Deschutes County News

A cyclist escaped serious injury east of Bend Sunday afternoon when she turned in front of a car whose driver was unable to avoid hitting it, Deschutes County sheriff' deputies said.

A 29-year-old transient's arrest on burglary, theft and drug charges early Sunday has solved nearly a dozen business break-ins around Bend dating back to last summer, police said.

As the music industry prepared to pay tribute to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards Sunday night, the world awaited answers about the last moments of the pop superstar's life.

The Deschutes County Democrats got a a jump start on campaigning Saturday by throwing their 2012 campaign camp.

Hear two songs from Dave Depper's "The Ram Project" at The Bulletin's music blog, Frequency: http://url.bb/deppersongs Ask Dave Depper how many bands he has played in since he moved to Portland nine years ago, and he answers quickly and simply, with a hint of a chuckle in his voice: It's an exaggeration, of course, but perhaps less of one than ... (more)

A fight on public land in Redmond sent a Redmond man to the hospital with stab wounds early Saturday morning and led to the arrest of a Sisters man, authorities said.

A traffic stop north of Bend Thursday afternoon led to a raid on a storage unit and seizure of 62 pounds of bagged, processed marijuana worth at least $180,000 on the street, authorities said Friday.

The city of Bend asked for the public's help this week, to find out what kind of transit changes people would like to see over the next 20 years.

Deschutes County will hold an open house Feb. 21 at La Pine High School to discuss the South County Plan.

Last November, a climber attempting The Wambat Route in Smith Rock State Park lost his hold and fell hard to a ledge below.

The Oregon State Bar has assumed control of a personal injury law firm after receiving 19 complaints against the lawyer who runs it.

Adventure runs can sometimes fall into the category of doing everything the same -running, followed by obstacles, followed by mud.

Deschutes County Commissioner Alan Unger says it would've been nice to have both the Leadman and the Ironman come to Central Oregon.

The Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners on Monday narrowed down the list of county administrator candidates for further consideration from seven to two: Walter Munchheimer and Mike Segrest.

A second arrest has been made in last weekend's break-in at a southeast Bend pub that happened just hours after a fund-raiser for the surviving daughter of a local musician who died recently, police said Sunday.

The Forest Service announced last week that Lake County, Oregon will receive $3.5 million for forest restoration.

Steve Lelli has been promoted to vice president, financial consultant and branch manager at the Bend office of D.A. Davidson and Co.

Fans ride in the bed of "Bone Crusher" Friday at the Monster X Tour event at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond.

Transient room tax collections in Deschutes County in December reached $221,146, up 10 percent year over year, according to data released Friday by the Central Oregon Visitors Association.

It's the final day of interviews for candidates who want to run Deschutes County.