Month: August 2012

St. Charles-Bend is the first hospital in Oregon to offer a new kind of technology that helps physicians better diagnose and treat patients with coronary artery disease, or blockages in the arteries that feed the heart muscle. Patients with coronary artery disease experience decreased oxygen delivery to the heart due to plaque or cholesterol build-up

A quiet southwest Bend neighborhood quickly turned chaotic Wednesday evening when an SUV slammed into a duplex and police approached the driver with guns drawn, at first unsure just what had happened. It all began around 6:30 p.m. at Blakely Road and Doanna Way — a violent crash that drew onlookers, as well as police

Oregon was recognized as an All-Star state Thursday by the Military Voter Protection (MVP) Project for taking significant efforts to promote and protect the voting rights of America’s military service members and their families. “Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown has long demonstrated her commitment to the voting rights of our men and women in

Oregon’s 11-day party is almost here, and what an event it will be! Gates open at 10 am August 24 for the 147th Oregon State Fair in Salem, which runs through Labor Day, September 3. Fairgoers will be delighted with the huge array of free concerts, exhibits, kid fun, contests, special promotions and penny-pinching deals.

The Butte Fire, which broke out on the Diamond Lake Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest late Tuesday afternoon near Windigo Butte, has grown to 120 acres, spreading onto the Deschutes National Forest, officials said Thursday. The fire, north of the Mt. Thielsen Wilderness Area, grew by about 45 acres Wednesday, they said. The

A Redmond man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when his car crossed the center line of Highway 26 north of Prineville and collided with an oncoming semi truck, Oregon State Police said. According to Senior Trooper Jed Rzegocki, shortly after 2 p.m., a 1990 Subaru wagon driven by Timothy Childress, 20, of Redmond, was eastbound

A firefighter from New Mexico forced to deploy her fire shelter while fighting the flames in southern Oregon, and a firefighter’s death in Idaho come as a reminder these men and women put their lives on the line each summer. Before they hit the fire line, everyone must go through a vigorous round of training,

Oregon State Police bomb technicians were called in late Tuesday night to disable one of three homemade chemical-reaction explosive devices after two others blew up in the driveway of a home north of Prineville, authorities said. Around 10:20 p.m., Crook County sheriff’s deputies and Crook County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a home on

Alaska’s grueling Iditarod sled-dog race is no walk in the park, but Bend’s Rachael Scdoris has been there, done that — four times. But when dog-mushing injuries kept the well-known, legally blind racer from her summer training runs at Mt. Bachelor, she took up tandem cycling to keep in shape — and if you know

Redmond’s Roberts Field Municipal Airport announced Wednesday it has received a $500,000 U.S. Department of Transportation matching grant to recruit non-stop air carrier service from Redmond to Southern California. “We are pleased to have been selected as the recipient of the DOT grant,” said Airport Director Kim Dickie. “The next 12 months will bring a

Andria Woodell, associate professor of psychology at Central Oregon Community College, won first place for her submission to the 2012 Teaching Resources Award, which was sponsored by the American Psychological Association Education Directorate and PT@CC. The submission, “In-depth Investigation of a Case Study: CSI Bend,” is a project that Woodell designed for her Psychology of

When runner Billy Tufts collapsed about halfway through the Dirty Half in early June, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies ran more than four miles on foot to reach him with a portable defibrillator. His girlfriend, an emergency room doctor and a cardiac nurse performed CPR on Tufts until the deputies arrived, but sadly, the 40-year-old could

With the threat of more wildfires this weekend, you just may see one of two new fire trucks from the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District rushing out to work. The two trucks replace four aging trucks including a couple that were more than 40 years old. The staff is all-volunteer, except for two paid positions,

Central Oregon Community College has conducted a public open construction bid process for the new Technology Education Center to be built on its Redmond Campus. Funding for the project comes from the successful passage of the 2009 voter-approved bond measure, in addition to matching capital funds from the state of Oregon. The bid process resulted

Many Central Oregonians know the economic benefits brewing companies have in our area. But some are starting to wonder if the industry has tapped out here. Central Oregon is home to 12 breweries already, and two more are on the way. Bend brewery owners who NewsChannel 21 talked with Tuesday say there’s room for even

The Bend Surgery Center Foundation awarded $29,500 in scholarships to recent high school graduates entering college this fall who plan on pursuing a career in the healthcare field. Twenty-six students from area high schools were each awarded scholarship awards ranging from $500 – $5,000 to use at the college of their choosing. “Providing resources to

A man on an inner tube floating the Deschutes River Tuesday afternoon held onto the Colorado Avenue Bridge in Bend until rescuers arrived, so he didn’t go through the turbulent spillway that has caused injuries, even deaths in past years, officials said. Bend Fire and Rescue’s water rescuers were called to the dam spillway around

The Secretary of State Audits Division released a report Wednesday that found Oregon Employment Department computer systems reasonably ensured accurate and timely payment of unemployment benefit, but the agency could improve handling of unusual or complicated claims. For example, auditors found about $23 million of identified overpayments, about 1 percent of total payments, were not

The message from police across Oregon during the coming weeks and Labor Day holiday weekend is simple: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. If you drink and drive in Oregon beware, Oregon law enforcement agencies are joining nearly 10,000 law enforcement agencies and other highway safety partners nationwide for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled

A 71-year-old Redmond man sustained non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on the gravel shoulder and it crashed on Highway 26 east of Prineville, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Crook County Fire and Rescue medics responded around 4:10 p.m. to the reported crash on Highway 26 near milepost