Local Prineville & Crook County News Updates

Crime

Officials release names of slain, wounded teacher and a young victim, more details of Silver Rail Elementary shooting

October 16, 2026

Central Oregon

BREAKING: Five dead, including three children, after shooting at Bend elementary school; 16-year-old suspect killed by bystander

Local

Crook County Parks & Recreation District earns national accreditation

Local

New ballot drop box opens in Juniper Canyon as Crook County mails ballots for November election

Business & Entertainment

Government

Your potluck might be a crime in Oregon

October 12, 2026

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.

Prineville man arrested after graffiti reported at multiple downtown businesses

September 21, 2026

Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states as high unemployment persists

September 18, 2026

Crook County still weighing $1 million horse racing grant as questions linger over earlier closed-door committee meetings

September 4, 2026

Prineville bar owner ordered to pay former employee nearly $8,000 amid ongoing troubles with state regulators

August 26, 2026

Crime & Courts

Crime

Officials release names of slain, wounded teacher and a young victim, more details of Silver Rail Elementary shooting

October 16, 2026

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.

Central Oregon

Powell Butte man arrested after single-vehicle crash and fire on Highway 97

September 22, 2026

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.