BEND, Ore. – A 23-year old Bend man received moderate injuries and was flown to the hospital by helicopter after his Jet-Ski exploded Sunday afternoon at Wickiup Reservoir, deputies reported.  According to a news release prepared by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan Husband, John Randall’s Arctic Cat PWC (personal water craft) had open wires inside the engine compartment which crossed and sparked, igniting gas that had leaked out of the tank and causing an explosion. Randall, 23, ... [full story]

LA PINE, Ore. – A two-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after he fell out of a second-story window to a cement driveway below at his family’s home in La Pine, Oregon Sunday afternoon, deputies reported. La Pine Fire paramedics and Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the home of Mason Perryman, 36, at 16418 Heath Drive #A in La Pine about 4:45 p.m., August 24.  Deschutes County Sheriff's Sgt. Bryan ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – Police believe that excessive speed and alcohol contributed to an all terrain vehicle (ATV) accident about 30 miles north of Prineville on Friday evening that led to the death of the 22-year-old Madras driver after he crashed into a large boulder. According to a news release prepared by Crook County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Chapman and Deputy Brian Bottoms, Travis Tolman suffered severe head trauma and other injuries and died Friday night after ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. – A 17-year-old Bend driver was arrested Sunday evening for allegedly driving drunk, reckless driving and eluding police after he crashed through a fence in northeast Bend, led officers on a short vehicle pursuit then fled on foot, authorities reported. Bend Police were called to 2450 NE 27th Street about 6:40 p.m., August 24, after 911 callers reported that a vehicle had crashed through a fence near the St. Francis of Assisi School and ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. – A convicted rapist wanted by the Portland Police Bureau for an alleged sexual assault on Tuesday, and sought by Prineville Police for an alleged rape Thursday, was arrested after running from a crashed stolen car following two attempts to elude in a high-speed pursuit, police reported.   Weeks was taken into custody following a police pursuit and crash near Corbett in an allegedly stolen car - OSP photo  Jackie Eugene Weeks, 47, of Portland, ... [full story]

MADRAS, Ore. – Police say the pickup driven by a 45-year old Redmond man collided with a van on Highway 26 near Madras, Oregon on Sunday night in a crash that killed the other driver, injured two passengers, and closed the highway for more than five hours. Oregon State Police (OSP) Sgt. Chris Seber reported that Todd A. Rhoden, 45, was driving east on Highway 26 near NW Boise Drive in a 2001 Ford F150 ... [full story]