Oregon State Police troopers, Deschutes County Sheriff's deputies and Bend Police officers teamed up to capture two Portland residents Saturday night after a 30-mile chase at speeds nearing 100 miles per hour.  The two suspects were apprehended after fleeing their disabled vehicle about five miles east of Bend, authorities reported. Saturday afternoon, Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper James Hayes stopped a pickup near La Pine for a traffic violation, but the male driver fled on ... [full story]

Salem -- The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) distributed $24,273,300 in earnings from the Common School Fund to Oregon’s 198 K-12 public school districts.  Regionally, Bend-La Pine Schools received $635,723, Redmond $282,827, and $175,404 went to Crook County School District.   “Common School Funds make a difference for Oregon’s school districts.  Every dollar helps in the effort to ensure that all students in Oregon are successful,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo.  Twice ... [full story]

SUNRIVER, Oregon -- Two Sunriver Resort sales managers have been named to the President and Chairman's Club by Destination Hotels & Resorts.  Debra Jolma and Joseé Cullins were honored at Miramonte Resort and Spa in Palm Springs on January 10.  The President and Chairman's Club recognizes sales managers who exceeded their yearly booking goals.    Debra Jolma and Joseé Cullins were honored at Miramonte Resort and Spa in Palm Springs on January 10. Debra Jolma, Senior Sales Manager, ... [full story]

Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco and Wheeler counties and their 32 cities received $404,002 in December in the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s (OLCC) statewide liquor revenue allocation. Here’s the distribution: Crook Co., pop. 24,525, $12,013 -- Prineville, $14,137; Deschutes Co., pop.152,615, $74,758 -- Bend, $106,490; Redmond, $33,238; Sisters, $2,468; Gilliam Co., pop. 1,885, $923 -- Arlington, $827; Condon, $1,089; Lonerock, $28; Hood River Co., pop. 21,335, $10,451 -- Cascade Locks, ... [full story]

Local mom and business owner Kami Semick also happens to be one of the top ultra runners in the world at the 100k distance. And she’s currently in training for one of her biggest challenges yet: the Iditarod Invitational -- a 350 mile journey through the Alaskan winter wilderness, on foot, pulling a sled loaded with survival gear.  The race is scheduled to begin February 24th.   Kami Semick of Bend, Oregon will run the 350-mile Iditarod Invitation to ... [full story]

Redmond Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who alleged assaulted and tried to pull a woman into his car early Sunday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of SW Timber Avenue in Redmond about 3:20 a.m. to the report of an attempted abduction, said police Captain Al Maich in a news release. Responding officers contacted an adult female who reported she was assaulted by a man who tried to ... [full story]

A 52-year old snowmobile rider was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when he was thrown from his sled after striking a downed tree west of Bend, deputies reported. The 9-1-1 dispatch center received a report of a snowmobile accident near Kiowa Springs about 4 p.m. January 21. Deputies, Deschutes County search and rescue team members, U.S. Forest Service personnel, and emergency medical technicians from Bend Fire responded to the scene where they located the injured man, ... [full story]

An Oregon coast woman was arrested for drunk driving after she rolled her station wagon in Prineville Saturday afternoon, claiming she was distracted when a puppy jumped into her lap, Crook County Sheriff’s deputies said. 44-year old Mona Lisa Seeling of Netarts, Oregon and her passenger were not injured in the accident that occurred about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Combs Flat Road and Carey Foster Road, Sgt. Jim Chapman reported.   Mona Lisa Seeling, ... [full story]

Seven people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 20 West and Barclay Drive near Sisters Saturday evening when a van ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup, authorities reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident scene about 5:20 p.m., said Sgt. Chad Davis.   Although few details have been released, the initial investigation determined that a 2002 Dodge Caravan was traveling southbound on Barclay Drive and approaching Highway ... [full story]

Two girls, ages four and five, were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash near Canby this morning, Oregon State Police reported.  The children were passengers in a van that lost control on the icy highway, slid broadside into oncoming traffic, and was struck by a pickup towing a horse trailer. Oregon State Police investigated the accident which injured two children on Hwy. 170 and Alder Creek Lane, about two miles south of Canby. All photos provided ... [full story]