Decisions of the Deschutes County Commission commonly end in a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Phil Chang objecting to the ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Starting this week, the Oregon Department of Human Services, in partnership with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, will conduct phone and email outreach to certain ...

The Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association unanimously voted last Wednesday to permanently expel Deschutes County Sheriff Kent ...

The Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association has removed Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp from its Board of Directors ...

“Across Central Oregon, communities are collaborating with forest and fire management agencies to identify risks and outline strategies to address them,” said Deschutes County Forester Kevin ...

The conflict with Puckett began in 2021, but the backstory of van der Kamp’s alleged dishonesty dates back decades. When he first applied to be a full-time Oregon deputy in 2008, county and ...

A candidate for Deschutes County sheriff repeatedly deceived Oregon law enforcement agencies about being terminated from a California police department more than 25 years ago, court records claim.

Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Deschutes County, an area which may be larger than Deschutes County itself. The number of ...

Property owners in a rural area of Central Oregon may have their wells tested ... Quality will test 60-100 wells in southern Deschutes County for nitrate, bacteria, arsenic, pesticides and other ...