Colby Enebrad

6 days ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad |Travis Pittman

BEND, Ore. -- A Canadian man has been arrested as a suspect in the 2023 homicide of a Bend woman, police said Thursday. He is now awaiting extradition to the U.S.Cole Nikolaus Sinclair, 25, is suspected in the death of Evelyn Jeanette Weaver, Bend Police Communications Manager Sheila Miller said. Weaver, 28, was found dead in her home in the 200 block of NW Hill Street on July 18, 2023. Sinclair was arrested on Dec. 14, 2024, and is being detained in Canada pending extradition proceedings.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- A proposed PacifiCorp power line that initially saw strong support from Crook County community leaders is now being rejected. PacifiCorp has been considering numerous 180-mile-long routes to build a new 500-kV transmission line from Chiloquin to Redmond. Route D is just one of those routes that, until Wednesday, was strongly supported by the Board of Crook County Commissioners.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

BEND, Ore. -- The historic Skyliner Lodge will not be closing after all. An organization has stepped up to assume operational and fiscal responsibility, which means the space many use for weddings, family reunions and more will continue to operate. Nature Connect Central Oregon, formerly known as Central Oregon's Children's Forest, is the organization taking over. "The future of Skyliner Lodge was a little uncertain for a few months.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

MADRAS, Ore. -- People interested in pursuing careers with law enforcement were invited to the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution on Friday where they could take the Oregon Physical Abilities Test (ORPAT). "It was more exhausting than I imagined. Harder than I thought, for sure," participant Sally-Jane Ochoa said. The ORPAT is required to pass to become a certified police officer. "I've always been interested in being in patrol, my whole life.

1 week ago | centraloregondaily.com | Colby Enebrad

BEND, Ore. -- Thursday marked the start of a year-long closure of Deschutes National Forest land south of Bend and the eviction of dozens of homeless people, some who have lived in the forest for years. The closure for the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project brought Forest Service workers and Deschutes County sheriff's deputies to enforce the closure. It also brought a large number of advocates for the homeless who must find somewhere new to live or face steep fines, jail time or both.