Watt and Jennifer Childress are law-abiding residents of Nehalem, but both have had recent run-ins with the “food police.” Earlier this year, the couple learned that potlucks open to the public are illegal in Oregon.
Police released new details Friday of Thursday's tragic shooting at Bend's Silver Rail Elementary School, including the names of a teacher and one of three boys killed by the 16-year-old shooter who attended the school.
An 18-year-old Powell Butte man was arrested early today following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Bend that caused the vehicle to catch fire and closed all highway lanes for nearly an hour.
A 16-year-old foreign exchange student was hospitalized Tuesday evening after being struck while crossing Lynn Boulevard on an electric bicycle near Crook County High School.
Newly obtained text messages between former Alfalfa Fire District Chief Chad LaVallee and two Central Oregon Community College (COCC) officials reveal that LaVallee claimed the district was already interviewing prospective replacements for his position weeks before its governing board formally authorized advertising the job.