Madras News

Right now, most of the housing options at the Deschutes County Jail are dorms -- and that's a problem.

MADRAS - Some of the next generation of firefighting air tankers will be based at an airport in central Oregon, along with a collection of vintage planes.

Construction has started on a new K-8 school in Warm Springs that will shorten the commute for many kids.

The Willow Creek Trail system has a trail that will blow a hiker away _ in more ways than one.

This may be the most bizarre map I have ever seen the U.S. Forest Service put out for Oregon and Washington.

Two Warm springs men were sentenced to 24 years in prison Tuesday for the beating death of a Seattle fisherman whose body was found in an abandoned railroad tunnel near Warm Springs just over a year ago, Jefferson County District Attorney Steve Leriche said.

It's been over two years, and now a wrongful death lawsuit has been settled with the Bend man who hit and killed Anthony Martin and took off.

A 75-year-old man at the wheel of a 2002 Porsche 911 convertible passed his son's car at a high rate of speed on Highway 26 between Madras and Prineville Sunday afternoon, lost control and it rolled several times, killing him, Oregon State Police reported.

St. Charles Madras will soon adopt the St. Charles Health System's "quiet campaign" to help patients have time to rest and heal in a quiet space.

An Oregon State Police sergeant was justified in shooting and seriously wounding an armed Montana fugitive who refused to drop his gun during a confrontation in the woods northeast of Madras in late April, Jefferson County District Attorney Steve Leriche ruled Tuesday.

Central Oregon farmers markets are starting up. Two markets, the Backyard Farmers Market at Celebrate the Season in Bend and the Madras Saturday Market, are already underway.

An Eastern Oregon development company is working with state housing officials to buy and remodel three low-income apartment complexes, two in Madras and one in Redmond.

A 29-year-old Madras man who was shot in his southeast Madras home late Monday night is in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital, police said Wednesday as they asked the public for help in identifying a suspect.

In the 10-14 age category, Benjie Higgins and Tyler Shaw of Bend shared first and third place with their films, "Mustache with a Mind" and "Life of a Snowmon." Sam Gilbertson of Culver took second place with "Rude Awakening." In the 15-18 age category, Cooper Anderson of Bend took first for "The Choice." Hannah Allison of Bend won second with ... (more)

When Jovany Medina gets up each morning and goes into the kitchen for breakfast before his shift at Central Oregon Seed Inc., he sees a bookshelf filled with trophies, medals and photos of himself in boxing gear and graduation gown.