In a split vote, Deschutes County commissioners appointed Capt. Ty Rupert to replace embattled Sheriff Kent van der Kamp.

I believe we need to give the Sheriff’s Office employees a leader they can believe in…” Commissioner Chang said.

Nearly a dozen Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid of two hikers experiencing medical issues Tuesday in the Chush Falls area south of Sisters. Shortly after 11:15 a ...

Commissioners say the 20-year veteran will bring stability to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office County commissioners appointed Capt. Ty Rupert as interim Deschutes County sheriff Tuesday morning, ...

Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, passed by the Legislature in 2021, officially took effect on July ...

Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp banned for life from Oregon law enforcement over dishonesty; plans to appeal ...

An elderly man who was reported missing from a campground on Sunday has been found, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff ...

A volunteer diver who this year helped recover a child’s body in the Siletz River said Deschutes County authorities threatened to arrest him Tuesday if he entered the water to help search for a man ...

The group of six that floated into Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River were using inner tubes tied together when they entered ...

Deschutes County is taking its next big step toward reducing waste, awarding a three-year contract to J.R. Miller and ...

Recovery efforts continue along the Deschutes River for the third person who is still missing after going over Dillon Falls ...