Movie Review of "Lady in the Water" Even with the creation of a beautifully-wrought film of contemporary fantasy, it seems as if M. Night Shyamalan can't win.  Like a musician who's biggest hit keeps haunting him, Shyamalan's detractors keep mumbling, "well, it's no 'Sixth Sense.'"  The flip side would be, "gee, it's just like 'Sixth Sense.'"  Four films later, it's no wonder Shyamalan responds by writing an acerbic film critic into this latest venture.    ‘LADY ... [full story]

A Terrebonne-area man was critically injured Wednesday morning after losing control of his car and colliding with two other vehicles on Highway 97 about four miles north of Bend. The man's erratic driving had earlier been reported by several people to Deschutes County 911 but local police agencies were unable to locate him before the crash happened.   OSP Photo On July 26, 2006 at about 9:25 am, several 911 calls were received regarding the erratic driving ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Kelowna Falcons - Play-by-Play Jul 26, 2006 at Kelowna, BC (Elks Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 000 000 000 - 0 2 0 Kelowna Falcons..... 002 001 33X - 9 14 0 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 2/ss Wong; 30/rf Dean; 7/3b E. Sogard; 12/lf ... [full story]

West Coast Collegiate Baseball League Bend Elks at Kelowna Falcons - Play-by-Play Jul 25, 2006 at Kelowna, BC (Elks Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks........... 000 101 311 - 7 9 1 Kelowna Falcons..... 101 010 200 - 5 6 4 ------------------------------------------- Bend Elks starters: 9/cf Rife; 2/2b Wong; 7/3b E. Sogard; ... [full story]

Autopsy reveals victim is female, car is Suzuki Swift An autopsy conducted Tuesday July 25th has revealed that a body found last Sunday afternoon in a burning vehicle is that of an unidentified female who died from blunt force trauma as a result of an automobile accident.  Due to the extensive fire damage to the vehicle, at that time investigators were not able to determine the make or model of the car involved in the crash.  ... [full story]

Redmond Police have arrested two men, one a Redmond resident and the other of Prineville, in connection with the rape and strangulation of a 19 year old Redmond woman. According to Detective Lt. Wayne Shortreed, on Sunday July 23rd  shortly after 10 pm officers responded to a report of a possible rape by two known suspects. Patrol officers investigated the scene at NW 8th and NW Birch in Redmond and called detectives for assistance, said ... [full story]

A Redmond woman was struck and killed in a traffic accident Monday night while walking on Highway 20 about 5 miles north of Bend, Oregon on Gerking Market Road. According to Lt. Deron McMaster of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and fire personnel from the Bend Fire Department were called to the scene about 10:20 pm Monday, July 24th.  They found the victim, later identified as 33 year old Kimberly Jossart of Redmond, deceased at ... [full story]

DUII incidents on the increase during hot weather Oregon State Police investigated two separate crashes involving intoxicated drivers in central Oregon last Friday afternoon and evening.   DUII Crash, Highway 97 near Baker Road - OSP PhotoOn July 21, 2006 at approximately 5:15 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97 near Baker Road. Preliminary investigation indicates a Subaru Legacy driven by Bruce Combs, 59, from Bend, drove onto the shoulder ... [full story]

Redmond Police Officers have arrested two Redmond teen-agers in connection with the stabbing of an 18 year old man which occurred last week. According to Detective Sgt. Phil Paschke of the Redmond Police Department, officers were called to St. Charles Medical Center-Redmond shortly before midnight on Wednesday July 19th to interview Shane Sherman.  Sherman, an 18 year old Redmond resident, sustained injuries not sufficiently serious to require admittance to the hospital following an altercation with ... [full story]

A man summoned officers to his home in south Bend Monday afternoon, reporting that an armed man and woman were with him and that the woman had pointed a firearm at him.  Following a 2 ½ hour stand-off when the man was barricaded in his home, it was actually the resident who ended up being taken into custody and transported to St. Charles Medical Center-Bend for evaluation. Responding to the residence at 20141 Lora Lane ... [full story]