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Four positions were up for grabs on the Bend City Council in the November 2024 election, with eight candidates vying for a chance to serve the city of Bend. In early returns, incumbents Megan Norris and Megan Perkins appeared to keep their seats, with newcomers Gina Franzosa and Steve Platt appearing ready to join the […]

The acrimonious race for Deschutes County Sheriff is nearly at an end with Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp leading Capt. William Bailey with 59.32% of the vote, compared to Bailey’s 40.06%, according to the county clerk’s update early Wednesday morning. Vander Kamp joined the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 as a reserve deputy and was […]

In the race for the seat to be vacated by Sen. Tim Knopp, the Republican disqualified from running again due to repeated walkouts, a clear winner has emerged. Anthony Broadman beat out opponent Michael Summers in early results with about 59.11% percent of the votes, as of early Wednesday. Broadman joined the Bend City Council […]

It’s been a tense election. In Central Oregon, we’ve contended with a highly contentious race for Deschutes County Sheriff, a tight race between three candidates for Bend City Council’s Position 4, an Oregon Senate 27 race that replaces a longtime Republican who was disqualified for repeated walkouts, and like the rest of the country, a […]

Reports of people breaking into mailboxes in and around Deschutes County have spiked this fall season, according to officials, leading to an ongoing investigation. Since Oct. 15, the Bend Police Department has seen an increase in reports of community mailboxes being forced open, or attempts to do so. Bend PD also noted reports of some […]

On Tuesday evening, Sheriff Shane Nelson posted a public statement on the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s official Facebook page that Nelson described as a response to “numerous emails and phone calls” he received in the last week requesting a formal statement about Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp’s current status at DCSO. Vander Kamp is a longtime […]

Deschutes County will continue working with the City of Bend on establishing a semi-managed camp in Juniper Ridge. After voting to reject a resolution last week, and receiving pressure from Mayor Melanie Kebler to come to a agreement on this project, County Commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 23 to approve a resolution establishing the proposed […]