Madras News

Pioneer Memorial hospital in Prineville is in lockdown today, Thursday. The facility was secured around 10:30 this morning.

Four World War II veterans, five Vietnam veterans and one who served in the Korean War -- all left Tuesday, ready for the trip of a lifetime.

Beaverton police received an anonymous tip of 36-year-old Jason Michael Donaldson's whereabouts and found him about 10:30 a.m. in the 12000 block of Southwest Canyon Road , said Officer Mike Rowe, an agency spokesman.

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Oregon Tourism Commission announces the designation of two new state scenic bikeways: the Tualatin Valley and Madras Mountain Views.

The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission formally approved the new designations yesterday in its meeting in The Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway features the best of the northern Willamette Valley, from friendly downtowns to fertile farmlands and lush natural areas.

An inmate at Deer Ridge Correctional Facility near Madras walked away from a work crew near Phil's Trailhead on Bend's Westside Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to warn residents to call them if they spot him.

Now, as Port of Tillamook Bay commissioners grapple with the fate of the building touted as the largest wooden structure in the world, they are facing a repair bill of at least $15 million.

Steele Associates Architects LLC in Bend is working on the design for a new 65,000 square-foot hangar at the Madras Airport.

Last time voters in the Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District were asked to tax themselves to help keep the district operating, the Jefferson County Sheriff opposed the idea.

A Sunday shooting that left a Madras teen dead was intentional, the Jefferson County Sheriff said Monday, but the motive is still a mystery.

An armed fugitive who was shot by an Oregon State Police trooper near Madras on Friday has been identified as Zande Joshua Barnacascel, 56.

A 24-year-old man is facing murder and manslaughter charges in Jefferson County this morning following the death Sunday of another man on a hunting excursion south of Madras, according to Sheriff Jim Adkins.

Investigators studied the scene of an officer-involved shooting Friday. The area was covered in brush and trees, about three miles northeast of Madras.

A man was shot dead while rabbit hunting with his friends early this afternoon near the Crooked River National Grassland south of Madras.

A man shot by an Oregon State Police trooper during a pursuit north of Madras Friday is in critical condition at St.

A suspected burglar is in critical condition after he was shot by an Oregon State Police sergeant during a confrontation in Central Oregon.

Authorities in central Oregon say an Oregon State Police trooper shot and wounded a burglary suspect late Friday afternoon northeast of Madras.

Madras High snapped a four-game softball losing streak Thursday, cruising past Estacada 15-2 in five innings to even its record to 4-4 in Tri-Valley Conference play.

A plane crashes into the Jefferson County Jail, bodies are everywhere, and several emergency crews rush to respond.

The Tillamook Air Museum and its fleet of historic aircraft is leaving the coast for the High Desert -- Madras Airport, to be precise.