Month: August 2012

Deschutes County rescuers spent several hours assisting three people who ran out of water and became dehydrated Sunday afternoon while hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail south of Mt. Washington. County 911 dispatchers got a call around 5:40 p.m. from the group that had run out of water while hiking near Belknap Crater, said sheriff’s

St. Charles Health System is pleased to announce it has contributed $9,000 to Volunteer Connect to help fund Project Connect, a program providing a wide variety of services to Central Oregonians who are in need of basic health and social services. Project Connect is an annual, one-day event held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds& Expo

Installation of a trail bridge from Suttle Lake Boat Launch to the Link Creek Campground on the Sisters Ranger District will cause temporary closures of recreation areas to the public beginning next week. The trail bridge will complete the Suttle Lake Trail loop and replace a bridge that was previously condemned. The 95-foot long bridge

Tickets are on sale now for the 2012 Empty Bowls Community Event. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, November 11, at Central Oregon Community College’s Campus Center located at 2600 College Way in Bend. This annual fundraiser is an internationally recognized event designed to raise awareness about hunger issues. Tickets can be purchased

Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 20.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.86/g Sunday, according to a gasoline price site. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67/g, according to gasoline price website OregonGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas

A Sisters teen was seriously injured Sunday night when her car left Highway 126 and struck a large pine tree east of Sisters, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department medics were dispatched shortly before 8 p.m. to the single-vehicle crash on Highway 126 at Bradley Road, said Sgt. Troy Gotchy.

Allegiant Air took off from Roberts Field for its last time Sunday, and with one less choice for air travel into or out of Roberts Field, it’s more of an inconvenience for travelers than anything else. The airline announced it would end its service to Redmond just weeks after the airline added a new flight

Searchers found an overdue California hiker dead of apparent natural causes Saturday afternoon at his campsite near Charlton Lake in the Cascades, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office had received a report around 8:30 p.m. Friday of an overdue hiker, identified as William Jeffery, 54, of San Marcos, Calif., said sheriff’s Capt. Shane

It’s been five years since Bend’s Tyler Eklund crashed during a national championship snowboarding competition in Reno, Nevada. The freak accident paralyzed Tyler from the shoulders down, leaving him confined to a wheelchair and forcing him to use a ventilator to breathe. But he hasn’t let the injury stop him from living life to the

A “holdover” brushfire, apparently sparked by lightning nearly a week ago, burned about 2 acres near Alfalfa, east of Bend, Saturday afternoon. A water-dropping helicopter assisted crews in the ground as they battled the fire reported at mid-afternoon near Johnson Ranch and Alfalfa Market roads. No structures were immediately threatened by the blaze, which firefighters

The Perseid meteor shower will peak this weekend across Central Oregon, and NASA scientists say it will be the most impressive show in the past few years. Not a cloud is expected across the Central Oregon skies Saturday night, perfect conditions for watching the shooting starts. The moon is currently in a waning crescent phase,

An overnight search for a Harrisburg, Ore. woman and two children overdue on a camping trip to the Ochoco National Forest ended Saturday morning when they were found to have arrived safely at their campsite late the previous night. Around 10:30 p.m. Friday, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office got the report of an overdue motorist/missing

Portland police are seeking the public’s help as they try to find a missing Portland man who may last have been in the Warm Springs area. On Friday, 42-year-old James Lund was reported missing to the Portland Police Bureau by family members, after he failed to return home from a day trip the day before.

A cure for cancer was the goal of Saturday’s Relay for Life event in Bend, continuing through Tuesday morning. More than 100 cancer survivors and their caregivers walked alongside 46 Relay for Life teams, who just want the words “you have cancer” to never be heard again. Relay for Life has been taking place in

A young male cougar was trapped and killed east of Bend overnight, having apparently killed two sheep in two days on a property off Chickadee Lane, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist said Friday. ODFW district biologist Steven George said a broken leg may have led the animal to seek out easier prey

The road to London has been paved with Olympic gold. Thanks to Bend’s hometown hero, Ashton Eaton. many budding young Olympians have tuned in to the London games and picked their Olympic idols, in hopes that the road to gold may be in their future as well. But the little ones aren’t the only ones

Thursday night was a tragic one on Central Oregon streets, as two deadly car-motorcycle crashes occurred within about minutes — one in northeast Bend, the second just west of Redmond. The first crash was reported in Bend around 8:20 p.m. on NE 27th Street near the always-busy intersection with Highway 20. Police Sgt. Nick Parker

From data centers to fish, they all need some of the water flowing down the Crooked River. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill helping define how the water held behind the Bowman Dam is divvied up. “This would assure us of water for the next 15 or 20 years,” said Betty Roppe, the mayor of

It’s still summer, but Bend Park & Recreation District is thinking about the cooler days of fall! Registration for fall recreation programs begins August 13th for district residents and August 20th for those who live outside the district. Registration is being offered earlier than previous years to give families additional time to plan their autumn

A team of more than 800 volunteers will join forces to provide free medical, dental and social services at Project Connect to be held at the Hooker Creek Arena, Deschutes County Fairgrounds, on Saturday, September 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Redmond. Since its inception five years ago, the one-day, one-stop event has