the Oregon Employment Department announced Thursday. Deschutes County had the lowest rate at 6.1 percent, while Jefferson County had the highest at 8.3 percent. Deschutes County (Bend MSA): The county’s unemployment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points to 6.1 percent in December, up from 5.5 in November. This was a larger than ... [full story]

Police believe that excessive speed may have contributed to a head-on collision involving two passenger cars on Highway 22E that resulted in the death of a Redmond woman and injuries to a Bend couple Wednesday afternoon.   A head-on collision on Highway 22E resulted in the death of a Redmond woman and injury to two Bend residents - OSP photo Cynthia Lee White, 42, of Redmond, was pronounced deceased at the scene, Oregon State Police (OSP) reported. About ... [full story]

Rescuers used tracked all terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to reach a 63-year old Bend woman who fell and injured her hip Wednesday as she was cross-country skiing with her husband near Swede Ridge Shelter, about 15 miles west of Bend. Janet Guenther hooked a ski tip and fell about 12:30 p.m., January 16, as she was skiing downhill through some curves, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Cpl. Neil Mackey reported.  Because of poor cell phone reception, 911-dispatch ... [full story]

An 18-year-old Bend man was killed and his teenage passenger seriously injured when the driver lost control while speeding on the icy road conditions of Skyliners Road west of Bend, Oregon Tuesday afternoon, deputies reported. The car, a 2003 Honda Civic, was traveling west near milepost 4.5 at what Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Swearingen described as a “high rate of speed” when Maximo Silvio Diguisto, 18, lost control on a sweeping right-hand curve. The vehicle slid sideways ... [full story]

Memorial arrangements including a limited service and open visitation for 20-year old U.S. Army Specialist Sgt. Zachary McBride, a Bend resident who was killed last week in Sinsil, Diyana Province north of Baghdad, Iraq, have been scheduled.   U.S. Army Specialist Sgt. Zachary McBride in Iraq - photo provided by ONG A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, January 19 at the Eastmont Church, Oregon National Guard (ONG) announced.  With expected seating limitations at the small ... [full story]

Three men were injured in an assault at a transient camp south of Bend Saturday night, and detectives are seeking a fourth individual they have named a “person of interest”.    Detectives are seeking Jacob Louis Calhoun, a person of interest in the transient camp assault- DCSO photo According to a news release prepared by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Lt. Kevin Dizney, Bend Police officers were called to St. Charles Medical Center (SCMC) about 8:40 p.m., January 12, when two ... [full story]

The Central Oregon Multi Agency Traffic Team (MAT) will be out in force Wednesday patrolling school zones in the Bend area, police announced. According to Bend Police Sgt. Kurt Koester, officers with Bend and Redmond Police, Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies, and Oregon State Police troopers will be looking for various traffic violations including speeding, disobeying traffic control devices and other safety violations to encourage safe driving habits near schools. The MAT team's high-visibility saturated enforcement will ... [full story]

A 27-year-old Bend man died Sunday afternoon in a downhill skiing accident when he struck a tree at nearby Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, deputies reported.Scott Nicholas Hackett was pronounced deceased at the scene about 12:30 p.m., January 13, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Cpl. Wayne Morgan said.Preliminary investigation suggests Hackett was skiing with friends when he hit uneven terrain and lost control before hitting a large tree.  Efforts by citizens and Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol who attempted ... [full story]

20-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Zachary McBride, a 2005 graduate of Mountain View High School, was reportedly killed Wednesday in Diyana Province north of Baghdad, Iraq.   U.S. Army Specialist Zachary McBride in Iraq - photo provided by ONGMcBride, from Bend, Oregon, was one of six men who died January 9 when a bomb exploded as the soldiers conducted a house-to-house mission, the Oregon National Guard (ONG) reported.  Four others were wounded in the attack and evacuated to a ... [full story]