The last recall petition that made it to a vote in Deschutes County was in 2014, Dennison said, when Kay Walters and Sharon ...

BEND, Ore. (KATU) — Detectives with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office arrested 68-year-old William Griffiths on June 19 ...

A 65-year-old Bend-ara man was arrested Thursday on 25 felony counts of first-degree animal neglect, more than eight months ...

The Deschutes County Public Safety Campus soon will become a temporary home for people with nowhere else to go.  Nonprofit ...

A 68-year-old La Pine man was arrested and charged with 25 counts of animal neglect after authorities discovered more than a hundred carcasses of snakes, lizards, tortoises and tarantulas in his ...

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for the nearby residential areas, including the Crooked River ...

Wildland fire crews made great progress on the Alder Springs Fire Wednesday, increasing containment and securing the ...

DESCHUTES COUNTY, Oregon — The Police Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training recommended a lifetime ineligibility period for Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der ...

The Alder Springs fire, which sparked on Monday, quickly grew to 3,400 acres by Tuesday evening. The Jefferson County and Deschutes County Sheriff’s offices have issued evacuation orders since Monday.

Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp confirmed Tuesday he plans to step down Aug. 31, just eight months into his first term in office. The planned move comes as a state board is poised to take ...

UPDATE (6/6/25): Firefighters have made significant progress mopping up the Euston Fire north of Redmond, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said in an update Friday afternoon. "This allows us ...

The DPSST committee found that van der Kamp lied to the state and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office multiple times throughout his 20 years of service. Van der Kamp, the committee found ...