A Bend man was fatally injured and several other people also were hurt in a rear-end crash on Highway 126 east of Sisters on Christmas Day, Oregon State Police reported Wednesday. Troopers said distracted driving is considered a contributing factor to the crash. OSP troopers and emergency personnel responded around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday to the reported crash on Highway 126 at Cloverdale Road, just east of Sisters, OSP Sgt. Michael Berland said. A preliminary investigation found t

A barn burned down northwest of Tumalo early Monday and officials are still investigating the cause. At 6:09 a.m., an emergency caller reported a 30-by-40-foot barn was on fire in the 65500 block of Tweed Road. No animals were inside, but the building contained a tractor, forklift and backhoe worth about $100,000. The Bend Fire Department responded with two engines and 15 firefighters. The lost building was valued at about $40,000. The property is owned by Joe and Rose Demeye